Major U.S. Organizations
The Democratic Party -- the oldest political party in the United States, tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson
AFL-CIO -- coalition of labor unions
Move On -- has more than three million members
National Organization for Women -- this leading feminist group was founded in 1966
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -- has won many major legal battles since its formation almost 100 years ago
CREDO Action -- major progressive group with four million members
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -- a pioneering organization, founded in 1909
Young Democrats of America -- founded in 1932
Americans For Democratic Action -- founded in 1947, one of the oldest liberal activist organizations in the United States
Progressive Democrats of America
UltraViolet -- large women's rights organization
Black Lives Matter -- has rapidly gained prominence
People for the American Way -- a leading activist organization
The Green Party of the United States -- a federation of state Green Parties committed to environmentalism, non-violence, and social justice.
Democratic Socialists of America -- has chapters in dozens of U.S. cities
Democracy Alliance -- major network of donors working for progressive causes
News and Opinion Sites
This category contains some of the largest and best-known progressive websites. Although every type of news may be covered, the focus is often on U.S. social and political issues.
Common Dreams -- Very popular and informative site. Ad-free.
The Atlantic -- storied liberal publication founded in 1857
Mediaite -- focuses on the news media
The New Republic -- founded in 1914 but still very progressive
The Progressive -- one of the oldest U.S. liberal publications (1909)
Mother Jones -- the original print magazine was launched in 1976
Vox -- news and commentary
McClatchy News -- the original newspaper began publication in 1857
Semafor -- wide-ranging news coverage
Progressive Review Online Report -- print magazine was launched in 1966
Nation of Change -- covers U.S. progressive activism
Drudge Retort -- a good retort is better than a false report
Jezebel -- U.S. politics as viewed by progressive women
The Root -- covers activism in the U.S. black community
News of the United States -- launched in January 2024
The Washington Monthly -- web home of the well-known liberal print magazine
19th News -- named after 19th Amendment; covers political gains of women
The Daily Ripple -- aggregator of news stories from liberal sources
Democratic Underground -- latest breaking news forum
Wonkette -- very combative
More News and Opinion Sites: A Supplemental List
The Problem of Bias in Mainstream News Coverage
Conservatives often accuse mainstream U.S. news organizations of having an intentionally liberal bias. Actually the opposite is true -- most mainstream news coverage in the United States has a distinctly conservative slant.
This conservative slant mainly stems from the business interests of the large corporations that own these news media. Increasing the audience size and keeping advertisers happy are the top priorities, but the political views of top corporate executives can also have an influence. In these circumstances I want to give credit to some of the organizations that still retain a degree of independence in their reporting. Here are links to six of them.
The Fight for Truth
Conservative politicians and allied interest groups relentlessly bombard the American public with lies and misinformation. Conservative interests control at least one major cable news channel, as well as numerous radio stations, newspapers, and websites. In addition, thousands of internet "robots" and bogus accounts are used to spread false information on facebook, twitter, and other social media. And much of the Republican success in recent U.S. elections has been due to negative television "attack ads" filled with fabrications and distortions.
Right-wing voters are mainly motivated by hate, especially by their hatred for truth.
Unfortunately the mainstream American media, evidently afraid of alienating part of their viewership, makes no effort to correct even the most blatant Republican lies. Thus it is left to progressives to take up the fight for truth and justice. The following list shows some of the leaders in this fight.
Media Matters -- covers bias and dishonesty in the news media
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
HateWatch -- monitors the activities of the American radical right
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Political Research Associates (PublicEye.org) -- exposes the activities of violent right-wing extremist groups in the United States
Center for Public Integrity -- investigative journalism
Muck Rock -- specializes in the use of the Freedom of Information Act
Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics) -- tracts the flow of money in U.S. politics
Committee to Protect Journalists -- defends freedom of the press
NewsHounds -- covers a major conservative news network
News Match -- supports small independent news organizations
Hamilton 68 -- monitors Russian interference in American politics
Free Press -- covers attempts to restrict free speech
Election Campaign Groups
These organizations are primarily focused on the goal of electing progressive candidates to public offices, at both the national and local levels. Other activities include the registering of new voters and the sponsoring of liberal ballot initiatives. Control of state and local governments, as well as the presidency and the congress, is essential to moving toward a better American society.
