Best Independent & Alternative News Sites

CounterPunch - GO - political insights & high quality independent journalism from the progressive front. 

Znet - GO - community of advocates, alternative thinkers & independent writers. 

Project Censored - GO - revealing the Top 10 most censored stories in the mainstream media. Sensational stuff & essential reading from Sonoma University.

Global Issues - GO - exploring the causes of social dysfunction in the world.

YellowTimes.org - GO - alternative news & views on social progress in the world. 
Fair.org - GO - devoted to fairness & accuracy in reporting.

MediaLens - GO - independent news service correcting the distorted views of mainstream media.

Media Watch - GO - media literacy through education & action. 

Cursor.org - GO - broader views on the news from this group educating the public on the relationship between media & society.

Journalism.org - GO - examining the status quo of the US news media.

Pew Research Center - GO - public opinion research investigating global trends in social attitudes.

MediaChannel .org - GO - the global network for Democratic media. 

CommonDreams - GO - news & views for the progressive commmunity.

rabble.ca - GO - features some of the best progressive writers in Canada.