Resources
A short, hand-kept list of places worth your morning: read the news honestly, watch the balance of power, organize, and get to the polls. Every link opens on its own site.
Read across the bias
- Associated Pressap.org
A non-profit news agency that focuses strictly on dry, factual reporting. Many other media outlets buy and republish AP stories.
- BBCbbc.com
A British public broadcaster that provides balanced international reporting, though it faces funding and regional pressures.
- Democracy Now!democracynow.org
An independent, listener- and viewer-supported daily news program with a progressive point of view and long-form interviews other outlets often skip.
- Ground Newsground.news
Every story shown side by side with its sources' political lean, factuality and ownership.
- PBS NewsHourpbs.org
A U.S. public television broadcast recognized for in-depth, calm, and non-partisan reporting.
- Reutersreuters.com
A global news provider known for strict editorial standards, straight facts, and minimal sensationalism.
Track the balance of power
- Fifty Fiftyfiftyfifty.one
A running read on the races that decide who controls Congress.
- Center for Election Innovation & Researchelectioninnovation.org
A nonpartisan group working to restore confidence in U.S. elections through research and support for election officials.
- Democracy Docketdemocracydocket.com
News and legal analysis of voting-rights litigation and election law, written from a progressive point of view.
Organize
- Democratic Socialists of Americadsausa.org
The largest socialist organization in the United States; find a local chapter.
- No Kingsnokings.org
The No Kings coalition's hub for nationwide days of action.
- Mobilizejoin.mobilize.us
A volunteer platform where organizations post events — canvasses, phone banks, rallies — to find and coordinate with volunteers.
Register and vote
- Vote.govvote.gov
The U.S. government's official voter-registration starting point, in a dozen languages.
- Vote.orgvote.org
Nonpartisan tools to register, check your status, request a ballot and find your polling place.
- Rock the Voterockthevote.org
A nonpartisan nonprofit that registers young voters through music, art, and pop culture.