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• Daily Kos: State of the Nation

  The No. 1 blog in America. Literally.

• Swing State Project

  Campaign and election news - Covering key races around the country

• Angry Bear

  Slightly left of center comments on news, politics and economics from an economist

• Calitics

  Progressive politics. California style.

• SteveAudio

  Politics, music, sounds and sanity

• Politics in the Zeros

  Musings on politics: Antiwar, California, and otherwise.

• Uggabugga

  Political flotsam and jetsam with commentary on same

• The Left Coaster

  An outside-the-Beltway perspective on current events, politics, media, and the arts. We are proud to be part of the Reality-Based Community.

• Political Animal

  By Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly

• Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

  Jon Stewart says, When I want news, I turn to CNN...and they turn...to...Skippy...the Bush Kangaroo.

• Scoobie Davis Online

  San Diego Surfer, Pundit, Filmmaker, Media Hacker, and Party Crasher

• Roger Ailes

  Not affiliated with Fox News Channel or any other houses of ill-repute

• The Mad Professah Lectures

  Musings, comments and predictions on life in Los Angeles from a proud member of the reality-based community

• Hullabaloo

  By Digby

• Left-Over

  Because some news is better served hot the next day!

• D-Day

  Hating freedom for almost two years

• Bad Attitudes

  Jerome Doolittle on politics, culture, whatever

• Left is Right

  Blogging against the Bush war

• Seeing the Forest

  A web magazine for Liberals who are FED UP with Bush and the Right!

• Debsweb

  The Diary of a Personal Chef and former Acupuncturist with eclectic tastebuds, an inquisitive mind, a Mac, broadband access and an opinion on everything.

• The Citizens

  An informed discussion about politics. Hosted by a mathematician, a lawyer, a political scientist, another kind of political scientist, and a military analyst.

• Best of the Blogs

  Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you.

• Cab Drollery

  A place for a tired old woman to try to figure things out so that the world makes a bit of sense.

• Craigorian Chant

  Why yes, I do think I'm funny

• The Broad View

  Riffs and rants on culture, society and the new politics.

• Lies.com

  For those who are tired of being lied to

• Excuse the mess... that was just my head

  An online magazine about stuff that is making my head explode. And politics. Okay, mostly politics.

• Phoblographer

  Published by Christiana Dominguez, Phoblographer* seeks to capture and analyze the news, policy, and trends shaping California, the nation, and the world.

• Democracy for California

  Democracy on the cutting edge

• The MojoWire

  Liberal brawlers sound off on the news

• Shouts from the Balcony

  Political musings, short fiction, poetry, and rants against the way things are. Charles Bukowski meets Hunter S. Thompson.

• Eric Umansky

  Pondering and reporting on national security, international affairs, and the Lakers

• Nite Swimming

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

• Mikes Thoughts on the World

  Political, funny and other observations that I might have to make during the day to avoid work.

• Jibber Jabber

  Word from the Eddie underworld

• Carrie's Bar & Grill

  A place where I sit, drink and grill right wing extreme viewpoints.

• Dr. Forbush Thinks

  Look at the world through the eyes of Dr.Forbush. He leads you through politics, religion and science asking questions and attempting to answer them...

• Say No to Pombo

  A blog dedicated to removing Richard Pombo from Congress

• PUEBLO

  Last updated: 23:05:54 GMT on Wednesday, July 09

• You forgot Poland!

  Random musings about life, politics, current events, whatever tickles my fancy that day.

• Last Left Turn Before Hooterville

  Trying to make sense of insanity after the election

• Lying Media Bastards

  A web site and radio station focused on our media-marinated world, political lies, corporate tyranny, and the folks fighting the good fight against these monsters.

• Get Rid of the DLC

  The DLC stands for: Delusional Group who Loses Consistently. So, they need to go!

• King of Zembla

  No, no, Hodge shall not be shot

• Unspun

  Just what the spin doctor ordered.

• Election Fraud Blog

  The conspiracy theory is that Bush won.

• Left Turn on Bird Street

  The Radio Theater of News and Dissent, starring Dan Gougherty and Tom Nadeau

• TBogg

  A daily dose of snark

• Vertical Hold

  A daily magazine - now with 20% more free speech!

