LINKS TO OTHER POLITICAL WEB SITES
This is a selective list, using three kinds of sources: primary,
scholarly, and just plain damn good. Both the subject categories and link names
are in alphabetical order. Send suggested links to me at
steve_kangas@hotmail.com.
Abortion
--
Reports news on activist issues and violence alerts.
Left
Out -- Pro-life philosophy from -- surprise -- a liberal's point
of view.
National Abortion Federation -- The voice of
abortion providers.
Planned Parenthood -- Excellent pro-choice statistics
and arguments.
Affirmative Action
-- Includes a primer on affirmative action and many updates.
In Defense of
Affirmative Action -- Part of the multicultural, online
In Motion magazine.
Church and State
-- Provides
a diversity of religious opinions on social issues.
Separation of Church and
State -- A superb site that nearly covers all aspects of the debate.
Civil and Human Rights
-- Defending the Bill of Rights for all Americans.
Amnesty International -- A global organization
promoting human rights.
Human Rights Watch -- Publicizing the worst abuses.
Constitution, U.S.
Crime
-- A page devoted to
fighting the death penalty.
The Critical Criminology
Division -- Scholarly liberal criticisms on conservative crime positions.
Economics
-- Support your
union! They are critical to the fight.
Citizens for Tax Justice --
Our lobbyist group fighting for a more progressive tax code.
Downsizing
the American Dream -- A superb report on income inequality by House Democrats.
Economics and Politics -- from the
Economic Policy Network.
Green Plans and the Resource Renewal
Institute -- An organization dedicated to building a sustainable economy.
In Defense of Democratic Capitalism --
Chuck Kelly's philosophical arguments about economics.
National Priorities Project -- Provides reports
showing how misguided our budget priorities are, like B-2 bombers over schools.
Share the Wealth -- An organization
devoted to reducing income inequality.
Tax the Rich -- A grassroots
campaign to make sure the rich pay their fair share.
Education
-- from the Electronic
Policy Network.
National Education Association
Environment
--
Check out their FAQs on global warming and ozone depletion.
Ozone Depletion FAQ
Sierra Club
Evolution vs. creationism
-- Committed
to fighting the introduction of "creation science" into our public schools.
Talk.Origins FAQs --
Overwhelmingly and comprehensively refutes nearly all "creation science" arguments.
Feminism
-- A wealth of links to online women's resources.
The Feminist Majority Online
Sunshine for Women -- Megalinks,
especially on abortion
Women Leaders Online -- An online activist organization
for feminists.
Free speech
Check out especially their
"First Amendment
Handbook."
Gay issues
-- A ton of links to gay resources.
Government sources
-- Legislative information on the net.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Treasury
U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
Guns
-- Check out their "Just the Facts, Please"
segment.
Tim Lambert's archive on
gun control -- An outstanding resource crushing the gun nuts' arguments.
Health care
-- from the Electronic
Policy Network.
Physicians for a National Health Program -- A
single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer
national health care program.
PNHP (UW - Madison Medicine School)
-- An introduction to the complicated subject of health care reform, with an emphasis on the
single-payer system.
Universal Single Payer
Health Care -- Another fine overview of the single payer system.
Historical political documents
-- the first 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution, describing our individual rights.
Constitution of
the United States of America
Declaration
of Independence
The Federalist Papers -- the Federalist
arguments in the debate over ratifying the U.S. constitution.
Locke's "Second Treatise on
Government" -- An important source of ideas for the U.S. Constitution.
The writings of Thomas Jefferson --
Libertarians quote him as their own, but his writings say otherwise.
Homelessness
--
Part of the National Coalition for the Homeless website.
Liberalism in general
-- One of the web's more famous FAQs on liberalism.
Democratic Socialists of America -- Find out what socialism
really is.
Electronic Policy Network
-- Reports by liberal think tanks.
The Noam Chomsky Archive --
He's an anarcho-socialist, not a liberal, but the New York
Times calls him "the most important intellectual alive!"
Turn Left
-- Grand Central Station for liberalism.
Libertarianism
--
Mike Huben's site. The place to debunk libertarianism.
Media studies
-- Taking on the corporate-owned media -- against all odds.
Project Censored --
The stories the corporate media did not want you to hear.
Liberals United! --
An organization devoted to organizing liberals through the media.
Media Old and New -- from the Electronic
Policy Network.
Propaganda
-- A valuable short course on recognizing propaganda techniques.
Online webzines
-- a ton of links
to alternate and progressive webzines. Part of "Jay's Leftist and Progressive Internet
Resources Directory."
The Everlasting
GOP-Stopper -- Liberal commentary on current GOP news.
Mother Jones -- Award-winning
investigative liberal reporting.
Progressive Review --
Princeton's fine publication.
Slate -- Michael Kinsley's
magazine. Especially check out Paul Krugman's monthly article, "The Dismal Scientist."
WebActive -- An
outstanding progressive publication with over 1,300 links.
Z Magazine -- An excellent webzine for
progressives.
Party organizations
-- A liberal activist organization founded by Eleanor Roosevelt.
College Democrats of America
-- If it's not one party in college, it's another.
The Democratic Party Online -- Home of the
Democratic National Committee.
The New Party -- A party
for progressives disaffected by the rightward lurch of the Democrats.
Personal liberal webpages
-- An amusing webpage!
Rafe B's Lefties
on the Web -- A rich source of liberal links.
Kristin Dziczek's Home Page -- Another
excellent source of political links
Gary Frazier's Home Page
-- A friend's page with a Dilbert link!
The
Liberal Lounge -- A good poke at Rush Limbaugh, and more resources.
Gail
Thaler's Home Page -- A friend's page with many interesting links.
Erik Schimek's Home Page -- a.k.a.
Daedalus Rising.
Jason Tippitt's Home Page -- Good,
selective links.
Centurion V's Home Page
-- A friend's page with extensive political commentary and links.
Science organizations
Watchdog groups
--
Keeping an eye on the Christian Coalition.
The Militia Watchdog --
An excellent site keeping track of America's militia movement.
People for the American Way --
Dedicated to monitoring the religious right.
Public Citizen
-- Ralph Nader's consumer watchdog group.
The Public Eye -- Scholarly observation
of the far right by Political Research Associates.
What's Newt -- Following the
antics of our beloved House Speaker.
Welfare and poverty
-- With child
poverty soaring, this is the organization lobbying on their behalf.
Poverty and Welfare Homepage
Welfare and Families -- from the
Electronic Policy Network.
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