News - Politics - Progressive and Left

News - Politics - Progressive and Left

Ratical - Alternative news, essays and other features.
Albion Monitor - Underreported or ignored news stories from original reporting and compiled from alternative and mainstream news sources. Some articles are free; others require a subscription.
Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life - Irreverant and thought-provoking articles from a progressive perspective.
Redress Information & Analysis - Seeks to address issues of injustice in international and UK politics and to provide a radical interpretation of current political and social developments.
The New Liberator - Agitates for private spirituality as inspiration for civic values and reform modeled after abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper The Liberator. Advocates true democracy, freedom from want, security, equality, and the abolition of the evils of capitalism.
The Hollow Planet - Political news and writings concerning activism and social justice.
NetProgress.org - Website with information and principles of "the Progressive Challenge."
Progressive Review - Founded in 1966 and based in Washington, PR challenges conventional wisdom inside the Beltway. Edited by Sam Smith.
Zenger's Newsmagazine - San Diego-based alternative magazine on alternative lifestyles, politics, culture and health. AIDS, bi, and trans issues as well as economic and social justice issues.
Ideas, Opinions, and Thoughts... - Ideas and views, presented free of ads, with the purpose of finding solutions to reach a more equitable and sustainable society.
Progress Report Daily News - News, analysis, and discussion on issues from progressive perspective on topics including economic justice, corporate welfare, urban sprawl, and tax reform.
In These Times - Weekly publication with news, analysis and features from the progressive left.
The Awful Truth - Michael Moore's satirical television show. Episode guide, highlights, mailing list, forum, and books and videos available.
Alternative Journalism at Riga Rontas of Time - Radical writing from an underground writers' group based somewhere in India. Contemporary thought, politics, literature, new existentialism, alternative thought, ideas, digital philosophy.
The Dubya Report - News and commentary with a critical eye on the policies, record, family history, and political associates of George W. Bush.
Cafe Progressive: Education, Politics, Community, Resources - Cybercommunity for progressives. Website contains news, opinions, user forums, directories of resources.
The Nation - News and analysis on politics and culture from the left. Includes Real Audio access to the Nation's radio commentaries.
Common Dreams - News, analysis and links to progressive organizations and information.
New Statesman - Founded by Beatrice and Sidney Web, Bernard Shaw and other Fabians. Incorporates New Society, Marxism Today, The Nation, The Athenaeum and The Weekend Review. NS has a fairly Blarite persepctive these days.
Labor Party Press - News, commentary and information resources from Labor Party, a coalition of labor organizations and other organization advocating for workers rights and progressive values.
Impact Press - Covering politics and social issues. Topics include the war on drugs, government policy, animal and human rights, political satire and indie music reviews.
The Last Word - Leftist/populist E-Zine, with story archives 1997 - present.
Media Transparency - News, opinion, analysis and investigative data related to links between conservative think-tanks, funding sources and influence.
Open Hand - Arguments and information on ethics, criminal justice and capital punishment.
CounterPunch - Muckraking leftist newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
The Voice of the Turtle - A nonsectarian cyberjournal of left-wing politics and culture.
People's Tribune/Tribuno del Pueblo - A bilingual monthly newspaper "devoted to the idea that an economic system which can't or won't feed, house and educate its people ought to be and will be changed."
newmodern.org for culture and current affairs - A progressive and radical forum for ideas and the arts, offering articles, reviews, galleries, and debate on philosophy, politics, creative writing and visual arts. Submissions welcome.
The Sagen Scrypt - Zine that publishes anarchist and anti-corporate opinions. It is an alternative to mainstream media and promotes do it yourself philosophy.
The Spark: The Voice of the Left Online - News service for progressives with daily updates.
The Forum- Venue for a Free Republic - News excerpts, commentary, and message board for progressive thinkers.
News from a Multicultural Perspective - Daily news and commentary on racism, stereotyping, pop culture, the media, violence, terrorism, and the culture wars from a Native American and multicultural perspective.
The Baffler - Introduction, excerpts, current issue information, submission guidelines, subscriptions, books and links.
Essential Information - Founded in 1982 by Ralph Nader as a non-profit, organization that provides information on topics neglected by the mass media and policy makers.
Takver's Soapbox - Current news summaries and notices on the rightwing attack on workers and the poor in Australia, from an anarchist point of view.
Progressive Populist - Twice-monthly journal from the Heartland that reports on issues of interest to workers, small businesses and family farmers.
Bear Left! - Political commentary and leftist links, updated weekly.
rabble.ca - Canadian-based news, analysis and comment from progressive perspective.
