Contemporary Social Issues and Politics:
A Beginning List of Web Sources
Note: many of these sites will lead you to further sources. Most magazines and newspapers now have websites, as you know, which can be located by a simple web search.

Major newspapers and online news sources (some require free registration)

The New York Times

The Washington Post
 
Christian Science Monitor

USA Today

Los Angeles Times

The Guardian (UK)

Aljazeera.net

Google News

Yahoo News Can be customized.

Slate.com

Real Clear Politics

Politico

In its own category:

The Onion

Blogs, Magazines and Websites (right of center)

Blogs:

Free Republic

The Drudge Report

Redstate.org

Michelle Malkin

Instapundit

Power Line

Magazines, etc.:

The National Review

Political USA

Fox News

Townhall.com

Blogs, Magazines and Websites (left of center)

Blogs:

Daily Kos

Huffington Post

TalkLeft

Talking Points Memo

Websites

t r u t h o u t

Working for Change

Counterpunch

Common Dreams News Center

Media Matters for America

Magazines:

The Nation

Harper's