Society & Politics

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Activism.net Fantastic collection of links on all aspects of social commentary and activism.
     
Alternet   Provides a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism on the environment, the drug war, technology and cultural trends to policy debate, sexual politics and health issues.
     
Amnesty International   Amnesty International - THE human rights organisation focusing on prisoners of conscience / political prisoners, abolition of the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments.
     
Axis of Logic   Great US activist site with some very perceptive writers and articles. Axis of Logic pulls no punches with regards to this insidious "war on terrorism".
     
BuzzFlash BuzzFlash.com is a pro-democracy, anti-hypocrisy Web site featuring daily headlines, breaking news, and weekly features, editorials, and cartoons for democrats, progressives, independents and liberals.
   
ColdType   High quality a rticles from around the world presented in PDF format. Definitely worth a visit.
     
Common Dreams   Breaking news and views for the progressive community - this site presents the news intelligently and accurately. Also has a very interesting article on Bush.
     
Communities Directory   With its extensive community listings, this is the place to start if you are looking to live in an alternative community.
     
Consortium News   Enclave for independent investigative journalism.
     
Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches An independent US reporter and photographer bringing news and photography of the occupation of Iraq back to his country.
     
Daily Kos   Progressive/liberal blog that turned into a media phenomenon. Daily Kos is a powerful antidote to Republican right-wing insanity.
     
Democracy Now!   If it weren't for journalists like Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, few would give America much hope in reversing its shameful government-driven descent into fascism.
     
Diggers & Dreamers   The definative guide for setting up or joining intentional communities in the UK.
     
DownSize to Thrive   Shaleia excellent site DownSize to Thrive is your source for life saving information during this time of rapid change. Contains great practical information on all aspects of becoming whole and sustainable.
     
Drum Major Institute   Non-profit championing the civil rights movement and social equality. Has some interesting statistics.
   
For Mother Earth NGO working on issues related to disarmament, human rights and the environment.
     
From the Wilderness   Fantastic 'news and views' site bringing together some insightful writers and reporters from around the world. This is very highly recommended.
     
G8 Activism The Activist Network is a connecting tool for social justice and environmental activism. Facillitates communications between activists and organizations, especially for events.
     
George Monbiot   An archive of articles by one of the most perceptive investigative journalists around.
   
Global Ecovillage Network   One of the major directories and information sites for sustainable communities.
     
Human Rights Watch Similar to Amnesty, this high profile site campaigns for human rights worldwide.
     
If Americans Knew Few Americans realize that supporting Israel with their tax dollars is the greatest threat to world peace because it maintains the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
     
IGC Internet   Portal for numerous world changing sites by the only nationwide, nonprofit, unionized online service in the U.S.
     
Information Clearing House   One of the best alternative news sites on the web today. Also has great links. Highly recommended.
 
Infowars.com   One of the best alternative news sites. Alex Jones highlights the growing police state that is silently rising up in our midst.
 
Intervention Magazine   Political magazine on war, politics and culture.
 
Iraq HQ   Everything you ever wanted to know about Iraq, including much information on the recent invasion.
 
Jeff Rense Program Jeff Rense covers some extremely interesting and controversial news and comment on everything from politics to UFOs.
     
Jews Against Zionism   Non-profit orthodox Jewish organization dedicated to informing the world that Zionism is in total opposition to the teachings of traditional Judaism.
     
July 7th Truth Campaign   What really happened on the 7th July 2005 London bombings? Can we believe the official story or is the more to the story?
Lawful Rebellion UK site that uses the law to overturn the abuse by government and the police service. Some great information on this site.
     
Liberty   Liberty is the longstanding UK based civil rights and freedom organisation.
   
MotherJones.com   Daily news, politics, and exposés for the skeptical citizen. Topics covered include: environment, politics, prisons, civil rights, and gay/lesbian issues.
     
MoveOn.org   Progressive US political site that set up to stop the abuses of democracy by government and other organisations, and to support a more progressive vision.
     
Neturei Karta   Group of Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem who refuse to recognize the existence or authority of the so-called "State of Israel" and actively promote authentic unadulterated Judaism.
     
Noam Chomsky Archive The radical linquist with a genius for political insight.
     
Not in Our Name   US organisation that opposes the occupation of Iraq, the US government's war on the world, police state restrictions, and detentions and roundups of immigrants.
     
Official Confusion You can watch a documentary here called "Mind the Gap" on Western governments' use of the threat of terrorism to justify the invasion of a key oil producing country.
     
OneWorld.net   Online organisation dedicated to the vision of a world where where resources are shared fairly and sustainably, human rights are nurtured and protected, and democratic governance structures enable people to shape their own lives.
     
PlanetFriendly.net Everything you need to know for alternative living.
     
PrisonPlanet.TV   Alex Jones' excellent site dedicated to fighting the growing Orwellian police state in the United States and other countries.
     
Protest.net   Detailed information on the where, when and how of political protest.
   
Reclaim Democracy! ReclaimDemocracy.org is committed to revoking corporate power and reviving grassroots democracy.
     
Rogerart.com   This site is a chaotically fabulous mixture of art and political commentary. Provocative, funny (can you do the EC handshake?), profound and outrageous! Worth a visit.
     
Selves and Others Political site with loads of excellent articles by some of the best writers around. Well worth a visit!
     
Sequential Chaos   Jon Marsella's thought-provoking blog on social science and economics. Marsella has a gift for perceptive and entertaining perspectives.
     
Sonoma Valley Voice   Good site on alternative news and opinion covering primarily politics and ecology.
     
TheocracyWatch Non-proft public information group committed to exposing the rise of the radical religious right as a political force in the US Republican Party.
     
Unlikely Stories Literary art, poetry and social commentary. This site has some great articles on it.
   
   
WisdomWeb   A delicious collage of creativity, comment and articles put together by someone with the wisdom to make a difference.
     
Witness   Interesting site that usese video and technology to fight for human rights.
   
YES! Magazine Concerned with building a more just, sustainable, and compassionate future with articles about economic alternatives and peace options.