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Links to political sources on the net, be they ezines, organizations,
metasites, or just sites interested in a single or several political
issues. There's a decidedly non-brownshirt bias here, so if you think
that Rush and Newt are the modern equivalents of Jefferson and Adams
you'd better try elsewhere or at least take your blood pressure
medication.
Last modified: Jan. 28, 1997
Herein are links to either hardcopy magazines with Web sites
(and usually some of the hardcopy material online) or pure
ezines. Perhaps I'll eventually include some links to the
loonier journals, e.g. National Review, Church of the Creator
Newsletter, Commentary, American Spectator, and the like, but
for now you can do your own scutwork in that area.
- "The news you're missing."
- An online colection of stories about civil and human rights,
genocide, and cultural and race wars around the world.
- A weekly satirical ezine celebrating the Orwellian face of
the 1990s with cutting edge advances in the art of doublespeak
carefully scavenged from the back pages of our finer newspapers.
- Their announced aim is "to contribute to a renewal of America's
democratic traditions by presenting a practical and convincing
vision of liberal philosophy, politics, and public life." This
was started by Paul Starr, Robert Kuttner and Robert Reich
in 1990. It looks like they're trying to get all of their
back issues online. This is basically the official mouthpiece
of the Democratic Party.
- An electronic and hardcopy zine offers "high quality literature,
political theory and criticism, and striving for freedom under
the oppressive corporate regimes." A lot of their back issues
are online.
- A publication of the Federation of American Scientists that
reports on U.S. government policies on arms exports and conventional
weapons proliferation.
- The subtitle of this is Political Education for Everyday
Life and the manifesto mentions its beginnings as a "response
to their frustration with the prevailing conventional wisdom of
American leftist or progressive politics." This is an
online electronic publication.
- A pro-choice magazine. The site offers access to some
articles as well as information on subscribing.
- A broadly progressive bimonthly journal of culture and politics
featuring critical essays, reviews and articles.
- A media monitor publication published by the Graduate School
of Journalism at Columbia University.
- CQ was started in 1945 to provide an unbiased presentation of
government information. It's stated goal is to publish accurate,
timely and objective information on Congress and national
politics. Excerpts from their weekly report and some of their
special reports are available online.
- This online journal is dedicated to clobbering the right in
as many avenues of creative expression as are possible, keeping
in mind that entertainment, humor and fun are prerequisites for
getting people to listen, to think, and to act. As far as I can
tell prisoners are not taken.
- The online presence of the Consortium for Independent
Journalism. which covers the stories the regular media doesn't.
- This is an investigative journal that, like the name
suggests, looks into the covert activities of both governments
and private organizations. Some articles from past issues
are available online.
- Every bit as much fun as it sounds.
- A magazine published to "promote a candid appraisal of new
realities, to foster dialogue on the U.S. left, and to push forward
the development of effective strategies for progressive and
socialist action." A hardcopy magazine with some material from
back issues online.
- An international electronic review of books on theory, technology,
culture and politics.
- A journal of cybernetic revolution, sustainable socialism, and
radical democracy. Progressive politics from the "gee whiz, ain't
cyberspace wonderful?" point of view. Ezine with all articles
online.
- Subtitled "thinking of something clever to say", this ezine
features, true to its name, daily updates featuring information
mainly about politics but also about general cultural issues.
It's been called by some an electronic Spy Magazine.
- The only progressive economics magazine written for a popular
audience.
- A newspaper about the environment and international
development. The full text is available for browsing and
searching online.
- Good writing with the dry wit you'd expect from a a pack of
limeys. Excellent coverage of the rest of the world, i.e. not
Europe and the USA. Their real charm is that they actually seem
to have a command of real economics and not the cartoon version
popular in the states. There's a smattering of articles online
but not much (hopefully) yet.
- An online journal about the interface of ethics and
politics (or the lack thereof) with a decidedly progressive
slant.
- The monthly publication of FAIR, who critique
what they consider to be biases in the mainstream media.
- A news and information service associated with the Information
Times, Human Rights Forum, Pakistan Forum and several other
organizations.
- A hard look at the far right.
- The antidote to "George".
- Online complement to hardcopy magazine that probes the
so-called "gray areas" of politics, society, culture, etc.
Some articles and back issues are online.
- Political and cultural issues from the unique perspective of
the psychedelic underground. Recent issues have looked at
militias and millenialist groups and there's a regular feature
on which psychedelics to avoid.
