Contemporary Social Issues and Politics:
A Beginning List of Web Sources
   
Note: many of these sites will lead you to further sources
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Major newspapers and online news sources

The New York Times (Requires free registration; some content is now behind "premium" wall.)

The Washington Post
 
Christian Science Monitor

USA Today

Los Angeles Times

The Guardian (UK)

Aljazeera.net

Google News

Yahoo News Can be customized.

In its own category:

The Onion

Magazines and websites (right of center)

The National Review

Political USA

Fox News

Slate.com

Townhall.com

Blogs:
The Drudge Report

Redstate.org

Michelle Malkin

Instapundit

Power Line

Magazines and websites (left of center)

The Nation

t r u t h o u t

Working for Change

Counterpunch

Harper's

Common Dreams News Center

Media Matters for America

Blogs:
Daily Kos

Huffington Post

TalkLeft

Talking Points Memo