Progressive Internet News Sources


The news in America is woefully lacking. Major stories go unreported or poorly covered  in the mainstream press. 

Find out what you may have been missing at the following websites. For questions, suggestions, information about peace events contact me at randy@awarmachine.com  Local activists, don’t forget to sign up on the peace activities e-mail list by e-mailing me at the above address.


CommonDreams - One of the best places to go for daily news, articles, analysis, an e-mail newsletter, and many links newspapers, magazines, journals, govt. offices, wires and editorials. Broad range of topics.
http://www.commondreams.org

AntiWar.com - Conservative/libertarian. Excellent source for global peace news. Updated frequently. Draws from many news sources.
http://www.antiwar.com

ZNet - Z magazine’s on-line website. Huge amount of resources. Well-written.
http://www.zmag.org/weluser.htm

Aljazeera - News from the Middle East. Excellent coverage of our wars.
http://www.aljazeera.com

Counterpunch - Well-written articles on political matters. Easy to access archives.
http://www.counterpunch.org

The Raw Story - Excellent, up-to-date coverage.
http://www.rawstory.com/

BuzzFlash - Frequently up-dated news from many sources.
http://www.buzzflash.com

Informed Comment - Daily up-dated news and comment on the Middle East by Prof. Juan Cole of the Univ. of Michigan. Excellent site.
http://www.juancole.com

Truthout - News and essays on war and politics.
http://truthout.com

Crooks and Liars - News, comment, and lots of very cool audio and video clips.
http://www.crooksandliars.com

Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches - An inside look at the war in Iraq by award-winning independent journalist, Dahr Jamail.
http://dahrjamailiraq.com

The Washington Note - Daily up-dated blog on political matters.
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com

Democratic Underground - Daily blog with a liberal Democratic Party slant.
http://www.democraticunderground.com

The Independent - Daily newspaper from the UK. Read this and compare to our newspapers.
http://www.independent.co.uk

Guardian Unlimited - Another newspaper from the UK. Similar to the Independent.
http://www.guardian.co.uk

Comedy Central - We need to laugh while we save our nation.  
http://www.comedycentral.com

Independent Media Center - Decentralized, not-for-profit, and independent news coverage of events that matter.
http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml

Information Clearing House - Excellent site. A well-organized collection of facts, statistics, and resources on issues of importance. Watch the Iraq War ticker rack up the costs of the war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info

Pacifica Radio - Listener-sponsored, free-speech radio.
http://www.pacifica.org

Democracy Now - A daily radio and television news program. See what free-speech media looks like.
http://www.democracynow.org

Third World Traveler - Huge collection of essays, links, audio and video clips, book excerpts, and more.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/index.html

Secrets of the CIA - An amazing collection of short videos about the CIA and American economic/foreign policy that can be viewed on your computer screen. Very eye-opening.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8085945499556832271

National Security Archive - Excellent collection of de-classified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Lots of very interesting material.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/

The Nation - Weekly, progressive newsmagazine with a long history.
http://www.thenation.com

Daily Kos - Award-winning political blog.
http://www.dailykos.com

Mother Jones - On-line site for the award-winning magazine.
http://www.motherjones.com

Firedoglake - Popular political blog.
http://firedoglake.com

The Real News - Member-supported television news on the internet. Very good.
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php







































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