Top 10 Election Day Sites
Belief:
Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers?
Greta Christina
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace:
Don't Fear the Deficit Bogeyman
John Miller
DrugReporter:
The War on Weed: Marijuana Is Basically Harmless -- The Monumentally Stupid Drug War Is Not
Jim Hightower
Environment:
White House Garden Won't Make Up for Obama's Nomination of Pesticide Lobbyist for US Chief Agriculture Negotiator
Jill Richardson
Food:
Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?
David E. Gumpert
Health and Wellness:
47,000 Women Could Die As a Result of the New Mammogram Guidelines
George Lakoff
Immigration:
Republican Playbook on Immigration Debate Long on Emotions, Short on Facts
Mary Giovagnoli
Media and Technology:
The Memory Scrub About Why Ft. Hood Happened Is Almost Complete ... If It Weren't for Archives
Mark Ames
Movie Mix:
Disney Apocalypse: Why 2012 Sucks
Alexander Zaitchik
Politics:
White House's Ties to Health Care Industry Deeper Than Visitor Records Show
Daniela Perdomo
Reproductive Justice and Gender:
Why Can't We Look Away From Sarah Palin?
Vanessa Richmond
Rights and Liberties:
Whatever Happened to the CIA Black Sites?
David Corn
Sex and Relationships:
Hot Mormon Muffins and Models for Jesus: What's With All the Sexy Christians?
Liz Langley
Take Action:
G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets
Laura Flanders
Water:
Poseidon's Financial Shell Game: Why Is a Private Desalination Plant Asking for Public Money?
Peter Gleick
World:
Is Obama Following in the Footsteps of Bill Clinton?
Jeff Cohen
With the election upon us, AlterNet has looked high and low for the best midterm election news and information sites on the web. Our findings are below, in three categories: information, advocacy, and coverage. Happy surfing, and happy voting!
Information
Vote Smart
Detailed candidate and issue information. Don't miss the 2002 Voter's Self Defense Manual.
The Green Papers
A web site dedicated to "the dissemination of facts, figures, tidbits and commentary on the election campaigns leading ultimately to the 2002 General Election on Tuesday 5 November 2002 in which 1/3 of the United States Senate and the entire House of Representatives of the 108th Congress will be chosen."
DemocracyNet
Enter your zip code or select a state to find out about local races and ballot measures, and where the candidates stand on key issues.
Issues 2002
The site promises every politician's stance on every issue. A tall claim, but a quick glance at their Geroge W. Bush rap sheet shows they mean business.
Advocacy
Move On
From the people who brought you the Regime Change Begins At Home poster comes a site devoted to supporting "progressive principles of national government."
Rock the Vote
A voting resource for the younger voting demographic. If you're still not sure why voting is important, this site will make it clear.
Michael Moore
He's a familiar face around here for good reason. Count on cutting election day commentary from Moore as the results roll in.
Coverage
CNN Elections 2002
CNN's special report on the elections. Includes CNN stories and special features. This is the place to go to see the results roll in.
BBC: In Depth
Fascinating coverage of the US Midterm Elections from across the pond. Includes news, analysis, and an election diary by BBC Washington correspondent Nick Bryant.
State Decisions 2002
Informational resource for all 50 states, including candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General, as well as links to campaign websites. Also features partisan splits for state legislatures and a complete list of statewide Ballot Questions. Information can be sorted by party, office and state.
Derek Powazek is Online Director of AlterNet and the author of Design for Community.
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Republican Playbook on Immigration Debate Long on Emotions, Short on Facts Immigration: Senate Republicans have “thoughtfully’ provided immigration advocates with their strategy for opposing immigration reform in 2010. By Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 27, 2009. |
Lou Dobbs Suddenly Loves Illegal Immigrants? Clearly He's Eyeing Public Office Politics: Dobbs said he now favors the very legalization process for unauthorized immigrants that he's long derided as a brain-dead "amnesty". By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 26, 2009. |
Whatever Happened to the CIA Black Sites? Rights and Liberties: The CIA ordered its secret prisons closed, but lawyers for terrorism suspects want them preserved as possible evidence -- and the CIA won't say what's going on. By David Corn, Mother Jones. November 26, 2009. |
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