Alternative News Sources

 

http://www.eclipsereview.org - Eclipse, the anti-war review: An international journal of analysis and comment

 

http://www.thismodernworld - This Modern World, by Tom Tomorrow: Perhaps not exactly a news source, but an excellent, topical polical comic strip.

 

http://www.indymedia.org - web site for truly independent media

 

http://www.thenation.com - web site of The Nation; with links to many other sites

 

http://www.counterpunch.org - web site of Counterpunch, a weekly newsletter co-edited by Alexander Cockburn

 

http://www.commondreams.org - progressive news and opinion

 

http://www.theprogressive.org - web site of The Progressive

 

http://www.fair.org - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a leading progressive media watchdog organization

 

http://www.tompaine.com - TomPaine.common sense: A Public Interest Journal - progressive news and opinion

 

http://www.adc.org - web site of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee

 

http://www.antiwar.com - leading source of libertarian anti-war analysis

 

http://www.historynewsnetwo - lively historical analysis of contemporary events; many differing perspectives

 

http://www.nonviolence.org - link to dozens of local, national, and international peace organizations

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/ - Guardian Unlimited: News website from the Guardian newspaper in Britain.

 

http://www.electronicintifada. - The Electronic Intifada: "A Resource for Countering Myth, Distortion and Spin from the Israeli Media War Machine"

 

http://www.alhewar.com/ - Al-Hewar Center: Arab Culture and Dialogue

 

http://www.democracynow. - Democracy Now! Out of Exile: A "...national, listener-sponsored public radio and TV show, national news show,...committed to bringing the voices of the marginalized to the airwaves on issues ranging from the global to the local."

 

http://www.inthesetimes.com/ - "In These Times is a national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion published in Chicago"

 

http://home.birzeit.edu/outloud - Birzeit University's Internet radio station, OUTLOUD, located in Palestine

 

http://www.iacenter.org/index - International Action Center: "Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and Oppression within the United States"

 

http://flashpoints.net/ - Flashpoints! News Radio: Daily Investigative Radio Magazine

 

http://www.ahram.org.eg/ - Al-Ahram Weekly Online: Web site for Al-Ahram Weekly, a newspaper with a "...commitment to providing an Egyptian perspective on the issues affecting the world.

 

http://www.cafeprogressive.com - Cafe Progressive: Provides "...both a progressive launchpad and a thriving online community of resources and ideas for progressive educators, social justice activists, multicultural students and citizens.

 

http://www.TheStruggle.org/ - web site of the Middle East Crisis Committee in New Haven, Connecticut

 

http://www.wmua.org/ - WMUA, "the radio voice of the umass"
UNDERCURRENTS & RADIOACTIVE YOUTH, Mondays, 5:30-6:30 (WMUA-FM, 91.1)

 

http://www.westernmassafsc - American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts

 

http://www.populist.com/ - Online edition of the Progressive Populist, a Journal from the Heartland that believes people are more important than corporations.

 

http://www.afsc.org/peacewrk - Peacework: "Peacework is a monthly journal published since 1972 by the New England Regional Office of the AFSC"

 

The Guardian Unlimited (U.K. left-of-center daily paper)

 

die tageszeitung (left-leaning daily german newspaper)

 

The Independent (U.K. left-leaning daily newspaper)

 

CommonDreams (an excellent source of global articles in english; progressive bias)

 

Ha'aretz (mainstream israeli paper. i recommend the following authors: Amira Hass and Gideon Levy)

 

Africa Online (resources for mainstream coverage of the African continent. Much more than what you'll get in the US press)

 

ABZY (a large selection of global news resources)

 

Weekly or Montly News

 

The Economist (U.K. conservative weekly)

 

 Economics

 

Unofficial Paul Krugman Archive (articles from well-known mainstream american economist)

 

United for a Fair Economy (progressive economics activist website)

 

Institute for International Economics ('washington consensus' econ site. not a progressive or even mainstream site. good to understand & keep up on range of international econ arguments)

 

Citizens for Tax Justice website (a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fair taxation at all levels)

 

Redifining Progress (a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization that seeks to ensure a more sustainable and socially equitable world. Good on economics--not just political science)

 

Progressive Economists List Archive Archives of a participatory list managed by Micheal Perlman, a radical economist.

 

Post-Keynesian Thought Archive Archive aimed at bringing together the work of those interested in Post Keynesian economics and the social, historical, and political questions that have long been a part of the Post Keynesian tradition)

 

Watchdog Groups

 

Open Secrets (non-partisan washington watchdog group--campaign finance issues)

 

Fair and Accuracy in Reporting (left-wing media watchdog group)

 

Political Analysis

 

Noam Chomsky Archives (a site maintained by Zmagazine. Links to articles, full books online, recordings, etc.)