The progressive coalition, which provided the votes for President Obama's two victories, includes women, minorities, young people, worker groups, and traditional liberal democrats. Unfortunately these groups are still badly under-represented in government, mainly because of extensive gerrymandering and voter suppression efforts by office-holding conservatives.
Note: Many of the organizations listed in the first category on this page provide assistance to the campaigns of democratic candidates.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
ActBlue -- helps state and local liberal candidates raise money from small donors
EMILY's List -- helps fund the campaigns of liberal women candidates
Priorities USA Action -- supports candidates of the democratic party
League of Women Voters -- formed in 1920 shortly before women gained the right to vote
National Committee for an Effective Congress -- founded in 1948 by Eleanor Roosevelt to help elect progressive candidates to the U.S. Congress
American Bridge SuperPAC -- Major SuperPAC does campaign funding and opposition research
House Majority PAC -- supports democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Rock the Vote -- strives to increase the political awareness of young people
National Popular Vote -- a movement to elect the president by the popular vote
National Democratic Redistricting Committee -- takes legal actions against attempts at voter suppression and gerrymandering
The Collective PAC -- helps elect black candidates
The Progressive Turnout Project
Emerge America -- provides training for progressive women who run for political office
Red Wine and Blue -- organization that focuses on surburban women voters
Progressive Punch -- shows voting records of members of Congress
National Redistricting Action Fund
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee -- works to elect Democrats to U.S. state legislatures
Democracy Docket -- fights attempts to restrict voting rights
Fair Elections Legal Network -- provides legal assistance to voter mobilization organizations
League of Conservation Voters -- supports candidates who will help protect the environment
Voto Latino -- encourages young people to become more politically involved
Vote Vets -- promotes candidacies of liberal U.S. military veterans
Run for Something -- recruits and supports first-time progressive candidates
National Democratic Training Committee
Free Speech For People -- defends the core democratic principles embodied in the U.S. Constitution
Annie's List -- supports progressive women candidates in Texas
Election Polls and Predictions
DailyKos Elections DecisionDesk (Live Results) Crystal Ball
Princeton University FiveThirtyEight Atlas Real Clear Politics
Activist Resources
These websites provide online resources that can help individuals or groups organize demonstrations, public protests, and boycotts.
Action Network -- offers online tools for taking rapid actions
Indivisible -- movement to resist the radical right-wing agenda
Corporate Backers of Hate -- organizes campaigns against corporations that profit from hate-based Republican policies
The Petition Site -- online petition campaigns
Democratic Coalition Against Right-Wing Politicians
Ballotpedia -- provides detailed information about the results of past U.S. elections as well as the scheduled dates for future elections
Civiqs Public Opinion Trends -- historical charts of the public's shifting views on major social and political issues. Updated daily
Roll Call Election Campaign News -- covers state and local elections
Discussion Board Forums
Many liberal activists become members of online communities where they can discuss current political, social, and environmental issues. In addition, in some forums the discussions often center on strategies for achieving progressive goals.
Democratic Underground -- very active well-known forum
Blog Sites
Because there are hundreds of progressive and liberal bloggers on the web, it isn't practical to include most of them in this list. Also, many people who start a blog will abandon it within one or two years because they don't attract many followers or simply aren't able to continue doing the work it takes to keep making new posts. So for these reasons, this list is limited to established blogs and blog hubs. Also, please note that many of the best-known writers can be found at the news and opinion sites.
Political Wire -- by Taegan Goddard
Paul Krugman -- well-known New York Times blogger
Brad Blog -- by Brad Friedman
The Plum Line -- Greg Sargent's blog (Washington Post)
Common Wonders -- blog of Robert C. Koehler
AMERICAblog -- a hub of progressive bloggers
Feministing -- a group of feminist bloggers
Hullabaloo (Digby's Blog) -- well-known blog of Heather Digby Parton
Empty Wheel -- by progressive blogger Marcy Wheeler
Shakesville -- feminist blog
WhoWhatWhy -- A major hub of progressive reporters and bloggers
Lawfare -- examines legal aspects of major social and political issues
BillMoyers.com -- web hub of several progressive bloggers
Green That Life -- blog about living a green lifestyle
Free Press Blog Hub -- covers attacks on the freedom of the press
David F. Ruccio -- includes good political cartoons
Angry White Men -- covers activities of white supremacists
David Remnick -- writes for the New Yorker
Matt Bai -- national political columnist for Yahoo News
Living Blue in Texas -- because facts have a liberal bias
The Hechinger Report -- a blog about issues regarding U.S. education
Heather Cox Richardson -- history behind the news
Leonard Pitts -- Miami Herald columnist
Progressive Humor
Not only can humor produce laughs, it can also be one of the most effective ways of pointing out flaws and inconsistencies in the belief systems of U.S. conservatives. The use of cartoons has a long tradition in American politics, going back to the pre-revolutionary era, and humorous slogans have played an important role in many election campaigns. The following websites are especially good at using satire, parody, and ridicule to advance liberal ideas, and for this reason are among the most popular progressive sites on the web.