- A bi-monthly magazine for free speech.
- British counterculture magazine that dips into politics
on occasion.
- The online presence of the magazine that always
makes you hungry. I reach for my gun every time I hear some
git tell me how they "get high on life". Right.
- Daily short reports on what the CIA and other spooks and domestic
police agencies around the world are up to.
- Factsheet Five called this "the Anarchist's Cookbook for the 90s".
I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but this does get into
some pretty heavy politics.
- The bi-weekly online journal of the Pacific News Service, subtitled
"the chicken's eye view of the world", i.e. news and stories from the
level of the common folk. This is quite good at first-person reporting
of obscure struggles in faraway places, with the first issue featuring
reports from Nigeria, Bangladesh, and elsewhere.
- A leading French progressive newspaper.
- A monthly newsletter on economics and politics in the U.S. and
the world at large.
- Heavy politics. Not for the faint of heart or the faint of mind, i.e.
dittoheads.
- A weekly roundup of the best features, commentary, and criticism
from independent sources on media, technology and culture.
- This venerable progressive journal has established an
impressive online presence called The Mojo Wire. Their chief goal
at present, and an admirable one it is, is to hound Newt Gingrich
to the same effect that he hounded Jim Wright.
- These folks keep track of the shenanigans of multinational
corporations. The full text of many of their back issues is
available online.
- The grandpappy of 'em all. The all-encompassing center of the
pan-galactic international commie pinko liberal conspiracy.
- The hardcopy version of this evolved in the early 80s into the
semi-official voice of the neocons, i.e. the former liberals who
ostensibly reformed themselves but still didn't quite have the
stomach to align themselves with the neolithic right. They
have quite a few back issues online.
- An online news service of a community of over 200 leading global
justice organizations.
- Self-described as a "typical anti-authoritarian anti-technology
anarcho-primitivist-vegan rag."
- A student magazine from Harvard/Radcliffe written from a liberal
point of view. They describe themselves as "the only politically
progressive, general-issues magazine on campus."
- A magazine of political review and investigative journalism
dedicated to exposing the abuses and excesses of power.
- An ezine dedicated to probing, puncturing, and dissecting the
conventional wisdom of the Washington Post. Note: mouth-breathing
fans of the Washington Times will most definitely *not* find
this soothing.
- The famed limey humor magazine, which has more than a wee bit
of political content.
- One of the golden oldies in the field.
- A newspaper that "believes people are more important than
corporations". They specialize in issues of interest to workers,
small business owners and family farmers and ranchers. One goal
is to provide a progressive populist option to the growing
quasi-fascist populism spouted by politicians we really don't
need to name.
- A magazine produced at Princeton and "dedicated to social
justice."
- This is the publication founded by Ralph "Darth" Nader as a forum
for his consumer protection activities. The site has information about
some of their ongoing projects and a list of their hardcopy
publications, but as of this writing none of their back issues
are available electronically.
- A bi-monthly journal of the activities of the Federation of
American Scientists which provides analysis of current arms control
and science and society issues.
- The online version of a magazine that calls itself the voice
of the independent radical left in Britain, with the goal of providing
a forum for debate and the exchange of ideas and information
necessary for renewing the left.
- This is a political satire publication dedicated to exposing
corruption, hypocrisy and injustice within Britain's political
and judicial establishments. Quite a bit of their stuff is
available online.
- Challenges excessive government secrecy and promotes public
oversight and free exchange in science. A publication of the
Federation of American Scientists.
- A magazine dedicated to human rights, democracy, gender equality,
environment protection, and intellectual freedom.
- The local Bryan/College Station liberal/progressive
publication. The more recent issues are online, and the
hardcopy version is distributed to various places locally.
Make sure to pick up a few hundred extra copies for your
burrheaded liberal friends.
- A review/anthology of the alternate press.
- The weekly newspaper from the village in NYC.
- A monthly magazine featuring politics, economics, culture,
foreign policy and various other miscellanea. A goodly selection
of their hardcopy articles are available online.
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ACLU
- Get your card today.
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Adbusters Media Foundation
- The culture jammer's campaign headquarters. Motto: WWIII is
a guerilla information war with no division between military and
civilian participation.
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Amnesty International
-
BBC
- The online presence of the venerable limey radio network. All
the latest news from around the world in those dulcet British
tones.