Misanthrope Manor - Links to alternative news sources and articles. Focus is on the media, environment and Microsoft.
American Ressurection - Website to inform and inspire actions to return power to grass roots.
Cursor - Minneapolis-based site, offers media criticism and alternative takes on the stories of the day.
Alternative Community - Political, alternative press website.
The Truth Unknown: online journal of marketing, culture and politics - Topics ranging from advertising to branding to religion to the arts to societal issues to the government to terrorism to politics to globalization.
Irregular Times - A cornucopia of irregular ideas and pictures scrawled across the page from a left-of-center perspective
Istoselides.gr/world - A collection of articles from alternative media regarding environmentalism and human rights.
News For Change - News, commentary and links from progressive perspective, from Working Assets. Includes Radio for Change, webcast of radio station with format of progressive talk shows.
Left Online - Left wing commentary, editorials, news and analysis from around the web.
BuzzFlash Report - Progressive daily news, commentary and links.
MakeThem Accountable.com - News and links to sources for liberal and progressive news countering conservative trends in politics and media.
Media Whores Online - Critiques, discussions and resources about mainstream media figures from liberal and progressive perspective.
Online Journal - Effort to help build a "new news media." Progressive orientation, but includes opposing views too.
Ig's Reality - Canadian politics, culture and perspectives. Explores the Canadian nation, its people and future under increased American influence.
mediageek.org - A guide for mediageeks, looking at how the media works, both systemically--the political economy of the mainstream, indpendent and underground media--and practically--how you can put media making tools to work.
Truth Seeker Journal - A journal devoted to free thought and progress, focusing to political and religious issues. Includes several back issues online.
Moving Ideas - News, analysis, commentary and links to information resources from organization advocating liberal/progressive national public policies and politics.
All That Hype - Political opinion and current events with a progressive view. Articles about globalization and the military-industrial complex.
Corporate Watch - News and analysis about corporate activities and influence, from critical progressive perspective.
ProjectCensored.org - Organization that explores and publicizes the extent of censorship by locating stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but is not. Includes Top Censored Stories of the year.
Wiretap - Independent information source by and for socially conscious youth to give young people a voice in the media.
Just Response - Online activist journal providing current news headlines, opinion articles, and left-wing links. Also offers a series of interviews with Noam Chomsky and a list of quotations.
Operation Newsdrop - Alternative newslinks.
Progressive Portal - Gateway to progressive activism, includes links and resources.
Fox's Links - Links to progressive and radical organizations and resources.
New World Village - A progressive portal to the internet. News, progressive site links, chat rooms, and message boards.
Economic Justice Network - Team of web sites working together to provide progressive information, resources and services. Includes search engine, daily news and other services
Indymedia - Independent, alternative news provided by a worldwide network of volunteers.
IndyMedia Center - New York City - Breaking activist news and resources.
Quebec Indymedia - Centre for Media Alternatives - Quebec. Independent news and analysis from Quebec and around the world.
Vermont Independent Media Center - A grassroots network providing a fair and accurate media source, with an open and democratic publishing system, to educate, empower, and facilitate communication in the state.
IndyMedia UK - Network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.
Nigeria Independent Media Center - Nigerian current affairs and politics -- news reports, features, commentaries and discussion.
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center - A collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.
Zimbabwe Independent Media Center - Zimbabwe current affairs and politics -- news reports, features, commentaries and discussion.
Independent Media Center of Philadelphia - Alternative activist news coverage of events in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
Independent Media Center, Madison, Wis. - Alternative, independent news about protests and activist issues in Wisconsin and nationwide.
Seattle Independent Media Center - Collective of progressive media organizations.
Ontario Independent Media Center - Grassroots, non-corporate media organizations providing news about major protests.
Richmond Independent Media Center - A collective of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of local news and major protests in Richmond, VA.
Boston Independent Media Center - A collective of independent media organizations and journalists offering grassroots coverage of major protests.
Independent Media Center: Chicago - A collective of independent media ogranizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of major protests.
Independent Media Center, Los Angeles - A collective of organizations and journalists offering a grassroots, non-corporate perspective. About the group, upcoming events, recommended links, forums, special projects, contact information and how to join and donate.
IndyBay Media - Independent media center for San Francisco Bay Area.
Vancouver Independent Media Centre - An open and independent media organization offering grassroots coverage of local and regional events. Includes meeting times, calendar of events, articles, project information, and FAQs.
Springfield IMC - - Independent Media Center in Springfield, IL.
Independent News Collective - Trade association of the UK alternative media, and a place to buy radical magazines online.
