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01 December 2006 15:45
Huffington Post
Huffington Post (Good place for breaking news, political videos, list of good blogs, and list of newspapers around the world. Has a mix of establishment and more leftist columns by well known writers.) www.HuffingtonPost.com
The Nation
The Nation Magazine (general summary of US domestic and foreign policy, previously quite weak at in depth criticism, but much improved in the last year)
Mother Jones
Mother Jones (although not as critical as it could be, Mother Jones includes consistently relevant articles)
American Prospect
American Prospect (once the best magazine in US, now a bit less insightful, but always includes at least one critical article)
New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books (on occasion contains extremely insightful articles; cultural reporting quite indulgent) http://www.nybooks.com
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01 December 2006 15:30
Financial Times
Financial Times (one of the better balanced sources in corporate media) www.ft.com/home/us
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal (full access requires subscription; some of the best reporting on economic issues. Biased political analysis. It is very well written. Promotional subscriptions can be as low as $99/yr for both the paper and internet access)
Washington Post
Washington Post (very limited reporting, but occasional scoops and insights; reactionary editorials.)
Los Angeles Times
by 35 others , 1 commentLos Angeles Times (in some respects the best journal in US, but a downsizing may hurt the scope of reporting.)
New York Times
by 2 othersNew York Times (mainstream media with occasional insightful articles. Most important facts come at the end of the story)
Empire NOtes
Empire Notes (Rahul Mahajan is an unusually perceptive commentator who has been called the young Chomsky, weekly email mailings) www.empirenotes.org
Greg Palast
Greg Palast (extremely valuable alternative reporting on domestic and international politics; e-mail update available)
Tom Engelhardt
Tom Engelhardt (Tom Dispatch focuses on particular topics in foreign and domestic policy. E-mail update available)
Z Magazine
by 2 othersZ Magazine (more critical journal covering from a more leftist perspective. Contains some excellent articles; e-mail update available)
Counterpunch
Counterpunch (Alexander Cockburn's reporting is not always reliable, and sometimes openly biases, but worth subscribing to for a harsh and often honest description of US politics & economics)
Truth Out
Truth Out (Has some very good reporting. Does a slightly better job than Common Dreams in getting the most important stories. Daily email update available)
Common Dreams
Common Dreams (daily email update available, variety of articles from all over, largely articles from mainstream press, but valuable)
01 December 2006 15:15
WSWS
WSWS (some of the best reporting anywhere, although occasionally marred by political bias. A Must read)
01 December 2006 15:00
ANTIWAR
Libertarian view of international relations
Larry JOhnson
Reporting on current politics and foreign affairs.