 

Investigative Reporting

 

NarcoNews.com (latin american coverage of stories mainstream media won't touch or will heavily spin; left perspective)

 

Consortium News (good source for periodical articles. from ex-newsweek reporter, Robert Parry, who broke Iran-Contra)

 

Essential Information (an activist resource site--links to multinational monitor & the mokhiber and weissman articles.

 

US Legislation on the net (follow congressional discussion and pending legislation)

 

Human Rights Watch (human rights organization; their reports are online)

 

New Internationalist Magazine (publication intended to educate and spread the word on world poverty and inequality)

 

Foreign Policy in Focus (a self-described think tank without walls, FPIF seeks to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and global partner)

 

The Alternative Information Center "The AIC is a Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . . ."

 

AlterNet.org "AlterNet.org is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism."

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee "The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights or people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage."

American Friends Service Committee "The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service."

Antiwar.com "This site is devoted to the cause of noninterventionism, . . . . our own politics are libertarian . . . ."

Centre for Research on Globalisation ". . . an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order."

Common Dreams News Center "Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future."

Counterpunch.org "CounterPunch is the bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair. . . . Ours is muckraking with a radical attitude . . . ."

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting "FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986."

Flashpoints News Radio "Your Daily Investigative Radio Magazine"

Foreign Policy in Focus "A think tank without walls. . . . .Working to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and partner."

The Future of Freedom Foundation: The War on Terrorism "The mission of The . . . Foundation is to advance the libertarian philosophy by providing an uncompromising moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government."

The Global Site "Critical gateway to world politics, society, and culture."

In These Times ". . . a national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion" providing "groundbreaking coverage of the labor movement, environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities and the media."

Independent Media Center "Indymedia is a collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and political issues."

The InterActivist Info Exchange "The Info Exchange provides original content and links to important or interesting stories on the net."

Konscious: 9/11 & Beyond: Independent Voices Speak ". . . collection of video responses to, and reflections on, the changes thrust upon communities since 9/11. Voices of the people, from the streets."

MichaelMoore.com From the creator of the film Roger and Me and the television show The Awful Truth.

Media Education Foundation: Beyond the Frame "Alternative views on the September 11th atrocities" with "streaming video featuring America's leading dissident thinkers and activists."

Mid-East Realities "News, Views, and Analysis that Governments, Lobbies, and Associated Interest Groups Don't Want You to Know"

Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) "MERIP provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources."

Monthly Review: Terror Crisis in Context "MR speaks to workers and labor organizers no less than to academics, and against class exploitation, no less than against racial and sexual oppression." This is a special issue devoted to September 11 and the war.

Mother Jones "Mother Jones is an independent, non-profit magazine that focuses on issues of social justice, the environment, politics,and popular culture."

The Nation: September 11, 2001 "The Nation website will offer continuing reporting, analysis, commentary and investigation on the terror attacks and their aftermath on this special page."

News for Change "WorkingForChange is a comprehensive Web site made up of resources for people with progressive values."

NY Transfer: Middle East Page "All the news that doesn't fit."

OMB Watch: The Post-September 11 Environment: Access to Government Information ". . . provides an inventory of government information that has been withheld since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

OneWorld.net "OneWorld is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development."

Online Journal "Building a new news media of, by and for the people."

Open Democracy ". . . a global network for debate and invention. It will be guided by ideals of independence, participation and quality, and will tackle the major issues of our time."

Pacifica Radio ". . . the only radio network in the United States to function unconstrained by corporate underwriting and policy decisions."

PAX Christi USA Responds to Terrorism "Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence."

Peace Response ". . . is maintained by the American Friends Service Committee in cooperation with the National Coalition for Peace and Justice."

The Progressive "The mission of The Progressive is to be a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad."

Project on Defense Alternatives "Since its inception . . . [the PDA] has sought to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era. Toward this end it promotes consideration of the broadest range of defense options."

ReliefWeb ". . a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)."

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan ". . . an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan."

Stop the War "Anarchists deplore the attack on the World Trade Centre which killed over 6,000 people but it must not become the excuse for another imperialist war in which tens or hundreds of thousands more innocent people may die."

U.S. Committee for Refugees "Since1958, the U.S.Committee for Refugees has identified those at greatest risk and given them a voice. Our work helps refugees get the protection and assistance they need to survive."

War Resisters League ". . . we believe, to quote the late A.J. Muste, 'There is no way to peace--peace is the way.'"

Women Living Under Muslim Laws International Solidarity Network ". . . an international Network that provides information, solidarity and support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam.."

Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs ". . . published by the American Educational Trust (AET) . . . by retired U.S. foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states."

World Press Review: Battle without Borders: The War against Terror "World Press Review provides readers with a succinct view of the political and economic climate outside of the U.S., as well as how the rest of the world perceives the role the U.S. plays in the global community."

