I normally don't endorse mainstream media figures, but I have to say that columnist Paul Krugman (a Nobelist in Economics) maintains an excellent blog on all things politico-economic for the New York Times. This week, Krugman flashes back to the 1930s with a short clip of the great economist John Maynard Keynes, and comments on how Keynes' evident upper class British accent belies the "impishness and radicalism of his thought."
The Green Party Watch (not affiliated with the Green Party per se) is a great source for Green news and opinion. Recent posts concern the Green Party's call for a "Green New Deal" in contrast to Obama's enervated "jobs" package and speculations about who the Greens will nominate for President at their 2012 convention. I'm hoping that Dr. Jill Stein will be our candidate: she has an impressive resume, is an effective communicator, and is photogenic to boot. I voted for her when she ran for Governor of Massachusetts back in 2002 (alas, some Mormon named "Mitt" won that race, so we left town).
My next choice is SandersForPresident.org, a blog that's agitating for independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to challenge Obama in the Democratic primaries (there's also a rumour that he might run for the Green nomination, although I doubt that would actually happen). Sanders recently called for a progressive candidate to challenge Obama in 2012. You can sign the petition to draft him here. . .
Also, check out Democracy Now!'s blog, which features a lot of "Web Exclusives." In a broadcast in March of this year, Juan Gonzalez jointly interviewed Daniel Ellsberg (he of the "Pentagon Papers") and four-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. The Web Exclusive went into more detail, and included Ellsberg seconding Nader's call for the impeachment of Obama for war crimes.
Here's a snippet of the original interview:
The Green Party Watch (not affiliated with the Green Party per se) is a great source for Green news and opinion. Recent posts concern the Green Party's call for a "Green New Deal" in contrast to Obama's enervated "jobs" package and speculations about who the Greens will nominate for President at their 2012 convention. I'm hoping that Dr. Jill Stein will be our candidate: she has an impressive resume, is an effective communicator, and is photogenic to boot. I voted for her when she ran for Governor of Massachusetts back in 2002 (alas, some Mormon named "Mitt" won that race, so we left town).
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My next choice is SandersForPresident.org, a blog that's agitating for independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to challenge Obama in the Democratic primaries (there's also a rumour that he might run for the Green nomination, although I doubt that would actually happen). Sanders recently called for a progressive candidate to challenge Obama in 2012. You can sign the petition to draft him here. . .
Also, check out Democracy Now!'s blog, which features a lot of "Web Exclusives." In a broadcast in March of this year, Juan Gonzalez jointly interviewed Daniel Ellsberg (he of the "Pentagon Papers") and four-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. The Web Exclusive went into more detail, and included Ellsberg seconding Nader's call for the impeachment of Obama for war crimes.
Here's a snippet of the original interview:
Finally, I recommend ThisIsntHappiness.com, which is like a beach awash with the flotsam and jetsam of our culture: stick-figure cartoons, hacked images, random old sign-of-the-times pieces. It's hilarious, in a melancholic sort of way. You have to check it out.
The following is not the cartoon I found on ThisIsntHappiness, but it's from the same website:
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