The Comic News -- political cartoons
The Nib -- political satire site includes work by many different cartoonists
McSweeney's Humor -- news parody
Brian McFadden -- BigFatWhale
The Halfway Post -- satire on current news events
Steve Sack -- cartoons for progressives
This Modern World -- by Tom Tomorrow
Ward Sutton -- political cartoons
Audio and Video
One of the best ways to make progressive views known to the American public is through live television and radio broadcasts. These shows often include interviews with well-known activists, and most allow viewers or listeners to call in and make comments and ask questions. Some liberal media personalities also reach large audiences by means of podcasts. One primary purpose of these shows is to fight the flood of lies and misinformation continually being put out by conservative political groups. Humor and satire are sometimes also used for this same purpose, as well as to provide entertainment for the audiences.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Many of the shows and podcasts in this category can be found on sites such as tunein.com, stitcher.com, itunes.apple.com, and castbox.fm. But because these shows tend to move around, and are often available at more than one internet location, some of the links in this list point to a personal or company web page where you can find the latest scheduling information.
Rachel Maddow -- tv show and podcast
The Stephanie Miller Show -- humorous live TV and radio broadcast
Progressive Voices -- major progressive web radio station
Kagro in the Morning -- a DailyKos Radio Webcast
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
Crooked Media -- showcases progressive voices
Thom Hartmann Show -- liberal talk
Netroots Radio -- webcast
WCPT Chicago's Progressive Talk
Democracy Now! -- daily news show
American Urban Radio Network -- African-American owned radio stations
White Rose Society -- has historical archives of many discontinued progressive podcasts
Redacted Tonight -- with host Lee Camp
WooCast Election Coverage -- podcast about U.S. election campaigns
UNFTR podcast -- covers U.S. politics from a progressive perspective
Free Speech TV -- a progressive television network
Social Justice
Numerous organizations are working to bring an end to the many forms of discrimination in the United States. The protection of basic civil rights for all members of society is a main priority, but many subtle forms of intolerance also need attention. Although much progress has been made in the past, old attitudes don't die easily, and a number of discriminatory practices are still common. The main victims include racial minorities, immigrants, women, and GLBT groups. In the worst cases, extremist hate groups commit acts of violence against their chosen targets. We've come a long way, but much work still needs to be done.
Advancement Project -- multi-racial civil rights organization
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights -- a coalition of more than 200 U.S. organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National Organization for Women
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -- founded in 1909
UltraViolet -- major women's rights activist group
National Congress of American Indians -- the oldest and largest organization created to serve the needs of Native Americans
National Women's Law Center -- fights for women's equality and opportunity
Truth Wins Out -- counters anti-gay propaganda
UnidosUS -- a leading defender of the rights of Latinos
League of United Latin American Citizens -- the oldest Hispanic organization in the United States
Southern Poverty Law Center -- uses legal actions to fight hate and bigotry
Highlander Center -- a pioneering organization established in Monteagle, Tennessee in 1932
Highlander Center Bookstore -- sells books that express the views of the down-trodden
Color of Change -- has more than one million members
Human Rights Campaign -- largest U.S. LGBT advocacy group
Indigenous Environmental Network -- Represents native Americans
Equal Justice Initiative -- works to correct racial and economic injustices
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
American Atheists -- fights government policies that discriminate against non-Christians
Communist Party USA -- founded in 1919
The New Civil Rights Movement -- advocate for LGBT rights
National Council of Negro Women -- founded in 1935
United We Dream -- large immigrant youth-led organization
Organization of Chinese Americans
Feministe -- web home of some progressive feminist bloggers
American Indian Movement (A.I.M.)
