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World Opinion Roundup

Relaunching the Roundup
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World Opinion Roundup is evolving. With the rise of the Internet in the late 1990s, a new global discussion of international news events took shape. The World Opinion Roundup, from its inception in 2001, has sought to leverage an ever-growing online medium to capture different perspectives from throughout the global community for washingtonpost.com readers. Such growth and the advent of blogging have enormously expanded and deepened the discussions surrounding some of the most important issues in the news. It has been a challenge for World Opinion Roundup to keep up. The inauguration of PostGlobal on washingtonpost.com earlier this year marked a major step toward more comprehensive, in-depth and interactive coverage of these discussions. With the success of PostGlobal, World Opinion Roundup has an opportunity to relaunch with a new and more focused approach, aimed at expanding an informed debate on world news. As we revamp World Opinion Roundup to better meet our readers' needs, I will take a break from posting in the coming weeks. I welcome comments and suggestions from you about how the column might be improved -- what you think worked best and what should be improved. I will return in the New Year with a new and improved feature for following, understanding and participating in global news debates.

 

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Rescue - Newsblog, opinion articles, resources and links from a generally progressive viewpoint.

Views - Veteran journalist Ron Stepneski writes news features, movie reviews, editorials and opinion columns on current events and trends.

A Long View - Andrew Long's running commentary on current events, politics, religion, and media.

Adam Seitchik's Home Page - Reflecting my background as an economist and investment strategist, this site contains my published and unpublished writings on economics, politics and public affairs, some personal reflections and my bio.

Aelfwyn's World - Left-wing polical and societal musings from Aelfwn Silverwolf, Esq. Also some links, including ACLU.

Age of Iconoclasts - Collection of articles with unconventional views of political and social issues. Contains past articles, submitted articles, and letters to the editor.

ak13 - Commentary and analysis on political, cultural and current affairs.
Meta Description: [ :: ak13 :: ]

Aleph - Radical politics, civil liberties, privacy, UNIX, security, bizzare and surreal links.

American Fellowship - Commentary by Luis de Agustin advocating US global primacy free of world domination.
Meta Description: [ Critical commentary, warnings, predictions on U.S. Iraq war and occupation, Iraqi resistance, reconstruction and salvaging Operation Iraqi Freedom war of conquest. Bombing Iran. ]

AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish - Advocates gay rights as well as conservatism. Includes a daily column, interviews, book reviews, and articles about the war, homosexuality, culture, politics, faith, and people.

Anonymous News and Views - A newsletter of current events, political views, and opinions. Also contains a message board and soap box for members.

Back Seat Drivers - Commentary on the news and the way it is reported. By Jon Ihle and Dick O'Brien
Meta Description: [ News commentary from Ireland ]

Ben Tanosborn, writer - Political opinion site; Articles included.
Meta Description: [ America and Americans as seen with non-American eyes and judged under different perspectives ]

Blogulator - Comment on the news from an Australian-English-American perspective.

Bob's Corner - Serious as well as comic editorials pertaining to life, religion, politics and current events.
Meta Description: [ Serious as well as comedic editorials pertaining to life, religion, politics and current events. ]

Boswarlos Review - Toronto lawyer with an extensive current and archived menu of commentaries, primarily political and economic with an emphasis on Newfoundland and Canadian federal issues.
Meta Description: [ voice from the Newfoundland diaspora. ]

Boycott O'Reilly - Advocates a boycott of Fox News Channel and the O'Reilly Factor in particular.

Brandon Staggs dot com - Mordant commentary on politics, social issues, and other stuff!

404 Brice Purcell for President - A site with opinion driven topics from writer Brice Purcell, ranging from political to daily life.

BrookesNews.Com - Daily comments on societal issues and the Australia media.
Meta Description: [ Liberal Party, unemployment American economy, Chinese economy, Australian economy and politics ]

Bryan Anthony: Views on the World and Politics - Graduating with a Political Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made me crazy. Holla Bo-da.