ZNet: Emergency, Terrorism and War Includes "ZNet's Original Essays and Selected Links Regarding the Sept. 11, 2001 Calamity and preparations for war"

 

 Alternative Press Center: Alternative Viewpoints on the Internet "Links to other alternative Internet resources compiled by the Alternative Press Center." The APC is "a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press."

 

Another View "A collection of links to sites with war-related news stories and documents that aren't showing up in the mainstream American press."

Argot Library of Educational Resources: Opposition to the War in Afghanistan Links to antiwar sites. Argot Library is "a resource database for K-6 teachers, administrators and parents."

Documents Analyzing the World Trade Center/ Pentagon Terrorist Attack Produced by Grover Furr, English Dept., Montclair State University.

Holt Labor Library's 9-11 Antiwar Resources "The mission of the Holt Labor Library is to make available to working people, activists, and scholars the theoretical, historical, and experiential dimensions of the class struggle in the advanced industrialized world in the 19th and especially 20th centuries."

Independent Media Center's Terrorism Page "Indymedia is a collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and political issues." The list is separated into three categories: links to pages of links, links to news and commentary, and links to specific articles.

Jay's Leftist and 'Progressive' Internet Resources Directory "A Web Portal for all Good People around Planet Earth who are anti-War, anti-Imperialist, anti-Racist, anti-Sexist, and anti-Homophobic and who want to Resist Oppression and build together a Better World"

Newsplace.org Includes links to news & opinion, sources, and tools related to the events of September 11 and the war.

No War: Stop "Operation Infinite Justice" "This site supports anti-authoritarian responses to "Operation Infinite Justice", with a focus on anti-war organizing in Canada and the west coast." Includes links to articles and to additional anti-war sites.

PeaceNet's September 11, 2001 Links Page "The Mission of IGC is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies. " Includes links to news sources and anti-war sites.

Reconciliation, not Retribution: Responses to the 9/11 Attack Page includes links to editorials, letters to Washington and the editor, statements from peace groups, information about peace activities and relief efforts, and essays on the war.

Social Criticism Review: War on Terrorism SRC contains "selected readings on modern society and its ills. Focus on alienation between man, nature, and a dysfunctional scientific-technical complex. Forum for ideas that go against the current."

The University of Chicago Library: Alternative News Sources Links to web sites with alternative news.

The War in Context "Alternative perspectives on the 'war on terrorism and the Middle East conflict.'"

War on Terrorism Web Sites "Links to outstanding web sites rich with information and, especially, opinions about the September 11 terrorist attack."

Wider War Watch "This Website [of the Project on Defense Alternatives] provides an online diary of key articles, news reports, and commentaries reflecting the inclinations of influential officials, policy analysts, and political actors to widen the war."

Call for Peace and Justice Petition to President Bush for peace and justice.

Denounce Jerry Falwell "We, the undersigned, denounce and condemn Jerry Falwell for using the tragedy of September 11th to further his own extremist agenda."

Do not invade Iraq Tell the Bush Administration not to expand the "war on terrorism."

Email the United Nations to Protect the Delivery of Aid "It is important that the security forces be deployed NOW, before hundreds of thousands of people starve."

Emergency Declaration to Halt Preparations for Bombing Afghanistan: Librarians Speak Out! "We . . . librarians . . . implore the United States government and its allies to halt the preparations for all-out war against the nation of Afghanistan . . . ."

Foreign Policy In Focus:Response to Terrorism "We stand opposed to the massive, widespread, and prolonged military response . . . ."

International A.N.S.W.E.R. Call to Join a New Anti-War Coalition: International A.N.S.W.E.R.(Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)

No More Violence! " We believe that military retaliation in response to this mass murder will only accelerate the cycle of fear, anger and violence."

Peace Response: Sign the Campaign of Conscience Peace Pledge to Stop the Spread of the War to Iraq "I grant permission to use my name and city publicly as an opponent of the ongoing economic and bombing war on Iraq, and of any escalation of that war. "

Fellowship of Reconciliation Includes "FOR Action Alerts!"

International Action Center "Information, activism, and resistance to U.S. militarism, war, and corporate greed, linking with struggles against racism and oppression within the United States."

Peace.protest.net "A global calendar of pro-peace and anti-racism protests, meetings, benefits, and conferences. "

Protest.Net ". . . a collective of activists who are working together to create our own media. By publishing a public record of our political activities on the web we are taking a stand against the established media."

War Resisters League: Demonstrations for Peace ". . . the WRL has set up this page to post events from around the country that have happened, will happen, or are happening on a continuous basis."

Libraries in a Time of War & Emergency (Passed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)

Resolution Against the War in Afghanistan (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)

Resolution on Intellectual Freedom & the Use of Torture in War or Peace (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)

Resolution Against Secret Tribunals (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)

Resolution on the Protection of Privacy Rights (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)