I've noticed over the years that "whatever you can say has been said before", and all too often said better then I could say, especially with limited time.
Before the Internet, so much knowledge just wasn't available, but now it just takes some curiosity and a few keystrokes to gain considerable enlightenment on virtually any topic. For this reason my blog is loaded with URL links to online material. This lets me stand on the shoulders of giants.
Following are links to people and websites I favor
People
Chris HedgesRalph Nader
Andrew Bacevich
Amy Goodman
Ron Paul
... in progress
Websites
Daily, check for articles of interest
Drudge Report
CounterPunch
Alternet
Common Dreams
Antiwar
Huffington Post
Russian Times (RT)
If time permits ...
LA Times
VICE News
Reason mag
The Guardian
Truth-Out
Truth Dig
Daily Beast
Fire dog lake
Tom Dispatch
Slate
Rolling Stone
McClatchy
Democracy Now
mondoweiss
Consortiumnews
Minor interest
Infowars
