The kicking off places are here for the days when I want to get to the depths of what's really happening on our planet from many different perspectives. Portals and links to important news stories from these diverse sources will give you your own broader view— whether you wanted it or not. -Leigh
News
Aljazeera
More than 30 bureaus and dozens of correspondents covering global events for the Arab world. Go »
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi news channels for media, business and industry from the widely respected World News Network for a middle-eastern perspective. Go »
The American Times
Daily news blog updated and compiled hourly. Rough, smart, funny and where the real news media is heading. We hope. Go »
Black America Web
Comprehensive source of information for and about African-Americans. Go »
Butterflies and Wheels
Fighting the subjugation of rational assessment in the media, the political realm and public discourse. Check your self-righteous indignation at the door. Go »
BuzzFlash
Late-breaking headlines, news, and commentary for a geographically diverse, politically savvy, pro-democracy, anti-hypocrisy web audience. Go »
Common Dreams
Comprehensive news source and archive with a progressive eye on all of the important issues of the day includes a real-time online news wire. Invaluable. This one's become my first stop of the day. Go »
DNN: Dajjal News Network
Extensive resource of world news and events with a strong Islamic view of current affairs. Go »
Free Speech In The USA
Combing the media for the stories about the current regime the mainstream media ignores. Go »
Foreign Policy
Refreshingly creative and succinct analysis of the most significant international news and trends— Go figure out how the world works. Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Go »
Gaizao
Under-reported East and South East Asia news from anarchist and progressive perspectives. Go »
Google News
Up-to-the-minute reports from 4500 world-wide news sources compiled solely by computer algorithms without human intervention. Go »
The Guardian
Brilliant daily UK broadsheet and, sadly, the best place to go for the truth about 1st-level US news and shenanigans. This is my paper of record now that the NYT's integrity is dead. Go »
Hindustan Times
English language news reports from India including Delhi, Lucknow, Patna and 16 other major centers across the country. Go »
Independent Media Center
Grassroots, non-corporate coverage from a collective of independent media organizations and journalists. Go »
Indian Country Today
Native American journalism focused on the global and local issues affecting the Nations. Go »
Information Clearing House
Rich independent media source dedicated to bringing the stories and issues ignored by the mainstream press to a world-wide audience. Go »
Media Workers Against War
Daily news from members of the press opposed to aggressive action against innocent civilians under the pretext of 'the war on terror'. Go »
The Narco News Bulletin
Al Giordano's straight-up reporting on the truth of the "War on Drugs and Democracy" from Latin America. Go »
News Alternative
Current reports on the stories ignored by the mainstream media blackout. Go »
NPR
The National Public Radio web presence and online archive. Go »
Power and Interest News Report
Political, economic and cultural analysis of the rationale behind international conflict. Valiant attempt at illumination without judgment. Go »
Pravda Online
Analysis and news coverage with a pro-Russia approach to reporting and journalistic policy. Go »
The Raw Story
Smart, funny, pointed and anything but drudgery to read. Self-billed liberal alternative to The Drudge Report and excellent jumping off point for the news that gets buried. Go »
Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Project
Dedicated to monitoring hate groups and extremist activity in the U.S., The SPLC's Intelligence Project publishes the quarterly Intelligence Report, updating law enforcement, the media, and the public on the activity it investigates. Go »
Truthout
Striving to clearly report critical news and commentary on current events and important issues. Go »
Women's eNews
Substantive news covering public policy and issues of particular concern to women. Go »
World Press Review
Incisive reporting of foreign news on many subjects of vital international importance— refreshing perspectives for a US audience. Go »