Carl Jensen's Deja Vu 2000 - A daily caustic and cryptic update and review of the news headlines of the first year of the Millennium by Carl Jensen founder of Project Censored.

Cassandra's View - Understanding society and politics, and the growth of the American Empire, in an historical context.
Meta Description: [ Understanding society and the growth of an American Empire through analogies from classical antiquity ]

Christopher Lydon's Official Site - The official site of Chris Lydon and Mary McGrath's new production company, L M Productions. Updates on the next Radio project and open Forums on many issues.

Code Freedom - A blog about life, law, technology, politics, and art.

Daily Contentions - The site author, Lucas Sayre, writes about a wide variety of issues, contemporary and timeless. Politics, philosophy, and general news all are covered, always with a unique perspective and open attitude.
Meta Description: [ Lucas Sayre, writes daily about a wide variety of issues, contemporary and timeless. Politics, philosophy, and general news all are covered, always with a unique perspective and open attitude. ]

Dan McDonough's Selected Writings - Selected columns on issues important to New Jersey readers.

Day, Gerald - Notes on politics, law, and the news.
Meta Description: [ Notes on politics, culture and the news ]

Dean Hartwell's Perspective on Current Events - Analysis of current events from a generally liberal perspective.
Meta Description: [ Hartwell Perspective tells the truth about politics from a liberal perspective. Get fresh analysis of the Bush Administration with your free subscription. ]

Debate controversial issues! - Sides for and against abortion, gun control, uniforms, and affirmative action.

Deutscher Michel - Deutscher Michel explains the foolish things that German people endure from businesses, media, authorities and other Germans.
Meta Description: [ Foolish or annoying things that Germans encounter when dealing with businesses, media, authorities, the legal system and other Germans ]

404 Disturbing Trends - Political manouveres in the dark threats to the world as we know it ushering in an age of apocalypse
Meta Description: [ Easy domain name registration with free homepage, including .co.uk, .com, & .eu domain names. Register your cheap domain names today. ]

Djurdjevic, Bob - Truth in media - Commentary and news from anti-New World Order perspective
Meta Description: [ Truth in Media, Bob Djurdjevic, Global Watch Bulletins, research and strategic analysis of geopolitical issues and how media treats them and reports them. ]

F.M.'s soapbox - A web page where I get to rant on subjects of my choosing with as much or as little intelligence as I like, and without anyone else interrupting.
Meta Description: [ F.M.'s Personal Website - My soapbox ]

Fight The Bias - Commentary alleging liberal bias in the news media.
Meta Description: [ Media Bias - Help fight liberal media bias. Fight The Bias is dedicated to countering the bias prevalent in conventional news media outlets. Media Bias is still with us today. ]

Flavin, Rick - Flavin's Corner - Thoughts and commentary updated each Friday.

FlyingFish - A site to expose the truth and overcome influence of mass media on information.
Meta Description: [ Seeing through the mists of the media ]

futdempotus - The opinions of Charles Burton, an 18 year old, new voter who believes in bring about a new liberal ideology for America.

Gigl, Steve: Helloooo chapter two! - Blog of Steve Gigl, commenting on local and national news, with the occasional off-topic rant.

GlobalIssues.org - Features alternative perspectives on global issues that are closely related including human rights, trade and environment.
Meta Description: [ GlobalIssues.org provides insights into global issues that may be misrepresented but are all closely related. Topics are in the areas of social, political, economic and environmental issues, including human rights, trade, globalization, poverty, environment and health related issues. ]

Greg's Opinion - For all who care what Greg thinks about things.

Hand to Mouth - A satirical and sarcastic review of the absurdities of modern life, in all of their most ridiculous details.

Henri Reynard Speaks - Political commentary in the tradition of Reynard the Fox exposing the inherent hypocracy and humor of everyday life and powerful icons.

