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News Index This is essentially a large search engine. This best takes advantage of the enormous stores of information available on the web. Enter a subject, and the engine will return news stories from a variety of sources on the web.
CNN/Time Magazine AllPolitics
This page offers current news of beltway happenings. With the resources of two media giants, it can provide excellent coverage of what is occurring. It provides analysis and bulletin boards for the exchange of views, and you can download sound and video files of major events, although they have now begun charging for such files. AOL strikes again.
The New York Times On The Web Registration is required, which is clunky and annoying, but The Paper Of Record remains a great source of news, political or otherwise, and registration remains free.
Newsday Online Long Island's newspaper is an excellent source of news on the local level. When they are not focusing on human interest stories, their coverage of hard news is deservedly award-winning. Also of interest: Their series Computer 101, which is a terrific primer for those who want a thorough explanation of the basics of personal computing.
Washingtonpost.com In the New York Metro area, when we hear the phrase “The Post,” we tend to think of a local paper that is one half-step ahead of The National Enquirer in terms of journalistic judgment and ethics. In the Washington area, it is quite the opposite. This paper is amongst the best in the nation, particularly when it comes to political coverage.
MSNBC A combined effort between NBC and Microsoft, the web site is often more worthwhile than the cable outlet that has emerged from this partnership. Besides tie-ins to the cable station, this site provides information relating to many of the news programs provided by the broadcast stations of NBC, most notably Dateline.
The next five links are to magazines (on different points of the political spectrum) that provide news and the type of analysis desirable in the college-level study of political science. All are well-written and intelligent in their analysis. They follow in alphabetical order.
Mother Jones This magazine provides analysis of politics and society. A genuinely liberal publication, they offer a perspective distinct from the others listed on this page.
The National Review William F. Buckley's magazine is the weekly voice of the conservative movement. Highlights include the “Outrage Du Jour”, and WFB’s Word Of The Day.
The New Republic Often described as liberal, this magazine is liberal in a traditional sense. They certainly do not hesitate to attack positions taken by national Democrats. Like the National Review, you must subscribe to the print version to get all of the content, but TNR has added much more online content, and wider access to past articles. Both TNR and National Review regularly post information unique to the online edition.
The Village Voice More than just the club dates, this quite liberal weekly provides excellent coverage of NYC politics, and analysis of trends in society. All this is done through the prism of their hard-left views.
The Weekly Standard A relatively new presence amongst political periodicals, this conservative magazine was founded and is still run by William Kristol, who was Chief of Staff for Vice-President Quayle.
If you are aware of other publications that you feel are missing from the above lists, please let me know by sending me e-mail
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