News Sources
Local Media
Keep up with what is going on in our communities with these sources:
Jerry LeClaire’s Indivisible--The High Ground
TVW - coverage of WA state government
Washington State House Democrats - articles, “Daily E-Clips” which collects links to top news all around the state.
General news
Besides the well-known mainstream media, there are other good sources of social and political news. Learn about what is going on both here and nationally that affects all of us.
Courier newsroom - factual, pro-democracy news
CommonDreams - non-profit independent newscenter
Sources considered factual: Reuters, AP, NPR, BBC News
ProPublica - investigative journalism
Ground News - current political news, presented in coverage from left, center and right news sources. (5 free articles/day)
MTN - MeidasTouch Network - pro-democracy news
Podcasts
Breaking Points - independent, has one liberal, and one conservative host, covers a wide range of issues.
Ezra Klein Show
Inside with Jen Psaki
Jon Stewart - The Weekly Show
MeidasTouch
Pod Save America
News podcasts: lists of top-ranked podcasts, left-leaning, center, and right-leaning.
Ad Fontes Media rates podcasts on an interactive chart; you can limit the view to podcasts/audio.
Progressive news sources
Mother Jones - reader-supported nonprofit news organization; does investigative reporting
The Nation - independent journalism and a platform for investigative reporting and debate on progressive issues
The Progressive - champions grassroots progressive politics
Newsletters and Substack
1440 Daily Digest - designed to give a broad overview of the day's events, without overwhelming with too much detail. Rated factual and unbiased; covers wide range of topics.
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance - the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.
Heather Cox Richardson - Letters from an American , on Substack.
Reframing America - Antonia Scatton’s Substack ”Changing the way the American Left engages in the public debate”
Tangle News - free non-partisan newsletter that presents political news from the left, right, and center so you can decide.
The 19th - independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy; offers daily or weekly email.
Under the Desk News - V Spehar’s Substack with news, interviews and newsletter