Here are a few political links. I'll try to dig up more later.

      - Mark

News Sources

• Reuters, commercial wire service.
• The Nation. Established in 1865, a widely respected source of news and opinion.
• The National Security Archive, an official site of George Washington University.
• The Progressive, news and opinion since 1909.
• The Straits Times Intereactive, covering Asia and the Pacific.
• Consortiumnews.com, from the nonprofit Consortium for Independent Journalism, Inc.
• Independent Media Center, a collective of independent media organizations and journalists. “Radical, accurate, and passionate.”
• ONLINE Journal, building a new news media of, by and for the people.
• Left Business Observer, highly regarded, most content by subscription.
• NewScientist.com. Where science and politics cross paths, this is a good source of actual information.
• NewsDirectory.com. Links to many of the world's newspapers.
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science (EFNS). The mission of the EFNS is to educate citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and about the appropriate roles of nuclear technology.
• CorpWatch, Holding Corporations Accountable.
• Federation of American Scientists, an excellent background resource to help frame the reality of other news sources.
• MotherJones.com, “A legacy of raising hell, a commitment to JOURNALISM.”
• openDemocracy. “Committed to originality and truthfulness, openDemocracy will help people come to their own views, rather than selling a specific perspective. It is an independent space for the diversity of ideas and experience, attracting a worldwide network of people.”

Points of view

• Real History Archives, The latest on conspiracies.
• Red Pepper, Independent magazine of the green and radical left
• LOBSTER, The Journal of Parapolitics. From the UK.
• MoveOn.org, Democracy in Action. “…working to bring ordinary people back into politics.”
• Pacifica Radio, “the Peace Resource.”
• Alliance for Democracy, “setting forth to end corporate domination, to establish true political democracy and to build a just society with a sustainable, equitable economy.”
• Recommended Arab Peace Links, from the Australian Jewish Democratic Society.
• Ecology and Environmental Links from EcoTopia, a design strategy for the new millennium.
• Global Energy Network Institute, “A Compelling Global Strategy for Peace and Sustainable Development.”
• Gush Shalom, the hard core of the Israeli peace movement. “The primary aim of Gush Shalom is to influence Israeli public opinion and lead it towards peace and conciliation with the Palestinian people…”
• International Action Center, founded by Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attourney General.

Political and Activist Organizations

• Citizens for Legitimate Government, “Opposing the Occupation.”
• Corporate Accountability Project, not updated recently but interesting with good links to current information.
• Democrats.comunity [sic]. Connecting dot com Democrats.
• Protest.Net, listing causes and events around the globe.