Investigative & Independent
- ProPublica Nonprofit investigative journalism in the public interest. Pulitzer-winning deep dives.
- The Intercept Adversarial journalism on national security, politics, and civil liberties.
- 404 Media Worker-owned outlet covering tech, surveillance, and digital culture.
- Reveal / CIR Center for Investigative Reporting — long-form accountability journalism.
- The Marshall Project Nonprofit covering criminal justice, incarceration, and policing.
- The Markup Nonprofit data journalism investigating how technology shapes society.
- Type Investigations Nonprofit investigative unit that partners with major outlets on accountability reporting.
Progressive & Left
- Jacobin Socialist perspective on politics, economics, and culture. Sharp and widely read.
- The Nation America's oldest progressive magazine. Independent since 1865.
- Democracy Now! Ad-free, independent daily news hour. Amy Goodman. Grassroots funded.
- Current Affairs Witty, rigorous left-wing analysis. Skeptical of both parties.
- In These Times Independent nonprofit covering labor, inequality, and social justice since 1976.
- Common Dreams Nonprofit progressive news and views. Reader-supported, no ads.
- Truthout Nonprofit journalism covering social justice, environment, and politics.
- Mother Jones Nonprofit investigative outlet with a progressive mission since 1976.
- Raw Story Independent progressive news and politics. Aggregates and breaks stories ignored by mainstream media.
- The Progressive One of America's oldest progressive magazines. Peace, social justice, and the common good since 1909.
- Dissent Magazine Democratic socialist quarterly. Long-form political and cultural criticism since 1954.
- People's World Daily news from a labor and working-class perspective.
Labor & Economy
Environment & Climate
Opinion & Analysis
- New Republic Progressive politics, culture, and ideas. Independent ownership since 2016.
- Salon Left-leaning politics, culture, and commentary.
- Crooks and Liars Media criticism and progressive political commentary.
- The Bulwark Anti-Trump conservative and centrist voices. Useful for cross-spectrum reading.
- Letters from an American Heather Cox Richardson — historian's daily context for American political news.
- Portside Curated aggregator of progressive and left analysis from across the spectrum.
- Substack Independent writer-run newsletters. Home to many progressive journalists and commentators.
National & Wire
- Associated Press Nonprofit wire service. The closest thing to raw, unspun national reporting.
- NPR Public radio news. Member-supported, federally funded.
- The Guardian (US) UK-based independent nonprofit. Strong US investigative coverage.
- Al Jazeera Qatar-based international news network. Strong coverage of stories underreported by US media.
- New York Times Major national paper. Corporate-owned — read critically alongside independents.
- Politico Inside-the-beltway political reporting. Useful for Congressional tracking.
Local — Pacific NW
- The Oregonian Oregon's largest daily newspaper.
- Willamette Week Portland's independent alt-weekly. Strong local accountability reporting.
- Portland Mercury Alt-weekly covering Portland arts, culture, and politics.
- OPB Oregon Public Broadcasting — local public radio and journalism.
- The Bee Inner SE Portland's community newspaper serving the Sellwood–Woodstock area since 1906.