Eric Alterman's blog, Altercation, despite being paid for by MSNBC.com, is actually terrific so far. Lots of great lengths. But today he says he'll try not to talk so much about news and stories that only appear in print sources. I think this would be a serious mistake. The web covers a lot, but it doesn't cover everything. Restricting yourself to online sources will restrict your readers to a still too narrow view of the world.
Otherwise, Alterman points to Media Whores Online, Eric Boehlert's coverage in Salon, Spinsanity, and The Hamster as good sources for keeping up to date on current political developments. He also reprints a letter from a staunch defender of Georgia Democrat Cynthia McKinney who was dismissed a few weeks ago when she said the same things everyone is saying now -- that we need to find out what was known about terrorist plans prior to 9-11, by whom, and when. That letter points to thisindictment of The Washington Post, which is good background for the following extensive analysis of attempts to discredit McKinney. Who says the media is liberally biased?
Unfortunately, the Boehlert piece referred to above is in Salon's premium section, which, again, I highly recommend. Luckily, you can read some of the same perspective in Alternet's "Doomsday Mongering", which suggests Bush and Co. are trying to distract attention from their failures by scaring Americans with random terrorist warnings. If you prefer, you can read the BigMedia version at The New York Times. Also relevant in this vein are these two opinion pieces at The NYT. Wow. So much reading, so little time. When are the "American People" going to wake up? Better yet, when are those poll numbers going to drop?
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