Inside the Mind of Madness - This site contains an almost daily commentary on the news and current events (mixed with personal events) of the day as seen through the eyes of Abhi Tripathi
Meta Description: [ Abhishek Abhi: Inside the Mind of Madness. ]

500 Jack's Place - Offers insight and perspectives on contemporary issues ranging from politics and the economy to technology and its management.
Meta Description: [ Opinions on contemporary issues ]

James' Eye on the World - Collection of news articles on international topics.

Jason Vines's Web Domain - Commentary about the issues of our time.
Meta Description: [ Here, you will find incisive commentary on the issues of our time. Check your reverence at the door. ]

404 Jeff Epstein - Commentary and Analysis - Jeff Epstein is an independent journalist with more than 20 years of reporting and editing experience in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. He specializes in tracking social and political trends, and is based in Washington, DC.
Meta Description: [ The blog of Jeffrey H. Epstein. ]

JoeUser.com - Analysis of current events and issues.
Meta Description: [ JoeUser.com - blogs from the average joe ]

Jusiper - Political opinion blog.

Kenneth E. Lamb's Site - Includes articles on world events, and religious and secular issues.
Meta Description: [ Kenneth E. Lamb's Site! contains original journalism, insightful, thought-provoking articles on world events, religious and secular issues, downloadable documents, commentary, scholarship, and a comprehensive link index. ]

Krank Call - Joe Krank tells you what Drudge and Rush won't -- what the news really means, not what their corporate masters want you to believe.

Kushands - Discussion and the expression of opinions on topics of social relevance.
Meta Description: [ Kush�ndnd's Weekly ]

500 LauraFries.com - Liberal-leaning blog site.

Limited Inc - Links and commentary to media and political sites of interes

LogicalRealism.org - Commentary and discussion on broad range of news/politics/current events topics. A pragmatic view of our world.

Luis David Albright - The personal blog of Luis David Albright...musician, Aramaic and Hebrew translator, freelance writer, Kabbalist, spiritualist, and history geek.
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Lunch At The Labs - Stuff I used to talk about during lunch at ATT and Bell Labs.
Meta Description: [ Stuff I used to talk about during lunch at AT&T and Bell Labs. ]

Making Hobson's Choice - Christian and conservative opinion, fiction and news.

Media Jihad - Independent news and alternative viewpoints that are delivered web magazine style.

Media Underground - A take on sub-culture, counter-culture, the occult and suppressed media.
Meta Description: [ the ultimate take on subculture, counter-culture, occulture & suppressed media ]

500 Michaeldemmons.com - Personal opinions on gay rights, American politics, terrorism, religion and various current issues.

Moral Volcano - The Web log of V. Subhash. Commentaries on current affairs from a high moral standpoint with wicked humour and pitiless wit.
Meta Description: [ The road to hell is paved with good intentions. ]

Mr.Wonderful Explains Current Events - The enigmatic M.W. delves into current events from an angle not seen since geometry was discovered. Opinionated and not politically correct.
Meta Description: [ Mr.Wonderful explains & exposes 'The News' using photos & a dry humour that will leave you laughing or crying, happy or madder than hell ]

Munoz, Jesus - Higher Ground - Serious commentary about the political news and events taking place in the United States and around the world

My Opinion, for what it's worth.... - A website that is dedicated to my opinion on the current topics of the day.

Nathan Lott - Features multiple, newspaper-article-length posts on politics and culture. Primarily international relations and contemporary Western arts and religion.

News of a New Human Nature - A collection of the pioneering magazine work of D. Patrick Miller, covering a wide array of subject matter in psychology, personal healthy, and contemporary spirituality
Meta Description: [ A syndicated column presenting ]

NewsMakingNews - Features Mae Brussell and Virginia McCullough writing about politics, investigations and other topics.
Meta Description: [ Conspiracy, Mae Brussell, Virginia McCullough, Echelon, Casolaro, INSLAW, Riconosciuto, Octopus, Polly Klaas, Lockerbie, Biowarfare, CIA ]

November Rain's Personal views Page - Personal views about politics, religion and other societal issues.

