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»Websites of Interest

I rely on this site for news and analysis. Every day there is at least one article that is outstanding.
Buzz Flash - News, Books, Movies, and More for Progressives, from Progressives.
Maybe you prefer an alternative incubated in the third world.  This approach has been around for a few decades and will at least spark discussion.
In case we forget, our federal government's erstwhile moral administration is composed of war criminals..
In the mood for some heavy reading?  How about an interview with The Ecological Economist?
The Miniature Earth. To put things in perspective, take a look at this representation of the world's population.
A long article about how to begin to build a progressive community.
A useful index of the cost of the Iraq war to the nation and to our community.
The E.F. Schumacher Society. Thinking Small? Decentralized? Check out the resources at this site

Their Timelines are very useful and the idea of cooperative research warrants support.
»Recommended Websites
Considering doing some research on state or national issues? This site is an excellent source of information on who pays how much for what laws and which lawmakers. More info than can be absorbed in one sitting.
Chip Berlet has done a good job of researching oppressive and right-wing movements in the U.S. As the Religious Right/Neocon/Corporatist axis becomes more energized, the more information we have on their activities the better.
Excellent analysis of what is going on in Haiti and within the Black communities in this country. ... This was what I originally wrote but, after reading regularly, I have since decided that the following is much more accurate: An essential resource for helping European-Americans understand America.
"The Omaha Star," in existence for more than 66 years, has been Nebraska's largest African American newspaper and the city's most effective device to improve the lives of African Americans." Also an essential resource for understanding what is going on in Omaha.
"The Aframerican Bookstore," 3226 Lake St., Omaha's place to find anything and everything about Black experience in the U.S. and the world. Their motto: "Minds Producing Minds That Produce".
In case you forgot. A repository for information the powers that be would rather you didn't remember.
Spiritual doesn't mean reactionary. A Network of Spiritual Progressives led by a Jewish organization that opposes the current foreign policies of the state of Israel.  A good site for spiritual progressives of any stripe.
In-depth articles on Venezuela
Excellent coverage of alternative and left views from Latin America and Spain. Generally in Spanish.
The Granddaddy of Left Periodicals - Le Monde. Some articles are available without subscribing.
The Association for Union Democracy. Another advocate of labor union democracy.
Coverage of Labor events, emphasizing democracy in unions

For in-depth analysis of current events, try Monthly Review. You'll discover information and ideas that won't be found on CNN; a gathering place for the democratic Left in the US.

Facts and Arguments to help take community building away from developers and Walmart.
»The Usual Suspects
Worth joining just for the NFP newsletter, which has had excellent articles on US nuclear rearmament
We could be watching Democracy Now! any of four times a day. We could see some of Molly Ivins' last public speeches. We could hear from Katrina survivors in their own words. And, of course, we could see the pictures the Bush Administration tries to hide from us of the real devastation in Iraq. All that, plus a banquet of locally produced uncensored, non-commercial television. Tucson has this kind of deal in their contract from Cox. We deserve the same here.
GASP of Nebraska (Group to Alleviate Smoking Pollution)
A Very Active Local Community
The Nebraska Chapter of the ACLU
Because Democracy is not a Spectator Sport
R.E.A.S.O.N. (Rationalists, Empiricists, and Skeptics of Nebraska
The Omaha Bicycle Coop
A Site Dedicated to Exposing the Franklin Case & Cover-up
A Christian Group that Walks the walk
The Omaha Catholic Worker Community
The Des Moines Catholic Worker Community
Mid-Missouri Peaceworks
Omaha for Peace
Lincoln Secular Humanists

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