Your Source for Political News and Commentary

[Pete1111]

I'm looking for new sources for political news and commentary, specifically the newspapers, podcasts and vlogs you consider worthy.

I read the Washington Post and the New Yorker and I listen to YouTube channels like Brian Taylor Cohen and Pod Save America.

I don't plan on converting to a MAGA conspiracy adherent so anyone that enjoys Steve Bannon and the like can start their own thread to share alt right news sources.  Those aren't what I'm asking about in my post.

I hear folks mention Rolling Stone, The Atlantic and New York Times.  What about LA Times?  Politico?

 

 

[Lucky]

huffpost.com (free)

wapo.com (subscription)

[floridarob]

https://www.gayguides.com/forums/forum/59-politics/

[TotallyOz]

I use New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, CNN, and Al Jazerra.

[KYTOP]

The Hill https://thehill.com/

Roll Call https://rollcall.com/

Politico https://www.politico.com/

Real Clear Politics https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ This site has a random collection of article links, from multiple viewpoints, in addition to their own content. Also they have a daily update of polls with a running average combined from multiple polls.

For Judges:

How Appealing https://howappealing.abovethelaw.com/

Courthouse News Service https://www.courthousenews.com/

The Vetting Room https://vettingroom.org/

Plus the various twitter accounts of:

Lawrence Hurley

John Doe @fedjudges

Madison Alder

 

 

 

[stevenkesslar]

13 hours ago, Pete1111 said:

I don't plan on converting to a MAGA conspiracy adherent so anyone that enjoys Steve Bannon and the like can start their own thread to share alt right news sources.  Those aren't what I'm asking about in my post.

Got it.

I read stories from every site mentioned so far..  Politico is my go to site every day.  Since it's all politics, all well written, and all well reasoned given my point of view.

Real Clear Politics is my other go to site every day precisely because it offers a "Bernie to Bannon" perspective.  It used to be viewed as more or less truly independent.  Since MAGA times it has taken a right turn.  As a lefty, that is why I like it.  They'll post articles from lots of left wing places like In These Times or The Nation, but also even more right wing pieces on the same subjects.  So you get a lot of different perspectives, if you want them.

[JKane]

I listen to a weekly podcast called "Left, Right, and Center" from public radio in Los Angeles.  Has a good discussion from various well articulated viewpoints.  

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center

[Pete1111]

4 hours ago, JKane said:

I listen to a weekly podcast called "Left, Right, and Center" from public radio in Los Angeles.  Has a good discussion from various well articulated viewpoints.  

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center

I have a memory like an Elephant. I stopped listening years ago when Warren Olney produced a piece on Jerry Sandusky abusing boys  at Penn State, emphasizing the dangers of the foster care system  allowing pedophiles around minors.   Even though the Sandusky crimes didn't really involve foster care, Olney used it to bang the drum about sexual predators and foster care.  For the 2nd half of the show Olney interviewed the president of Family Council of Arkansas discussing whether gays should be allowed to adopt children.  A counterpoint was offered, but not much of one.  Overall it was pretty disgusting.  

By the next day KCRW had launched damage control but the damage was done.  People were pissed.

 I never saw Olney as well informed or well read.  Hopefully he's faded away by now.