-
Cato Institute
- A libertarian think-tank located in the D.C. area (suprise!
surprise!). They were heroes to the reactionary crowd until
they opposed the Gulf War. They also lost a few donors when
they recently released a report on corporate welfare. A libertarian
friend tells me that they've been known to ignore their own
research results when they contradict the "party line", but
occasionally do tell it like it is, for example the examples
mentioned above.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- A nonpartisan research organization that conducts research
on a range of gummint programs with an emphasis on those affecting
low- and middle-income people.
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Common Cause
- A citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and
accountable government. It represents a voice against corruption
and government and big money special interests.
-
Concord Coalition
- A nonpartisan, grassroots movement to eliminate the deficit
and bring entitlements down to a level that's fair to all
generations.
-
Council on Economic Priorities
- A non-profit research and analysis organization that reports
on the social and environmental records of corporations.
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Economic Security Project
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Electronic Policy Network
- They aim to provide "timely information and leading ideas
about national policy and politics."
-
Environmental News Network
- An ostensibly "balanced" source of news about environmental
issues. It has daily updates on both news and commentary.
-
Essential Information
- A organization involved in a variety of projects to encourage
citizens to become active and engaged in their communities. They
provide provocative information to the public on important topics
neglected by the mass media and policy makers.
-
Fairness and Accuracy in Media (FAIR)
- Watchdog of the mainstream media which means, I guess,
that they keep track of which 4 corporations own most of
the media outlets this week. They put out a good publication,
which is listed elsewhere on these pages.
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Federation of American Scientists
- An organization engaged in analysis and advocacy in science,
technology and public policy for global security. This has
information about arms sales, biological weapons, intelligence
organizations, nuclear weapons, etc.
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Friends of the Earth
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Fully Informed Jury Association
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Greenpeace International
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Guerilla Media
- Media monkey wrenching. Fun *and * fat free!
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International Action Center
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KEOS Radio
- The Bryan/College Station alternative to the alternative, i.e.
KAMU. Tune in to 89.1 on your FM dial if you're tired of
Cokie and Nina basking in their celbrity status rather than
being witty and informative.
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National Public Radio (NPR)
- Sure, the more mainstream they get (i.e. safe and reactionary)
the more they annoy me, but they can still provide the odd
enlightening or elevating moment. And anything that pisses off
Rush and Newt can't be all that bad.
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New World Media
- They who "seek to build a digital infrastructure for global
social transformation and information. These folks are inspired
by Chomsky's writings on media and as such have a hefty archive
of his writings on hand.
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Project Censored
- A project to explore and publicize the extent of censorship by
locating stories about significant issues of which the public should
be aware but hasn't found out about via the "liberal" media.
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Refuse and Resist!
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Taxpayer Assets Project
- An organization started by Ralph Nader in 1988 to monitor the
management and sale of gummint property. Their work focuses on
public access to gummint info, resources and public lands,
pricing of drugs developed with federal funds, and telecommunications
policy.
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Boulevards: Alternative Newspaper Index
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Disinformation
- Everything you know is wrong.
-
Electronic Activist
- An email address directory of congresscritters, state
gummints, and godless liberal media conspirators.
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Jay's Leftist and Progressive Resources Page
-
Left Side of the Web
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Liberalism FAQ
-
Libertarian Oriented Organizations
- A list of libertarian-ish organizations with brief descriptions,
snail mail addresses, and Web links if they have one. Some of these
organizations are actually reasonably independent and don't have
their noses buried up the arse of the far right. Unfortunately,
some do.
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Marketplace of Political Ideas
- A collection of pointers to the full range of candidates and
issues.
-
Media Watchdog
- A collection of online media watch resources, including specific
media criticism articles and information about media watch groups.
-
Nonprofit Organizations on the Internet
-
Political Resources on the Net
- This one's from Italy so you'll get a bit more of an
international flavor. By the way, perusing this site is one
way to satisfy the onerous multicultural requirement that A&M
is forcing down your throat, and it's either this or that
course in Bantu drumming rhythms, bucko.
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Politix Page
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Progressive Clearinghouse
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Progressive Directory
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ZNet
-
Anarchists and Left-Libertarians
- A descriptive list of individuals who have distinguished
themselves in the past and present by opposing various forms of
coercion, authority and injustice, political and economic, in
true libertarian tradition.
