Sites We Like

Robert Scheer has apparently resurfaced. After being unceremoniously dumped by the LA Times, he's heading up a news portal called TruthDig which looks very comprehensive and easy to navigate. It reminds me of The Gadflyer. They have some impressive contributors, like Juan Cole and Marc Cooper.

Today's LA Times did a story about SinceSlicedBread.com, the SEIU labor union's attempt to bring new voices into the political process. Since money talks, they put together a contest for the best ideas about problems facing Americans, from healthcare to jobs to energy to education. A bipartisan panel of judges will pick the top 21 finalists, and then Web voters will choose the top idea. This is the grassroots at its best, basically a virtual think tank, and it's dedicated to coming up with ideas that help people, regardless of ideology.

(Colbert Nation's pretty good too, if you want the truth)