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The New York Times, general news reporting, editorials, letters to the editor, and Op-ed columnists such as Paul Krugman, Bob Herbert, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristoff, Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, John Tierney
The New Yorker, particularly Hendrik Hertzberg, Seymour Hersh, and Jeffery Toobin
The Nation*, especially the Editors, Eric Alterman, Patricia J. Williams, Katha Pollitt and Naomi Klein, the 12/26/2005 issue on the torture debate was amazing
The Progressive*, particularly Molly Ivins
The Washington Post, particularly Howard Kurtz columns that analyze news topics and policy positions by presenting and annotating national coverage from all perspectives
Google News to compare how different media outlets around the country and world treat stories, events, and media coverage of government
The National Review Online and www.drudgereport.com to see how Conservatives describe events and policy positions
National Public Radio: Fresh Air with Terry Gross, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, BBC News, As It Happens, The Travis Smiley Show
Pacifica Radio*: The Morning Show, Democracy Now
Public Broadcasting System: The News Hour with Jim Leher, NOW with Bill Moyers and David Brancaccio, Frontline, Nova
Forum with Michael Krasne
Air America*: Randi Rhodes
Fox News
The author tunes in occasionally to: Barbara Simpson, Michael Savage, and other talk show hosts
* Actual liberal media in case you want to compare to mainstream perspectives
Off Center by Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson; was not yet published when this book was written, but it provides a reality check for the world the author fears is upon us.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet A. Jacobs
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Locked in the Cabinet by Robert Reich