While it's become increasingly difficult to find unfiltered
information, from the left, moderate, right, radical left/right,
commercial, industrial, governmental, and religious Web sites,
there are plenty of places you can look in order to do your own
reading, testing of information, and generally keep your ear to
the ground. As the bare-bones building begins for The
Human Trust, links will appear here, in order to send
you on your virtual way to sites and sounds you may not have found
yet...JW
Frontline, "The War Behind Closed Doors"
The White House National Security Strategy, 2002, link to White House page, available in both adobe and text versions
The Center for Public Integrity, homepage, try this for the Center's ICIJ section, click here for the Center's article and the entire "Patriot Act II" text from John Ashcroft & staff, as well as the Justice Department's "reply" to the Center's article.
Red Herring's rerun of their article "Carlyle's way" from January, 2002 (you may need to use their search engine, 10/03)
Protest page and "owner's note" also have additional links, including one to the September 11th Commission, 2004
Newspapers, publications, radio, etc. for those of you on a "low cookie" diet...click the following text link to immediately download a MagicCookie Mac utility, find Disk Copy here if you need it.
Never Give Up, (formerly the forums at AlterNet) a continuation of the thoughtful, civil progressive discussions you've come to know and love.
KUT Radio, Austin, flexible listening (KUT, BBC, NPR), UTexas news, take-a-break Austin/Texas & multi-genre music just like Shiva's Head Band used to make
The Houston Chronicle, front page, diet-friendly for the wandering cowboy & cowgirl of today...they also link you to other newspapers
The Texas Observer, are there any "liberals" left in Texas?
C|NET reviews on everything from computers to cell phones and peripherals, with editors' picks and manufacturers' links. They also have many tech news stories and other news you won't find anywhere else.
The Guardian Unlimited, politely say "no thanks" to cookies, and have a hearty breakfast with this comprehensive, freshly maintained paper from the UK
The Washington Post, requires free registration, but well worth the trouble for its OpEd pages
The Boston Globe, another newspaper that still brings a lot to the table
The San Francisco Chronicle, redesigned in 2004, a fine piece of the news puzzle to keep you informed
The Los Angeles Times Online, possibly the most improved mainstream online newspaper you'll find
C-Span, now with 3 TV channels, wander around, "talk amongst yourselves," and contact your representatives
Search without commercial bombardment
Google, just say "no" to cookies, and you can stay on your diet
Relive the Salad Daze of the Web, where billions and billions of pages with content continue to be captured!
The Internet Archive, archive.org
Folks working to make a difference, without imposing an "agenda" on you...
The Southern Poverty Law Center, homepage, including links to The Tolerance Project
Doctors Without Borders, homepage,
Nobelist (Peace Prize, 1999), low overhead, crisis care worldwide
Humor, the "bizarre," and a few sites for folks 18 and over who "have a lil' booklearnin'"
The Onion, where the National Lampoon wishes it was now, if only DISCO hadn't taken over the world (should get the mildly persistent "ad.doubleclick" cookie, then it's off to the races)
Sites Worth a Visit, an updated short list from The Heathen Monk