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Political News
- Ballot Box
Blog following current politics and election news.
- The Center for Public Integrity
Non-profit, non-partisan organization providing "investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics-related issues".
- Congress.org
Tracks current bills, issues, and legislation. Includes form which allows you to enter your zip code to see a description of local, state, and national officials.
- CREW: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
"A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach."
- Directory of U.S. Political Parties
Annotated list of U.S. political parties with links to important people and sub-groups.
- FactCheck.org
"A nonpartisan, nonprofit, 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players..."
- Governing.com
Online site of Congressional Quarterly's "Governing" magazine. Includes information on current news, politics, legislature, governance (including their Government Performance Project report on state taxes) and much more.
- iAmericanSpirit Political Dictionary
Definitions for terms used in the political world.
- Images of American Political History
Over 300 years of maps, cartoons, and other images pertaining to politics in America.
- Issue Coverage Tracker
"Review press coverage and opinion writing on the presidential candidates and the major issues of the 2008 campaign. ... The issue tracker includes information from the Web sites of a wide variety of sources across the political spectrum."
- LexisNexis - U.S. Politics and World News
"Use the unique capabilities of LexisNexis® Publisher to get the latest news on President Bush, Iraq, the War on Terror and more, from over 4,000 U.S. and International news sources."
- MAPLight.org
"MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database... makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable."
- The Middle Class.org
"Analyses of bills that would have a significant impact (positive or negative) on the squeezed middle class, as well as on the aspirations of low-income Americans who want to work their way into the middle class."
- National Center for Policy Analysis
"A nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization... Topics include reforms in health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, criminal justice, education and environmental regulation."
- New York Times Politics Navigator
Subject-organized links to websites about the government, politics, political parties, media, public opinion, and presidential candidates.
- Opensecrets.org: Money in Politics data
Website of "a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy." Includes a nice Lobbying Database as well as other resources.
- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
"The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. ... it tracks and aggregates news and conducts independent research, including surveys, legal backgrounders, reports, books and Q&A interviews."
- The Political Compass
Quiz places your political opinions in a grid from left to right and authoritarian to libertarian, thus showing a more nuanced definition than the usual conservative/liberal divide.
- Political Information.com
"A search engine for politics, policy, and political news."
- Political Life in America
Very nice set of annotated links designed to help a "Participation in Government" class research assignment. Includes everything from general sites to the electoral college to campaign financing, interest groups, parties, platforms, voting reform, and more.
- Political Resources on the Net: USA
"Index of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."
- Political Science Resources: United States Politics
Hundreds of documents and website links organized by subject, from the University of Michigan Document Center.
- Policy Jargon Decoder
"This glossary contains some of the terms used in the Urban Institute's publications and in policy debates more generally."
- PR Watch: Spin of the Day
"Daily reporting on public relations, propaganda, and media spin"
- Public Agenda Online
"Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization" which supplies information about current social and political issues.
- Real Clear Politics
"America’s political web site for intelligent opinion, news, polls and analysis." RCP gathers news and articles from many sources into one place.
- Source Watch
"A collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda."
- Urban Institute
"We analyze policies, evaluate programs, and inform community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being. We work in all 50 states and abroad in over 28 countries, and we share our research findings with policymakers, program administrators, business, academics, and the public..."
- WashingtonPost.com: Politics
News and materials about current and past elections and politics.
- The World's Smallest Political Quiz
Quiz uses just 10 questions to place respondents on a grid of economic and political ideologies.
