Interesting Political Websites

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03cd4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="iPolitics Home"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">iPolitics Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Political Parties"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Political Parties</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How the Internet Influences Politics"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">How The Internet Influences Politics</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Politics Around the World"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Politics Around the World</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Political Philosophers Corner"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Political Philosopher's Corner</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Political Scientist"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Political Scientist</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Shelf"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Book Shelf</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Using the Internet for Social Activism"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Using the Internet for Social Activism</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email Lists"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Email Lists</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Interesting Political Websites</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="551" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <B>Website</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Description</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.abuzz.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.abuzz.com"><U>Abuzz</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "Abuzz is a knowledge network where you can use email and the Web to ask questions, give answers, and share your knowledge with other Abuzz members."</div> <bR> <div> There are many circles of interest; check out the <B>Politics Circle</B> to discuss politics.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/"><U>All Politics</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> This is a politics-oriented news site from CNN and Time.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.antiwar.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.antiwar.com"><U>AntiWar.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "Your best source for antiwar news, viewpoints, and activities". Antiwar.com is a division of the Center for Libertarian Studies.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.arabies.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arabies.com/"><U>Arabies Trends</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> The International Magazine on Arab Affairs</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.britpolitics.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.britpolitics.com"><U>BritPolitics.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> "The World's Best Free On-Line Political Guide"</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.campaignline.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.campaignline.com/"><U>CampaignLine</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> The Magazine for People in Politics</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.fairvote.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fairvote.org/"><U>Center for Voting and Democracy</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "<B>The Center for Voting and Democracy</B> studies how voting systems affect participation, representation and governance and disseminates its findings to civic organizations, elected officials, journalists and the general public."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.commoncause.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.commoncause.org/"><U>Common Cause</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Holding Power Accountable".</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 132 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.congressvote.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.congressvote.com"><U>CongressVote.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "CongressVote.com is a nonpartisan forum created to give engaged citizens a place on the Web to discuss, debate and inform themselves on key legislative issues arising before Congress. Our goal is to provide an inside look at current issues before the U.S. Congress through Op-Ed's and Q & A sessions with Members of Congress, as well as interactive discussions, news, legislative updates, polls and information resources. "</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.realdemocracy.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.realdemocracy.com/"><U>Direct Democracy Center</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> This site provides information about the "Direct Democracy Project - "Direct Democracy is the people controlling government directly through our nonpartisan elected representatives and deciding all matters of taxation and public policy. The technology exists for us to have direct democracy by establishing voting networks of interactive electronic devices connected to the voters homes." </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.epn.org/about.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.epn.org/about.html"><U>Electronic Policy Network</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "A consortium of top public policy organizations and advocacy groups, the Electronic Policy Network provides timely information and leading ideas about the policies and politics that shape our world." </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.grassroots.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.grassroots.com"><U>Grassroots.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> They advertise themselves as "Your political action network.". It contains a lot of interesting political clubs and groups.</div> <bR> <div> This site allows you to create a group around a political action, for example, third party politics. It also provides you with group email and a bulletin board for your club. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> I<A HREF="http://www.intellectualcapital.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.intellectualcapital.com"><U>ntellectualCapital.com</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> This site provides interesting articles and opinions about politics.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 82 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.lwv.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lwv.org/"><U>League of Women Voters</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://nationaljournal.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://nationaljournal.com/"><U>National Journal</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> An information site.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.netaction.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.netaction.org"><U>NetAction</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> A site dedicated to using the Interent as a tool for activism.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.newdem.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newdem.org"><U>New Democrat Network</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "New Leaders For A New Time"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.ourfuture.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ourfuture.org"><U>Ourfuture.org</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Campaign For America'a Future"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.policy.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.policy.com"><U>Policy.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "Since its inception, Policy.com has been dedicated to using online communications to enhance civic participation in public policy . . . Policy.com enjoys active participation by leading think tanks, advocacy groups, businesses, policy analysts, professors and other policy organizations both as content providers and as dedicated users of the site." </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.politics.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.politics.com"><U>Politics.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> This is a daily newspaper for politics.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.politics1.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.politics1.com/"><U>Politics1</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> A political newsletter.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.purepolitics.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.purepolitics.com"><U>PurePolitics</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Politics Everyone Can Enjoy"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 132 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.citizen.org/congress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.citizen.org/congress/"><U>Public Citizen</U></A><A HREF="http://www.citizen.org/congress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.citizen.org/congress/"><U> Congress Watch</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Congress Watch is a division of Public Citizen, a 150,000 member national non-profit, non-partisan, member-supported public interest group founded by Ralph Nader in 1971. Congress Watch monitors Congress and fights for consumer rights, government and corporate accountability, campaign finance reform, a clean environment, and health and safety protection through lobbying, public education, research and media outreach." </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.politicalwag.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.politicalwag.com"><U>PoliticalWag.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> This is a political discussion site. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.portraitofamerica.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.portraitofamerica.com"><U>Portrait of America</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> In their own words, "The #1 source for public opinion data on the Internet".</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.speakout.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.speakout.com"><U>SpeakOut.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> This site provides political news and allows you to "become an online activist". It provides messaging tools to get your political message out and also provides a bulletin board to discuss issues.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.thecampaign.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thecampaign.org/"><U>The Campaign</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Food</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.thepeoplespeak.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thepeoplespeak.com"><U>The People Speak</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> This is a fun community that discusses all types of politics.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.vanishingvoter.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vanishingvoter.org/"><U>The Vanishing Voter</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "A Project to Study and Invigorate the American Electoral Process"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.third-parties.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.third-parties.com"><U>Third-Parties.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> If you are interested in Campaign Finance Reform, Ballot Access, Third Party Politics, and more, visit this site!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.leonardsdigest.com/pages/thirdpartywatch.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.leonardsdigest.com/pages/thir"><U>Third Party Watch</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Your place on the web to see the headlines on Third Party Campaigns - The campaigns and people the mainline media forgot."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Election_Reform/Election_Reform.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Electi"><U>T</U></A><A HREF="http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Election_Reform/Election_Reform.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Electi"><U>hird World Traveler</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Reforming the Electoral Process"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.tikkun.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tikkun.org/"><U>Tikkun</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> A Bimonthly Jewish Critique Of Politics, Culture & Society </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.townhall.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.townhall.com/"><U>townhall.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "Conservative News and Information"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.ultimatepolitics.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ultimatepolitics.com"><U>Ultimate Politics</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> "The Ultimate Politics Network"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.voting-integrity.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.voting-integrity.org/"><U>Voter Integrity Project</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> "Defending your freedom by protecting your vote"</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="162"><div> <A HREF="http://www.voxcap.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.voxcap.com"><U>VoxCap</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> Their tag line is "The Home of Online Activism". This site is similar to SpeakOut.com. In fact, SpeakOut.com bought them.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:worldpolitics@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:worldpolitics@hotmail.com"><U>Do you have a favorite political site? Please share it with us!</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Copyright 2001 Alan R. Cohen. All Rights Reserved</div> </td> </tr></table></body>