Hear the Issues is a curiously eclectic website that presents original interpretations (and often original reporting) of data regarding the intersection of culture and politics. Every time I visit this web site, I learn something new...
The Media Matters for America, from David Brock, exposes the conservative slant in the news coverage of the supposedly mainstream media
Madeleine Kane -- a great liberal columnist who knows the value of a sense of humor too (what a relief!). The divine Ms. K. brings us such great treats as the Daily News Haiku, Ode to Ann Coulter, and John Ashcroft's Favorite Things
Peter Werbe -- veteran of The Fifth Estate and denizen of reasonable radio, Werbe gets progressive politics on the air.
Published.com -- a fantastic resource of independently published material: ezines, ebooks and graphics - irregular writers and readers both can get a lot out of this site.
Irregularity Dot Communique. The communique and commerce are not equivalent. In the Internet of the Aught Decade, that makes this web site truly irregular.
Freedom Journal - Greg Palast likes to wear a fedora. That makes him a reporter, see.
Links of Links
Buzzflash.com -- News assembled to reflect a progressive perspective not covered in most of the media.
It's not all speech that we agree with, but we love the growth of the blog as a rival to the power of the corporate media to determine what people hear and see. Directories like Blogwise bring you a huge world of wonderfully small voices.
WebActive Directory of alternative media publications - albeit a couple of weeks behind
NewPages: a list of publications offering viewpoints not found in mainstream publications
Go-Ezines: a small, but rapidly expanding directory for independent publications on the Internet