Independent Media in Former Yugoslavia - Non-governmental, alternative, anti-war media in former Yugoslavia
Maine Independent Media Center - An alternative to the corporate media. Offers different perspective than mainstream media on coverage of events and stories.
Palestine Independent Media Center - Regularly updated news and information from volunteers as well as Palestinians posting to message boards. Set up during the April 2002 Israeli incursion and used as an information source by the world's media.
Israel IndyMedia Center - Progressive, alternative news in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
Indymedia Ireland - Collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.
India IndyMedia Center - Progressive news and views from the Indian subcontinent.
Indymedia Tech Collective - Maintains a number of GPL'ed codebases as well as a global network of servers and anarchist/hard-left media distribution centers.
Alberta Independent Media Centre - Independent left media reports from Calgary, Edmonton and the rest of Alberta.
Ottawa IMC - Indymedia - Ottawa Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for Ottawa area independent journalists and media organizations offering non-corporate coverage.
MichaelMoore.com - Webside of the anti-corporate crusading filmmaker includes weekly messages from Moore on the issues of the day, Cracker's Corporate Crook of the Week, Moore's radio commentaries and excerpts from various books, films and tv shows by Moore.
Noam Chomsky - News and archived columns by well-known social critic.
Al Martin Raw - Online publsiher of "The Conspirators: Secrets of Iran Contra" by Lt. Cmdr. Al Martin (US Navy, Ret.), a first hand account of US Government sanctioned narcotics trafficking, illicit weapons deals and real estate, insurance, corporate and banking fraud. Regular columns and commentary on current events.
Max Logan: Speaking Out - Liberal and progressive news, commentary and opinion culled from the world press as well as lesser knwon sources. Also commentary from Max Logan and contributing associates.
Valdas Anelauskas - Commentary on life in the US by a Lithuanian journalist,a political exile who has settled in the USA and become a dissident in America.
Carl Jensen's Deja Vu 2000 - A daily caustic and cryptic update and review of the news headlines of the first year of the Millennium by Carl Jensen founder of Project Censored.
Break Their Haughty Power - Loren Goldner's leftist essays and interventions over the years in publications such as Race Traitor, Against the Current, New Politics and Critique.
Scoundrel's Refuge - A column by local Democratic Councilman Nathan Rudy on New Jersey and national politics with a liberal viewpoint.
Just One Voice... - Barbed editorial commentary on politics, ethics, religion, the environment, corporate America, and social justice.
Left Is Right - Site of independent, African-American columnist Tommy Ates reporting the State of the Nation with a leftist viewpoint.
Molly Ivins - Includes her latest article, a biography, and links to other authors in the Creators Syndicate.
The Journalism and Films of John Pilger - Includes a biography, a filmography, articles, essays, and links to related subjects.
Out in Left Field - Independent comment and opinion on the Canadian scene from Robert Slaven.
Jim Hightower - Populist progressive commentary and humor.
Radio Progreso - Miami - Information, news analysis, political and social commentary by alternative radio program in Miami, and its host, Francisco Aruca. Website is bilingual, English and Spanish.
Age of Iconoclasts - Collection of articles with unconventional views of political and social issues. Contains past articles, submitted articles, and letters to the editor.
Democracy is not Dead - It Just Smells Funny - A mix of political and social rants from a Anglo/American angle.
Aleph - Radical politics, civil liberties, privacy, UNIX, security, bizzare and surreal links.
Howard Zinn Online - Official site. Includes a list of speaking engagements, links to essays, audio clips and a bibliography.
The Laura Flanders Show - Journalist Laura Flanders tackles the day's political headlines from the left. Includes daily interviews with progressive journalists, activists, and artists on hot political topics as well as urgent, underreported issues.
Jakarta indymedia - Democratic, left, media centre in Indonesia.
Professing - Progressive/anarchist anti-corporate professor offers political commentary, academic articles, and course materials at the intersection of critical psychology, law, and justice.
StealthNewz "the real deal" - Offering a common sense, analytical perspective of the war on terror and human rights. We do not spin the world, we help to understand it.
Vanity Site - Strong left-wing social and political commentary.
Seeing the Forest - News and comment from a progressive perspective.
NOW Magazine - Toronto's alternative news and entertainment source founded in 1981. Includes alternative news as well as what to do and where to go in Toronto.
San Francisco Bay Guardian -- Web Extra - Not just San Fran. Regular columns by Ralph Nader and other columnists from a progressive perspective.
Midwest Times - A free alternative weekly serving a diverse midwestern readership with news, information, and entertainment.
Change Links - Progressive newspaper based in Los Angeles, covering local, national and international issues.
