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Civil Liberties | Economy and Jobs | Environment | News | Politics and Government | War and Peace

Civil Liberties

American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon - advocacy organization dedicated to preserving and advancing civil liberties and civil rights.

Oregon's Rural Organizing Project (ROP) - organization of locally-based groups that work to create communities accountable to a standard of human dignity: the belief in the equal worth of all people, the need for equal access to justice, and the right to self-determination.

Economy and Jobs

National Priorities Project - focuses on the impacts of federal tax and spending policies at the community level.

Oregon Center for Public Policy - uses research and analysis to advance policies and practices that improve the economic and social prospects of low- and moderate- income Oregonians

Environment

Oregon League of Conservation Voters - provides objective, factual information about the voting records of Oregon's Senators and Representatives on environmental issues.

Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition - guardian of the public interest in and preservation of Oregon’s coastal region.

OSPRIG - Oregon State Public Interest Group, focuses on clean water, conservation, engery, and consumer issues.

News

AlterNet.org - project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism.

Common Dreams - breaking news and views for progressive Americans.

Newport News-Times - Lincoln County newspaper.

The Nation - political and social news.

Truthout.org - news and politics.

Politics and Government

USA.gov - official web portal of the U.S. Government.

League of Women Voters, Oregon chapter - nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.

Lincoln County Elections

MoveOn.org - dedicated to bringing ordinary people back into politics.

Oregon House Democrats: the Blog - see the positions taken by Oregon House Democrats and comment on them.

Oregon.gov - state agencies; local, state, and federal representatiaves; bills and statutes; and the Oregon Blue Book.

Oregon Voter Rights Coalition - promotes restoring public ownership and oversight of elections.

OregonVotes.org - voter registration, ballot measures and candidates.

War and Peace

Code Pink Portland - carrying the message of peace and justice using creativite and fun methods.

Iraq Body Count - reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war.

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count - reported coalition deaths in the Iraq war.

Leave My Child Alone - Educates parents about the military recruiting provision of No Child Left Behind, and provides tools for opt-outing from their school’s military recruitment lists. .

Oregon Peaceworks - information to help people in Oregon work for peace, justice, and environmental protection.

United for Peace and Justice - coalition of more than 750 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building