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Here are links to web resources which can supplement off-line resources like the list behind the Reading link on this site. Supplement, not replace. Spend as little time in front of the computer as possible. It shouldn’t substitute for anything except television. When it is utterly impractical to get information about the world around you in other ways, use the web. Never use television. It’s harmful. If you must watch a made-for-television programme, watch it on your computer or on DVD. The links below are pointers to tools, sources of information which will make you maybe, just, think for yourself. Additions are always welcome, so contact me if you find a goodie. Like the list on the Reading page, this is in no particular order. |
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Everyone uses this link in all of my courses. If you don’t know your own mind, you’re stuck. This will help you. |
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A joint effort between the US Social Science Research Council and the UK Royal Africa Society. Grown up debate about Africa, some technical and geeky, some not. Very, very good. |
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The best English-language news resource. Period. |
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The Al Jazeera television network in Doha. They have an English translation of their site. Use it to get a non-Western view of world events. |
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The Al Arabiya television channel in Dubai. Balanced compared to Al Jazeera. |
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The Sudanese Thinker. An award winning blog about Sudan, Islam and politics. Not always politically correct but almost always thought provoking. |
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The French are the foreign policy leaders of the EU. Choose the English site if your French is rusty. |
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Television and radio news in the US is pathetic. Except for this one. |
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Right wing US newspaper with Reaganite economics agenda |
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Liberal UK newspaper with sensible economics agenda |
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Middle-of-the-road US newspaper |
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Middle-of-the-road UK newspaper |
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Leftish UK newspaper |
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News aggregator site for Africa, in English |
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Award-winning center-left news analysis blog |
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Right wing online community |
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One of many RSS readers. Very convenient for sites you visit frequently. |
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Not calculated to make friends among supporters of the War in Iraq. |
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Vanity Fair gadfly blog. Nothing sacred. Exceedingly well written. |
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Conservative Israeli newspaper, in English |
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English-language companion to Shalom Achshav, pacifist Israeli pressure group |
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Opinion page of Salon. Mostly middle-of-the-road. |
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A rarity – American television commentator with smarts and courage |
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