| Al Jazeera | English and Arabic-language news network. Breaking news and features plus background material including profiles and global reactions |
| Crooks and Liars | an American liberal blog founded by John Amato and considered one of the first political blogs to feature vlogs (video) |
| Dissent | a quarterly magazine of politics and culture edited by Michael Kazin and Michael Walzer. A magazine of the left, Dissent is also one of independent minds and strong opinions. |
| Guardian News | features news, comment and features plus breaking news, multimedia, ongoing special reports and free archives. |
| KCRW | a community service of Santa Monica College, is Southern California's leading National Public Radio affiliate, featuring an eclectic mix of music, news, information and cultural programming. |
| Mother Jones | a nonprofit news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. |
| The Progressive | Peace and social justice | a monthly leftwing magazine of investigative reporting, political commentary, cultural coverage, activism, interviews, poetry, and humor. |
| Think Progress | a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and nonpartisan organization seeks to provide a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies. |
| Utne Reader | digests of independent ideas and alternative culture. Not right, not left, but forward thinking. We're most interested in creating a conversation about everything from the environment to the economy, politics to pop culture. |
| Zócalo Public Square | connects people to ideas and to each other |