• Politik

  Student, news junkie, aspiring journalist/media mogul er somethingorother fighting the good fight, liberal looney from northern California, going to school in southern California

• Needlenose

  Passionately irreverent analysis of the day's news.

• Xispas: Chicano culture, art and politics

  Welcome to the Xispas web log, the place to learn about Xicano culture, art, and politics. We deal with culture, history, indigenous traditions, books, opinions, and social criticism

• Constantly Amazed, Yet Never Surprised

  Progressive, Anti-Neocon Commentary from an Independent Liberal

• Where in Washington, D.C. is Sun Myung Moon?

  Investigative journalism in bite-sized chunks ... on the separation of church and state

• ScaramoucheBlog

  Politics, Sex, Religion, and all those impolite Human Conversations...

• Hoverbike

  Politics is to want something

• Assemblymember Loni Hancock's Blog

  News and views from your East Bay Assemblymember

• News Corpse Home

  The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay, News Corpse will serve to both document and eulogize the passing of the late, great, 4th estate.

• Perspectives of Schuyler

  Bringing the youth perspective to news and views.

• Busy, Busy, Busy

  A view from the radical center

• Aint No Bad Dude

  I aint no bad dude, I just don't like nobody.

• San Francisco Indymedia

  Independent news for the San Francisco Bay Area

• Calitics:: Soapblox California : California Politics. The Left Coast. Progressive California.

  A blog about California from San Diego to Dorris (home of the tallest flagpole west of the Mississippi).

• Santa Barbara Progressive

  Making Santa Barbara Better

• Caliblogger

  Because the common wisdom is usually neither

• Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda

  A web magazine about politics, culture, and the madness of postmodern life

• The Punning Pundit

  A proud member of the reality-based community

• Smafty Mac

  Fighting the kakistocracy

• Paperwight's Fair Shot

  Just a young curmudgeon with some time on my hands and a head fulla cranky thoughts.

• Cactus Thorns

  Irreverant barbs on local politics

• Mark A. R. Kleiman

  Politics, policy, and philosophy. Science and spirituality. Literature and life.

• As Seen From Just Above Sunset

  Notes on how things seem to me from out here in Hollywood...

• Pinko Feminist Hellcat

  The truth, the honest and unvarnished truth--I'm an unapologetic feminist. I'm a pinko, and I've been called a hellcat. (Well, okay, I haven't been, but I like the word.)

• Santa Clara County Democratic Party

  Forum for discussion of issues related to Democratic Party politics

• Talking Donkeys

  Where authentic orthodox Christian expression meets authenitc progressive political action

• Negro Please

  Talks about music, television, movies, and the news that interests me. There's a decided interest in covering things of note for minority populations. I'm a multi-culti black pseudo hipster. I can't help it. Nor do I want to.

• All Day Permanent Red

  San Francisco

• Wild Democracy Ride

  Where politics and culture collide

• Bob's Blog

  Get the latest from Bob Mulholland

• Live from the Nuke Free Zone

  Messages from the future are coming through...recording the history of the early days of a better nation

• BuyBlue.org

  Stop supporting companies that don't support your values.

• Blog for Justice | PowerPAC.org

  Where news, politics and culture intersect.

• California for Democracy

  An umbrella organization of local, regional, and affinity groups and individuals who are aligned with the broad purposes of Democracy for America

• Ventura County For Democracy

  Motto: Failure is not an option

• Santa Barbara IMC

  Independent news for Santa Barbara

• Negrophile

  One who admires and supports Black people and their culture.

• Davenetics

  Dave Pell. Expert.

• TomDispatch

  A regular antidote to the mainstream media

• Politics from Left to Right: Chris Nolan

  Focused on the intersection of politics, technology and business in San Francisco, California and on the national scene.

• Political Parrhesia

  Craig Cheslog's reality-based thoughts about politics, public policy, culture, sports, and other stuff

• An old soul...

  ...is nothing but a very slow learner

• Chris C Mooney

  The conceptual zone where science and politics cross paths

• LeftyBrown's Corner

  Left-handed. Left coast. Liberally lefty.