America Action -- provides assistance to immigrants
Kids in Need of Defense -- protects unaccompanied children who enter the U.S. immigration system
National Lawyers Guild -- provides free legal services to activists
Know Your IX -- promotes efforts to end gender-based discrimination in schools
American Federation of Teachers -- founded in 1916
Knight First Amendment Institute -- defends freedom of speech and freedom of the press
National Immigration Law Center
New Poor People's Campaign -- The original campaign took place in the 1960s
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Generation Progress -- youth-centered activist organization
The New Agenda -- a national women's advocacy group
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
Women's Media Center -- works to increase the role of women in U.S news organizations
Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism
Campaign Legal Center -- takes legal actions against gerrymandering and attempts by conservatives to restrict voting rights
National Stonewall Democrats -- a voice for LGBT Americans
Ms. Foundation for Women -- tries to advance social, cultural, and economic changes in women's lives
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Association for Women's Rights in Development -- progressive group that focuses on attaining gender equality.
The Arc -- advocates for people with disabilities
Women Against Registry Family Foundation
Towleroad -- LGBT rights
Shadow Proof -- works for prison reforms
Active Opposition to the Alt-Right
These progressive organizations are thwarting the cowardly misfits who want to destroy our democracy.
Anti-Fascist News -- in-depth articles
Nature and Environment
Human activities have already done enormous damage to the earth's natural environment, and undoubtedly will cause much more harm in the future. But many organizations are working to protect what is left. Preservation of the world's remaining forests is especially important, because trees and other plant life remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and this helps to fight global warming. Another area of major concern is the release of toxic fumes into the atmosphere and the dumping of poisonous chemicals into waterways. Some scientists believe that we have reached a critical stage in the history of the earth, and that another mass extinction of animal and plant species has begun.
The poisoning of our air and water lowers everyone's quality of life and adds billions of dollars to the cost of medical care in the United States every year. Numerous studies show that some environmental poisons can cause cancer and other diseases, as well as adversely affect the growth and mental development of children. Yet many conservative politicians have repeatedly fought efforts to clean up the environment and protect it from further damage. Many conservatives even oppose the conducting of scientific research on issues such as climate change, endangered species, and environmental damage.
Natural Resources Defense Council -- a major environmental organization with three million members
American Forests -- oldest U.S. conservation organization, founded in 1875
Earth Justice -- takes legal actions to protect the environment
The Climate Reality Project -- founded by Al Gore
Tree Hugger -- a large green blogosphere site
Grist -- a top environmental website
Mother Nature Network -- a good site for monitoring environmental news
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society -- protects wildlife in the world's oceans
DeSmog News -- covers environment-related politics
Center for Biological Diversity
Earth911 -- a guide to recycling
Climate Central -- news about the environment
Rainforest Trust -- buys and protects rainforest land
Hazardous Waste News Archive -- Includes air pollution, toxic chemicals, health issues, and much more
Climate Disobedience Center -- activist group
The Center for Plant Conservation
The Xerces Society -- Founded in 1971 to protect bees and other insects from pesticides and habitat destruction
OilChange International -- promotes the use of clean energy
Southern Environmental Law Center
American Prairie -- Purchases prairie land to protect critical natural habitat
Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
Dogwood Alliance -- protects southern U.S. forest lands from commercial exploitation
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
The Shift to Clean Energy
Another progressive cause is winning out
For decades U.S. progressives have been advocating for greater use of clean renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and water power. The use of these sources is obviously much less harmful to the environment, and much better for the health of the American public, than is the use of coal and other fossil fuels.
Despite opposition from some conservative politicians, the Obama administration was able to adopt several policies that helped accelerate the shift to clean energy. As a result, by the end of his presidency more than 15% of U.S. electricity generation came from renewable energy sources, and the industry was one of the leading creators of new jobs in the American economy.
For more than 200 years, progressive causes have been winning out against conservative resistance and bringing improvements to American society. This shift to clean energy can be added to the list.
Green for All -- works for a green economy
Inside Climate News -- reports on renewable energy projects
Economic Injustices
For many years the inflation-adjusted wages of ordinary workers in the U.S. have been declining, although average productivity has steadily increased. During this same period Republicans in Congress have repeatedly blocked proposed increases in the minimum wage that would have helped millions of the poor keep up with inflation. Meanwhile the wealthiest members of society have gotten an ever-greater share of the total income. Many corporate executives receive huge and totally-unjustified salaries, often continuing to do so even after making stupid management decisions that hurt the prospects of the company and sometimes put thousands of people out of work.