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BURN!
- A political, cultural, and artistic project designed to instill
a desire to act rather than consume. A site with many interesting
images, the most compelling of which are a series by
John Heartfield,
a German artist who created photomontages critical of the Nazi
regime before and throughout WWII.
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The Capitol Steps
- Riotous political humor by a group of former Congressional
staffers turned songwriters.
-
Noam Chomsky Archive
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Congressional Accountability Project
- A Congressional reform group working on such issues as
campaign finance reform, term limits, congressional gift
reform, and several others.
-
Contract on America
-
Corporate Welfare
- News stories and other publications about corporate
America sucking loudly on the public teat. This is part of
the
Benjamin Benneker Center, a think tank specializing in
tax issues.
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Debunking Reagan
- One person's deft demythologizing of the so-called
Reagan Years.
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Doonesbury Electronic Town Hall
- Daily political information, flashbacks to historic news, and
all those Doonesbury characters that make the reactionary right's
knees do the St. Vitus' Dance.
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GOP In-Fighting Updates
- An on-going commentary on the on-going republican (un)civil
war. Pure pleasure to read.
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Hightower Radio
- The Internet home for the commentaries of Jim Hightower, the
Texas populist who speaks for the workaday majority.
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Illuminet Press
- Source for such conspiracy classics of the paranoid right wing
as Quigley's "Tragedy and Hope" and Epperson's "The Unseen Hand",
the latter of which contains an entire wonderful chapter detailing
how John Lennon's tune "Imagine" is a capsule summary of all of
the aims of the commie/liberal/pinko/secularhumanist conspiracy.
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Impropaganda
- Screws with your mind until you come to your senses.
-
Intelligence Agency and Political Repression Reading List
- The reading list circulated by ex-CIA spook Philip Agee at
his lectures. Dittoheads may want to avoid this so as not to
end up sitting on the floor chanting, "FBI bad but CIA good!" with
the resulting cranial implosion.
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Items the censors don't want you to see
-
Militia Watchdog
- A page designed to provide information to people concerned
about the growth and nature of the neo-militia movement. Sure, a
lot of them are just gun fetishists who like to put on the
khakis and pretend they're Sgt. Fury on weekends, but some are
a wee bit more dangerous as the folks in Oklahoma City found out.
-
National Security Archive
- Declassified documents acquired via the Freedom of
Information Act.
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ParaScope
- Conspiracies for the paranoid.
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Political Corrections
- Not for the crowd that chants "PC" every time someone disagrees
with them.
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Project on Intelligence Reform
- A project to advocate the reform of intelligence agencies
and challenge excessive government secrecy.
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Propaganda Analysis
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Republican Watch
- A site featuring links to other sites that serve as
watchdogs for various GOP miscreants.
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Secular Web
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Skeleton Closet
- All the dirt on all the candidates - because character does matter.
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Texas Political Resource Page
-
Thomas gummint server
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The Way Things Aren't: Rush Debates Reality
-
TV Nation
- The TV show of Michael Moore, the creator of the movie
"Roger and Me". Moore can be simultaneously hilarious
and devastatingly sharp as he punctures reactionary
shibboleths.
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WebActive
- Formerly known as "What's New in Activism", this
includes regularly updated featured sites, a site of the
week, hot activist projects, and more.
-
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- Current data on income, output, employment, unemployment,
earnings, production and business activity, prices, money,
credit and securities markets, transportation, and
international statistics collected in one place with
links to the agencies responsible for each type
of data.
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Social Statistics Briefing Room
- Current data on crime, demographics, education and
health collected in one place with links to the agencies
responsible for each type of data.
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U.S. Federal Government WWW Servers
- A comprehensive list of WWW servers at U.S. government
agencies.
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Federal Web Locator
- A one stop shopping point for federal government information
on the Web, maintained by the Villanova Center of Information
Law and Policy.
-
U.S. State and Local Government Sites
- A list, by state, of web sites at state and local
government agencies.
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International Governments
- The Yahoo list of government web servers around the world
where available.
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John Birch Society
- 'Nuff said.
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Center for Scientific Creation
- This site has evolved into an interesting (if nutty) one. All
the obligatory rhetorical tricks dressed up as an "alternative"
to real science.
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Christian Coalition
- The PAC of Ralph "Babyface" Reed and his cadre of tolerant
folks on the religious hard right.
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