Life After the Oil Crash -- If you're interested in keeping your eyes closed and your ears covered, do not click on this link.

AlterNet -- Another "outside the mainstream" news source, dedicated to providing crucial facts and passionate opinions that readers can't find anywhere else.

Common Dreams Newscenter -- Breaking news and views for the progressive community.

Contrast.Org -- Believing that the Internet is an excellent medium for campaigning, actions, and protest voice, Contrast.org was created to stimulate these voices. It's an organisation and workspace for contra-information, and contra-expertise from a radical-critical perspective.

Dissident Voice -- An internet newsletter dedicated to challenging the distortions and lies of the corporate press and the privileged classes it serves, its goal is to provide hard hitting, thought provoking and even entertaining news and commentaries on politics and culture that can serve as ammunition in struggles for peace and social justice.

Iraq Body Count -- This site needs no introduction.

MoveOn.Org -- A clearinghouse for Democractic, political activism and an active attempt to reinvolve the disenfranchised with the political process.

No Nukes North -- Dedicated to promoting educated opposition to missile defense in Alaska and to encouraging local peace activities.

Truthout.org -- Provides a plethora of links to critical news and commentary from a wide variety of sources. Beautifully designed and assiduously maintained.