404 Open-Minded America - Opinions on major issues of today. Encourages conflicting viewpoints.

Politalk - A political commentary/oped website where 3-4 commentators write about different issues weekly.
Meta Description: [ Description ]

PoliticalCow.net - Features articles concerning issues from many political viewpoints. Also features forums that are moderated daily, allowing for all to discuss their ideas.

Positive Propaganda - Weekly web serial reviewing sites on culture, art and information warfare.
Meta Description: [ A weekly web serial reviewing sites about art, culture and information warfare. ]

ProfessorBainbridge.com - An eclectic mix of law, business and economics, politics and current events, and wine
Meta Description: [ Corporation law and economics, plus eclectic commentary ]

Quarterly Report - Quarterly Report -- Political Commentary by writer James R. Audet
Meta Description: [ Hurricane Katrina - Is the Federal Response Adequate? - Political commentary by writer James R. Audet. ]

Reagan Demas's Web Site - Photo galleries, writings, journal entries, advocacy and other musings and life experiences of Reagan Demas.
Meta Description: [ Stories about Rape woman pictures and raping women video ]

Rebhan, Paul - Rebfile - Alternative news not covered by mainstream media. This site focuses mostly on conspiracy news, paranormal news and health related news.
Meta Description: [ Portal to Rebhan projects ]

Review of the Week by Bao Dai of Hollywood - Commentary on contemporary life in America.

Riddel.Com - Personal perspective on news and opinion.
Meta Description: [ Riddel.com offers links to many fine helmet companies for an assortment of competitive sports like football, baseball, and hockey. Helmets are an essential part of a players arsenal. ]

Seeing the Forest - Political Commentary - Looking at the bigger picture; seeing the forest for the trees.
Meta Description: [ a daily rant about politics and ... well ... politics ]

Sheila's Opinion Column - Updates and new opinion columns on regional, national and world affairs. Emphasis of site is on what you can do to make a difference in the topic of the day.

Sobaka Magazine - News and Commentary from the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa and the Far East.
Meta Description: [ Sobaka magazine: Your Online Outfitter for Worldwide Mayhem, updated July 9, 2006 ]

sophoristically speaking - observations from an ozarks attorney on life, law, and liberty

Stu's Views - A moderate's thoughts on politics and sports (and whatever else catches my fancy)
Meta Description: [ A moderate's thoughts on politics and sports (and whatever else catches my fancy). ]

Susanna's Soap Box - Activism, alternative political comments, community news from Australia.
Meta Description: [ Physically situated in Melbourne, Australia, Susanna Duffy's personal soap box for tall- poppy watching, highlighting the bastards and indulging my hobby of afficianda of The Odd Best of the Left and Oddest of the Odd, satire sarcasm and spoofery. ]

Taylor, Steven - Crescent and Crossbones Productions - A perspective on the world and views on modern American culture. Includes commentary and opinion, fiction, reviews of film, tv and books.
Meta Description: [ crescent and crossbones productions: a unique perspective on an unusual world | stephen taylor, fearless leader | a collection of essays, film and book reviews, comic drawings, and assorted oddities ]

The Bias Against Guns - Information on John Lott's latest book, downloadable data sets and comments on recent controversies.
Meta Description: [ Slicing through the emotional--but factually wrong--arguments of gun control advocates this book busts a number of myths, demonstrating with hard statistical data and riveting anecdotes. ]

The Big Eye - News not generally found in other media. Conspiracies, controversy, scandals.
Meta Description: [ Controversial issues, news, facts, evidence, viewpoints from independent, non-partisan, uncensored sources ]

The Buck Stops Here - Commentary on law, politics and culture from a recent Harvard Law graduate.

The Cackling Grackle - Collection of articles on media and politics by Patrick Crumhorn.