Other job-related problems include the lower pay rates for women and minorities, unsafe working conditions, and the exploitation of undocumented workers. Unnecessary government assistance to certain industries, particularly the subsidies to energy, agricultural, and healthcare companies, is another area of concern. Many companies also benefit from special tax breaks and loopholes. All of these are examples of the economic unfairness that has led to the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States and the widespread poverty found through much of the country.
Jobs with Justice -- fights for workers' rights
National Coalition for the Homeless
Fight for a higher minimum wage
Coalition on Human Needs -- represents low-income families
Industrial Workers of the World -- militant labor organization founded in Chicago in 1905
Not One Penny -- opposes tax policies that favor the wealthy
People's World -- formerly the Daily Worker
Healthcare
Most of the problems in the U.S. healthcare system stem from the horribly inefficient bureaucracies of the big insurance companies. The inefficiency at these companies is the main reason why healthcare costs in the United States tend to be several times greater per person than in countries that have national healthcare systems, even though the overall quality of medical treatment is often worse in the U.S. Not only does the bureaucratic bloat of these private insurance companies add directly to the costs, the necessity of dealing with their complicated rules hinders the work of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
The big pharmaceutical companies also contribute to the problem, often charging far higher prices for their drugs within the United States than in other countries. Although the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has led to considerable progress in controlling costs and improving treatment, many improvements are still possible.
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
Protect Our Care -- Families USA
Center for Reproductive Rights
Health Sherpa -- helps people find medical insurance
URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Community Catalyst Action Fund
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Action on Smoking and Health -- takes legal actions to protect non-smokers' rights
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Gun Violence
According to government statistics, gun violence kills about 30,000 people in the United States each year. To put this number in perspective, it is about five times greater than the total number of American lives lost in both Iraq wars combined. It is also a far higher rate of firearm-related deaths than is found in other developed western countries, all of which have much stricter gun control laws.
Efforts to reduce gun violence in the U.S. have been thwarted by the lobbying activities of the powerful National Rifle Association, which is actually controlled, not by recreational gun users as is claimed, but by firearms manufacturers. Gun making and gun selling are highly profitable businesses, and nobody should be surprised that companies in this industry fight so hard to protect "gun rights".
Whenever individual states and cities have managed to enact tighter gun control laws, the number of firearm-related deaths has always fallen significantly. But the gun lobby spends large sums of money to oppose such restrictions, and it takes a lot of effort to make any gains in this area.
Gun Violence Is A Problem We Don't Need to Have -- good article
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Giffords Law Center Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
The Trace -- excellent coverage of news related to gun violence
Americans for Responsible Solutions -- news about U.S. gun control legislation
Corporate Crimes
The administration of George W. Bush had little interest in enforcing many of the laws intended to protect the American public from corporate criminal activity. Many companies were allowed to violate environmental protection laws, and fraud in the financial industry eventually led to a severe economic crisis and the worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although some of the guilty corporations have since been fined, greed is one of the strongest human motivations, and problems in this area will continue to recur.
PR Watch -- conducts in-depth investigations into corruption
Corporate Crime -- article
CorpWatch -- exposes corporate greed and corruption
In These Times -- reports on struggles against corporate power
Religious Freedom
Some conservative American Christians don't want a separation of church and state. They repeatedly attempt to use government resources and taxpayer money to help support Christian churches and schools, and they repeatedly try to pass laws that would impose their ideology on all Americans. But despite their efforts, U.S. society is becoming more secular. The recent growth of atheism in the U.S. has been particularly noteworthy.
Because of conservative attitudes, the burden of defending the freedom of religion mainly falls on progressives. The following groups work to preserve the right of every individual to hold his or her own beliefs without fear of being persecuted for them.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Truth and Transparency -- news about corruption within religious institutions
Military Atheists and Freethinkers -- fights for religious freedom within the U.S. military
The Center for Freethought Equality -- promotes secular views
Political Exploitation of Religious Groups
Religion often plays a very detrimental role in American politics. The most obvious example is the exploitation of evangelical Christians, who tend to vote as a bloc, and often base their voting decisions on their religious beliefs rather than on what is best for society.
