In a recent dialogue with my beloved AP Foreign and Comparative Politics students I learned that, though they recognize and appreciate the power the internet to transform political culture, they are seemingly unaware of alternative media sources online. Thus, in an effort to wean them from CNN’s intellectual stultification, I offer the following alternatives to the mainstream:
From the Left:
CounterPunch: http://www.counterpunch.org/
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/
Harper’s Weekly: http://www.harpers.org/
In These Times: http://www.inthesetimes.com/
The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/
The Progressive: http://www.progressive.org/
Utne Reader: http://www.utne.com/
ZMagazine (The Spirit of Resistance): http://zmag.org/
Towards the Center, More or Less:
Economist: http://economist.com/index.cfm
Foreign Affairs Magazine: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
Harvard International Review: http://hir.harvard.edu/
National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org/
New York Times: http://nytimes.com/
Slate Magazine: http://slate.com/
Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/
From the Right:
American Conservative: http://www.amconmag.com/
National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/
New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/
Spectator: http://www.spectator.co.uk/
Amusing Alternatives to “Real” News:
The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/
The Specious Report: http://www.thespeciousreport.com/
Bob From Accounting: http://www.bobfromaccounting.com/