500 The Citizens Journal - Various news links, quotes, and articles by Charles Thompson on renewing the American polity.

The Conservative Column - Opinion coverage of today's hotest social and political issues, including abortion, homosexuality, US courts, foreign affiars, etc..
Meta Description: [ The Conservative Column offers concise social and political commentary. Topics cover include, abortion, homosexuality, the war on terror, the United Nations, family etc. Submission are welcome. ]

The Cynic Journalist - Weblog maintained by a journalist who spends his days being ''objective''

404 The Free-thology - A collection of columns and sports articles written for the Northern Iowan (campus newspaper of the University of Northern Iowa).

The Happy Medium - News and commentary on science, technology, computers, current events, and identity theft.

The Laura Flanders Show - Journalist Laura Flanders tackles the day's political headlines from the left. Includes daily interviews with progressive journalists, activists, and artists on hot political topics as well as urgent, underreported issues.

The News Spoken In Reverse = Truth - Hear the words of politicians and other public figures played backwards to reveal what they really think (reverse speech phenomenon.

The Policy Think Site - A veteranpublic defender writes about crime and justice, terrorism, religion, and morality.

404 The Smarmy Marmot: Nobody Wants to Hear My Opinion - These pages have the power to change your mind. Especially if it is weak. My favorite phrase is 'I am a liberal.' It usually precedes something very funny.

The Stopped Clock - Personal perspectives on the news, current events, and the world.

500 The Tar Heel Observer-Digest - Articles on a variety of subjects by staff, readers and guest columnists.

The Truth As I See It - Weekly columns by A.D. Freudenheim.

The Weekly Rant - Weekly (well, sort of) commentary on sundry and random events as well as guest commentaries on a wide range of subjects. Also includes photos, reviews, interviews.

Thingamy.net - Forum on the Information Age. Seeks visitor submissions.
Meta Description: [ Beat the heck out of your competition ]

500 Thinking Politica - Political resource that includes essays, links, sociology, thoughts and opinions on philosophy, politics, sociology, history, political theory.

Thoughts on Freedom - Personal site which argues against specialization and the need for experts in public policy. Provides weekly commentary on events in the news as well as general opinion articles.
Meta Description: [ PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, ... ]

Truth And Views - Publishes articles and commentary about contemporary politics and culture.
Meta Description: [ The Journal is to publish accurate and important news and interesting views on Arts and Culture, Crime and Law, Education, Environment, Government, Health, History, Literature, Military, Philosophy, Religion, and Science. ]

Valdas Anelauskas - Commentary on life in the US by a Lithuanian journalist,a political exile who has settled in the USA and become a dissident in America.
Meta Description: [ Lithuanian journalist who, being a political exile, had settled in the USA and eventually became a dissident in America just as he was in the former Soviet Union. ]

Versen: This is the Center - Center-left political web log, primarily concerned with foreign affairs.

VickersView.com - News, Politics, and Views from a young, conservative republican. Daily or Weekly updates.
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W...from the heart of the Phantom Presidency - A weekly political parody about a mythical superpower president who describes the events and personalities of his administration. Contains satirical stories, poems and songs
Meta Description: [ The W Collection ]

World Free Internet - Website proposing a monarchy and parliamentary government in the U.S.
Meta Description: [ Sponsored by the American Nation ]

World Threats.com - Worldthreats.com offers in-depth, well-researched analysis of threats from terrorism, WMD, Iran, Russia, Iraq, Latin America and throughout the world. For expert research on current events, come here.
Meta Description: [ counter terrorism watch dog site exposing terrorism worldwide exposing terror threats in the USA, America with reporting and news columns ]

Writer Ronald Bruce Meyer - Essays, opinion and commentary on politics, modern life and the media (mostly movies).
Meta Description: [ Ronald Bruce Meyer is a writer, a voice talent, a public speaking teacher/tutor, and the creator of the Freethought Almanac (http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants.htm). ]

Your World Now - Unique commentary covering politics, society and life in general.

Zeigler, Don - Personal views on politics, society and religious issues, American culture, computers, communications, Internet and World Wide Web.