Some cynical Republican politicians use the votes of working-class evangelical Christians to get elected, but then pursue policies that benefit the wealthy and hurt the working class. In recent decades this has become one of the main obstacles to the efforts of progressives to improve U.S. society.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars
Religion and Politics -- in-depth articles
Legalization of Marijuana
Many thousands of people are serving long sentences in U.S. prisons because of unreasonable prohibitions against the use of cannabis and other recreational drugs. The groups in the following list fight to eliminate the unjust laws and policies that have brought about this tragic situation. In fact in recent years there has been considerable progress toward this goal, and the recreational use of marijuana is now legal in some states.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) -- founded in 1970
The Weed Blog -- covers the marijuana industry
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Hood Incubator -- helps minorities participate in the legal cannabis industry
Merry Jane -- marijuana political and legal news
Consumer Protection
Every year millions of Americans become victims of fraud and other dishonest business practices. This form of criminal activity is especially prevalent in the financial, healthcare, and home repair industries. To try to protect consumers, progressive law-makers have managed to enact various regulations and provide the means for enforcing them. Corporate interests and Republican politicians almost always oppose these protective measures and continually try to weaken or eliminate them, and to cut the budgets of the enforcement agencies. Even where strict enforcement of the laws is possible, attempts to evade or defy them never cease.
In addition to the work of the government agencies, numerous outside activist groups also try to uncover and expose fraudulent practices, and to fight for consumer rights and protections.
Bureau of Consumer Protection -- an agency of the U.S. Federal Trade Commision
USA.gov Consumer Complaints Website
State Consumer Protection Offices
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a special government agency created to fight financial fraud
Consumer Federation of America
U.S. PIRG -- federation of state Public Interest Research Groups
International Issues
The goals of these organizations include preventing and stopping wars, protecting basic human rights, and giving aid to refugees.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Peace Direct -- has reports from war zones
Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Informed Comment -- blog of Juan Cole
Oxfam International -- organizes famine relief efforts around the world
EarthRights International -- reports on human rights and environmental abuses from all over the globe
Aljazeera News -- provides a middle east perspective
Avaaz -- promotes progressive causes throughout the world
Equality Now -- organization fighting for women's equality worldwide
International Institute for Sustainable Development
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Open Society Foundation -- promotes democratic governments
Committee to Protect Journalists
Peoples Dispatch -- news about working class movements around the world
Other Websites
These are some useful resources that don't conveniently fit into any of the other categories on this page, but might be of interest to progressives.
Fight for the Future -- opposes government and corporate efforts to control the internet
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- founded in 1866 to fight against the mistreatment of animals
National Coalition Against Censorship
World Central Kitchen -- provides emergency food relief to people affected by disaster
Science.org -- News -- political aspects of recent scientific advances
Change.org -- enables anyone to start a petition
Medium -- top social journalism website
Democracy for Beginners -- a good guide to basic resources
More News and Opinion
This is a continuation of the list located near the top of this page. Some of these are mainly article sites that aren't updated as often as most news sites.
Independent Media Center -- global news
The Palmer Report -- notorious for its extreme bias
Optimist Daily -- an ad-free site that reports positive developments
Yes! Magazine -- culture and politics
Oped News -- includes views from the political fringe
Popular Resistance -- traditional firebrand progressivism
The Progressive Network -- a constructive take on today's news
Jacobin -- this website provides a historical perspective on current news events
The Conversation -- detailed coverage of major U.S. political issues
RadioFree News -- Independent Journalism. An ad-free website
RT U.S. News -- from the Russia Today international news network
The Chicago Defender -- trailblazing African American newspaper founded in 1905
Dead State -- coverage often includes scandals involving religious leaders
Rolling Stone Politics Section
Dame Magazine -- news and commentary about feminist issues
People's World -- descended from the Daily Worker newspaper, the well-known voice of the U.S. Communist Party
DC Report -- a non-profit liberal news site with no ads
Think Progress -- previously important site but now inactive
Republic Report -- exposes corruption in government
Left Voice -- international activism
Dissent Magazine -- founded in 1954, covers both U.S. and global politics
Two of My Other Websites
List of Atheist Websites -- another directory
Weird Religious Beliefs -- my newest site
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