PIC Press - Progressive, independent, community newspaper based in Kingston, Ontario. Reporting on local, national and global issues.
Ithaca Community News - Bimonthly e-mail broadcast to over 5,000 Ithaca, NY area residents. Featuring labor, arts, activism, letters, editorials.
Radio Free Volusia - Fairly Balanced News - "A bastion of free speech and free expession on the issues that are vital to the people of East Central Florida."
Southern Progressive & The North Florida Independent - Progressive news and commentary (national and world) together with "The North Florida Independent", an online newspaper based in Tallahassee, Florida.
ZNet - An extensive online progressive magazine and community of alternative news, opinions, and resources from Z Magazine.
Brainbox Political Magazine - Radical leftist political magazine. Includes regular features such as news, opinion columns, and essays.
Divisiontwo Magazine - Blend of news, information, opinion, and satire.
Mother Jones - A bimonthly magazine of investigative journalism that exposes the evils of the corporate world, the government, and the mainstream media. It is also an exhaustive internet news source known as the MoJo Wire, which seeks to provide "daily news for the skeptical citizen."
The Social Edge Ezine - Social Justice and faith magazine - Monthly online social justice and faith magazine providing a mix of alternative articles, columns, commentary, editorials, book reviews, and interviews.
Social Justice E-Zine - Electronic journal of social justice issues.
Social Policy Magazine - Progressive quarterly covering politics, culture and activism.
Stay Free Magazine - Articles and interviews highlighting consumer culture and fallacies.
This Magazine - Canada's alternative magazine of politics and culture.
The Progressive - Online version of The Progressive magazine
Squall Magazine Online - Radical news and cultural analysis.
LiP Magazine - Not-for-profit print and electronic media project dedicated to the building of a sustainable society that values diversity.
Anti-Imperialist News Service - News articles critical of American foreign policy.
Alternative Insight - Provides an alternative insight to conventional reporting of foreign policies. Articles on media and politics.
Global Exchange - News, information and analysis from a non-profit research, education, and action center.
Toward Freedom Online - Online and print magazine which offers a progressive perspective on world events.
Third World Traveler - Progressive site with book excerpts, links, commentary and alternative travel information.
Indymedia - Independent, alternative news provided by a worldwide network of volunteers.
IPS Inter Press Service - Provider of information on global issues, with a network of journalists in more than 100 countries.
NY Transfer News - Online alternative news service concentrating on Latin American and Caribbean news, environment, peace activism and media crticism. Extensive historical archives of alternative and radical news and publications.
Mainstream Media ignore the Americas - Progressive source revealing news from Central America, missed in mainstream U.S. press coverage.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - For more than 50 years the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reported on international affairs, public policy, peace issues, and global conflict. Home of the Doomsday Clock.
OneWorld Daily News - International news and resources from social-justice perspective
New Internationalist - Reports on issues of world poverty and inequality, and debates and campaigns for radical change.
1World Communication - Progressive news and information on contemporary issues and regions of the world.
The Daily Revolution - Links to alternative news coverage from around the world.
InterNation - A portal for international news and revolutionary news commentary, brought to you by Wide World Webs.
OneWorld - A community of over 200 leading global justice organisations under one roof. A massive site, containing news updated daily, concise briefings, interviews, and what you can do to help.
3rd World News - Multimedia, analytical, news service for the 3rd world. A global multimedia based distributor of information and entertainment services, combining new data and analysis with a global emphasis for the financial, business and entertainment markets. Headed by Yaphet Kotto.
Utne Reader Online - Daily guide to the most original ideas and writing on relevant issues taken from 2000 sources. Includes online discussion forum.
Amerikuh.Com - Digest of stories exposing the basic silliness of American politics and corporate life.
DifferentVoices - Selection of articles culled from the alternative media.
The Hamster - Digest of progressive news and commentary from sites throughout the web along with original content.
Independent Press Association - A network of independent magazine and newspaper publishers committed to social justice and a free press. Site includes items taken from around the web.
WebActive - Portal to audio alternative news and current events programming with streaming Real Audio. Includes Counterspin, Radio Nation, Democracy Now and others.
Weekly news summary from Matrix Masters - A concise look at matters of human significance published for people who want to make a difference.
News From Babylon - Radical news site specializing in conspiracy, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, civil and human rights, racism, military, big brother, police misconduct, and corruption.
Progressive Portal - Small print news magnified daily for the progressive reader. Editorials and analyses, plus alternative news resources from 199 countries around the world.
Truthout - Non profit independent news e-zine presenting articles and editorials covering a wide range of current issues.

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