plugs for blogs/the ranter within

I'm plugging the blogs that give me hope, -- they've inspired me to rant
in public, in a sort of controlled way. There is a lot of discussion out there -- and it's funny-- It iis properly political -- rather than sycophantically and phobically correct. People, some young and some old, are grappling with the question of democracy without falling into the various traps of the culture wars. I'm also recommending The 18th Brumaire of Karl Marx this week as required reading for dark
times. It's all about how a vicious opportunist used a gang of thugs to seize power from the people and abolish parliament by trading on terror and the name of a famous relative!

very funny, very smart on W
skippy the bush kangaroo


just what you need as a major media antidote
pandagon

critical thinking at work
slacktivist>

when things get nasty
eschaton>

this one is so big it's out of hand, but it is the mother of all blogs
dailykos

and an (or another) academic who blogs
michaelberube