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The following links are the best sources for information that is not readily available in the mass media. The author has come to rely on these alternative media organizations and publications because they have accurately reported on matters that he and his acquaintances have witnessed or verified.
The Annotated Bibliography page has brief synopses, remarks, and Internet links for all of the books and journals cited in How Many Roads? and listed in the bibliography.
Bolerium Books
is one of the best on-line sources of books on U.S. American labor and radical
history, as well as gay and lesbian literature, African-American, Asian-American,
Chicano, Hispanic, and women's studies. The site has links to other alternative
book sources.
http://www.bolerium.com/
Center for
Defense Information monitors and analyzes the activities of the U.S.
armed forces. The center is a private, nongovernmental research organization
that was founded by retired high-ranking military officers.
http://www.cdi.org/
Center for
Investigative Reporting seeks an informed citizenry and a dynamic
democracy by conducting in-depth investigations of hidden or complex topics
that impact public life. These reports are made available for use by the broadcast
or print media.
http://www.muckraker.org/index.html
Center on
Budget Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy
institute that provides research and analysis on a range of government policies
and programs, with emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
http://www.cbpp.org/
Citizens for
Tax Justice is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization
dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.
http://www.ctj.org/
CorpWatch,
whose motto is "holding the corporations accountable," is a good
research tool for those seeking information on corporate malfeasance.
http://www.corpwatch.org/
Council on
Hemispheric Affairs is an independent research and information organization
consisting of labor, religious, civic, and academic leaders. The council promotes
the common interest of the hemisphere and encourages the formulation of rational
U.S. policies towards Canada and Latin America.
http://www.coha.org/
CounterSpin
provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes
what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
http://www.fair.org/counterspin/index.html
CovertAction
Quarterly, founded by a former CIA agent, is a journal that reports
on the activities of the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other government intelligence-gathering
organizations.
http://www.covertaction.org/
Democracy
Now! goes beyond the rhetoric and party politics offered by the mainstream
media. Instead, this investigative program highlights grassroots efforts to
enhance and ignite democracy in the U.S.
http://www.democracynow.org/
Environmental
Working Group is a leading research and content provider for public
interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the
environment.
http://www.ewg.org/about.html
Fairness &
Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) is a national media-watch group that
has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since
1986.
http://www.fair.org/
Federation
of American Scientists analyzes issues related to science, technology,
and public policy, including national security, nuclear weapons, arms sales,
biological hazards, secrecy, and space policy. The federation is a privately
funded nonprofit policy organization whose board includes 51 of America's
Nobel laureates in the sciences.
http://www.fas.org/
Flashpoints
is a daily investigative news magazine that broadcasts from Berkeley's listener-sponsored
radio station KPFA. Audio from recent broadcasts can be heard on the Web site.
http://flashpoints.net/
Freedom of
Information Center provides the general public and the media analysis
as well as access to formerly classified government documents and information.
The center has a collection of more than 1 million articles and documents
on access to information at the state, federal, and local levels.
http://web.missouri.edu/~foiwww/
Human Rights
Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization that investigates
human rights violations worldwide and then enlists the public and the international
community to stop these practices.
http://www.hrw.org/
In These Times
is an independent magazine dedicated to reporting on and analyzing popular
movements for social, environmental, and economic justice. It also provides
an accessible forum for debate about public policies that will shape our future.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/
Independent
Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the
creation of accurate radical and passionate telling of the truth that counters
the corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the struggles
for peace and liberation.
http://www.indymedia.org/
Institute
for Public Accuracy seeks to expose the hidden agendas of corporate-funded
think tanks and to broaden public discourse by gaining media access for those
whose perspectives are commonly drowned out by the mass media.
http://www.accuracy.org/
International
Forum on Globalization is an alliance of leading activists, scholars,
economists, researchers, and writers representing over 60 organizations in
25 countries. The group's goal is to stimulate new thinking, joint activity,
and public education in response to economic globalization.
http://www.ifg.org/
KPFA,
founded in 1949 by pacifists, poets, and journalists in Berkeley, was the
first listener-sponsored radio station in the USA. It broadcasts a mix of
news and in-depth public affairs, an ongoing drama, literature and performance
series, interviews, and reviews.
http://www.kpfa.org/index.htm
For real-time streaming audio:
http://www.kpfa.org/forms/0_aud.htm
Left Business
Observer is a monthly newsletter that reports on economics and politics
in the U.S. and the world at large. Unlike mass media analyses, the newsletter
exposes the historical and financial roots of current events, offering an
alternative perspective.
http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html
The Loka Institute
is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social,
political, and environmental repercussions of research, science, and technology.
It advocates democratizing the way scientific research is designed and implemented.
http://www.loka.org/
Media Alliance
is a non-profit training and resource center for media workers and activists
that was founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote ethics, diversity, and
accountability in the media, with emphasis on peace, justice, and social responsibility.
http://www.media-alliance.org/
Media Watch
has the goal of challenging abusive stereotypes and other biased images commonly
found in the media. The organization also fights all forms of censorship,
especially the silencing of marginalized groups.
http://www.mediawatch.com/
The Middle
East Research and Information Project is a nonprofit organization
that provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from
mainstream news sources. It has no links to any religious, educational, or
political organizations.
http://www.merip.org/
Mother Jones,
which began in 1976 as a progressive nonprofit magazine, has evolved into
a many-faceted media organization. Its investigative reporting has earned
the magazine worldwide recognition.
http://www.mojones.com/index.html
NACLA Report
on the Americas is an independent nonprofit journal that provides
information on major trends in Latin America and its relations with the U.S.
Its scholarly in-depth reports have made it the most widely read English-language
publication on Latin America.
http://www.nacla.org/
National Coalition
Against Censorship is an alliance of 50 national nonprofit organizations
united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must
be defended.
http://www.ncac.org/
Nuclear Information
and Resource Service & World Information Service on Energy is
an information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations
concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable
energy issues.
http://www.nirs.org/
People for
the American Way conducts research and provides legal and education
services. The organization also monitors and researches the religious-right
movement and its political allies. The group is a premier source of vital
information for policymakers, scholars, and activists nationwide.
http://www.pfaw.org/
PR Watch
is a quarterly newsletter that reports on the public relations industry in
order to help citizens and journalists recognize and combat manipulative and
misleading PR practices.
http://www.prwatch.org/
The Progressive
is a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad that
began publication in 1909.
http://www.progressive.org/
Project Censored
explores and publicizes the extent of censorship in our society by locating
stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but
is not. The project hopes to stimulate responsible journalists to provide
more mass-media coverage of such issues.
http://www.projectcensored.org/intro.htm
Rocky Mountain
Media Watch challenges citizens to resist and change the manipulation
and misinformation of the mass media by exposing these distortions.
http://www.bigmedia.org/
Science Frontiers
is a bimonthly newsletter of scientific research and observations that challenges
prevailing scientific paradigms. These synopses cite the original sources
and often suggest alternative explanations.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/
South End
Press is a nonprofit, collectively run book publisher whose books
encourage critical thinking and constructive action on crucial political,
cultural, social, economic, and ecological issues.
http://www.southendpress.org/
Union of Concerned
Scientists is an independent nonprofit alliance of 50,000 concerned
citizens and scientists across the country. The group augments rigorous scientific
analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build
a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.cfm
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