Current Affairs: Commentary

Synapse: Think the Web Synapse delivers commentary and analysis by, for, and about online communities. Examining the intersections of technology with society, politics, and culture, Synapse combines key elements from three of HotWired's previous programs - The Netizen, Packet, and Brain Tennis - and adds unprecedented levels of interactivity and community. Synapse brings together an all-star lineup of contributors, including media critic Jon Katz (author, Virtuous Reality); reporter John McChesney (National Public Radio); technology writer Simson Garfinkel; and several others. Search Synapse using HotBot: Suck Suck is a daily diatribe on worst-case scenarios in media, politics, advertising, and the Internet. Alternative Media Project Includes a full-text Noam Chomsky archive. Search this site's domain using HotBot: The Bird Political satire has not flown the coop. Search this site's domain using HotBot: Cato Institute The classic libertarian think tank, Cato is known for its promotion of public policy based on individual liberty, free markets, and limited government. Conservative Politics Page RealAudio clips of Dems saying sketchy things and an archive of Clinton criticism called the "The W Files." This is the "Right Side of the Web." The Democracy Project PBS calls this their "laboratory for citizen-oriented news and public affairs programs." The Democratic Leadership Council Includes the DLC's associated think tank, The Progressive Policy Institute. Search this site's domain using HotBot: The Electronic Activist An email-address directory for members of Congress, state governments, and US media entities. HateWatch Links to the homepages of groups that use the Net to spread hate propaganda. From Holocaust deniers to white supremacists, HateWatch gives you a handy matrix for who's who in hate. Search this site's domain using HotBot: Impact Online Database and discussion area for getting involved as a volunteer. Search Impact Online: Enter keywords: Maximum number of results: 10 25 50 100 The Jefferson Project Calling itself "The comprehensive guide to online politics," The Jefferson Project is a strong index of all things political on the Net. Case insensitive Or And Misspellings allowed: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Best match Return documents. MoJo Wire Mother Jones, interactive. In addition to reading "more damned liberal media bias," you can search the MoJo 400 - a list of America's biggest political donors and who they gave to. Search this site's domain using HotBot: the Onion Go ahead, you're supposed to laugh. This University of Wisconsin-Madison rag is political satire at its best - it makes fun of everything without making a point. The Onion is "Number One in news" and Number One in fun. Political Science Quarterly "It is must reading for both social scientists and informed citizens in public affairs." The Progressive Populist The Progressive Populist, "A newspaper that believes people are more important than corporations." Town Hall The "new conservative" online magazine, complete with the Capital Cam and articles about the latest Rush show. Search this site's domain using HotBot:

Copyright © 1997 HotWired, Inc. All rights reserved.