Politics

These are some of the websites that I've used to get news and/or send emails about various political issues. Most of the groups that have an action alert listserv also have a way to send their pre-written (edited by you if you want) letters to the appropriate politicians. *Insert standard disclaimer here*

http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/current_actions.cfm
Working Assets' Act for Change keeps track of current issues you can take action on. They also have an action alert listserv, I believe. Many issues are covered and sorted for your convenience: U.S. politics, rights & society, global affairs, environment, work & economy, health & science, media & culture, and family & education.

http://adbusters.org/
AdBusters has a email list for news releases & strategic updates regarding culture jamming.

http://www.aclu.org/
American Civil Liberties Union keeps track of issues related to civil rights. They have an action alert listserv.

http://newdream.org/
Center for a New American Dream helps people "consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice." They have a section on how to reduce junk mail and an action alert listserv among other things.

http://www.commondreams.org/
Common Dreams News Center: "Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community"

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
You can use Congress.org to identify and contact your elected officials.

http://www.globalexchange.org/
"Global Exchange is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world."

http://www.influencethem.org/content/html/index.php
From InfluenceThem.com: "Many Americans feel powerless over their foreign policy. Policy is no longer debated before Congress, but instead decided in private meetings with foreign representatives and American businessmen. This site hopes to keep the public informed of where the decisions are actually made, and who is actually making them." You can also sign up to do lobbying in Austin through them: http://www.influencethem.org/content/html/lobby.php

http://www.nrdc.org/action/
Natural Resources Defense Council keeps track of environmental issues (all over the world I think) and has an action alert listserv.

http://www.nowarcollective.com/
Nowar Collective has a listserv and keeps track of war related activities and ways to protest them.

http://plannedparenthood.org/
Planned Parenthood has a action alert listserv for women's rights issues.

http://www.citizen.org/
Public Citizen not only has information on many issues and action alerts, they also keep track of how your senators and representatives voted on key issues.

http://taral.org/html/
Texas Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League has a Voter's Guide along with other news and alerts.

http://www.tfn.org/
Texas Freedom Network is "a mainstream voice to counter the religious right." They have an action alert listserv too.

http://www.txgreens.org/counties/travis/
Travis County Green Party

http://www.truemajority.com/
TrueMajority advocates building a sustainable world through environmentalism, social justice, peace and equality. They have an action alert listserv.

http://www.ucsusa.org/
Union of Concerned Scientists is a group of "Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions." They keep track of a number of issues and they have an action alert listserv.