• Margaret Cho Blog

  Margaret's musings on travel, life and progressive politics

• Tim Bishop writes Geodog

  Still tilting at widmills

• Kinesis

  Life and faith in motion

• Crisis Papers

  News, opinion and commentary from the progressive Internet

• New Noise

  Axis of Justice weblog about politics, music and resistance, is maintained by Jake Sexton of AOJ, and features communiques by Tom Morello of Audioslave and Serj Tankian of System of a Down.

• Gropinator

  Is that a tax cut in your pants, Governor Schwarzenegger, or are you just happy to see me?

• PST

  Pacific Standard Time

• Nonplussed

  I never give them hell. I just tell them the truth and they think it's hell.

• Hoffmania!

  Chronicle of the American condition

• BAGnewsNotes

  Getting between the point and the view

• Stop Arnold Weblog

  A project of the California Nurses Association, representing 60,000 nurses in 165 facilities throughout the state.

• Arnold Watch

  Watching the hidden hand of special interests in the Schwarzenegger administration

• Oasis California News Blog

  News and updates from Oasis, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California

• Wally Watch

  Where we keep an eye on the representative from California's Second Congressional District, the Honorable Wally Herger.

• Technopuritanism

  Michael Takes Away Death Squads and Torture

• Ojai blog

  News and events in the Ojai community

• Left In SF

  News and (mostly) opinion from the economic left of San Francisco

• Vox Populi

  The blog for you and me

• Rhino's Blog

  Political activism, commentary and satire from a 5th generation San Franciscan, filmmaker, father, paramedic, and Indigenous rights activist

• I Cogitate Blog

  Periodic comments on politics and current events

• The Most Important Blog... Ever

  Politics and culture

• RemoveRepublicans.com - Putting Democrats Back in Power

  Fight the right

• The Lyceum

  Unfortunately, not the one with Aristotle.

• Dr. Laniac's Laboratory

  Proud member of the reality-based community

• Curiousity is a Virtue

  A place to discuss whatever floats your boat

• Daddy, Papa and Me

  A journal about two dads, their daughter, adoption, parenting and creating a family.

• The Homosexual Agenda

  Homosexuality isn't a crime. It's a privilege.

• Rubicon

  Notes on politics, science and art

• Random Ravings

  The interaction between faith, politics and culture

• Common Sense

  Returning Reason to the Political and Social Conversation

• Shagging Fungoes

  Fielding pop-fliesfrom politics, life and the media

• Get Your Blog Up

  Scott Clayton, Palm Springs

• Clear and Present Danger

  The Michael K. Garitty Website

• Loyal/Opposition's The Rules of Engagement

  For coverage of campaign finance, online & netroots electioneering,and political scandals

• Martini Republic

  Lead, follow, or have a drink.

• Macro MayheM

  Macro: 1. Of great size; large. 2. Large in scope or extent; large-scale

• Dogged Blog

  The politics of just about everything - current events, science, media, culture, dogs, food - and of course, actual politics.

• Political Moose

  The two party system consists of corporations vs. the people. Which side are you on?

• All these wonderful things

  AJ Schnack is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles.

• Craig's War & Peace Blog

  Stories from the edge

• The Anti Mandate

  Building progressive politics - one truth at a time

• Block 16

  Third-year UCLA undergrad with a fondness for NFL 2k5, Air America Radio, The Daily Show, Chapelle's Show, and (last, but not least) my female.

• Alliance for a Better California

  Up-to-the-minute news on the 2005 special election

• Words Have Power

  A country isn't a rock. It's not an extension of one's self. It's what it stands for. It's what it stands for when standing for something is the most difficult.

• jawfish

  Politics and culture, technology and motorcycling.

• Political Sapphire

  Commentary about life, the universe and everything.

• Heeeeyah!

  The (unofficial) Weblog of Santa Barbara County Democrats

• Debra Bowen for Secretary of State

  News updates on Debra Bowen's campaign for Secretary of State

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California Speaks Out is open to any blogger who is connected to California, who identifies as a progressive and who writes regularly about politics. Contact Jen Ancona to add your weblog to the network.