If you are not outraged you are not paying attention!

[Shapecity]

These websites are a great starting point.
www.whatreallyhappened.com
www.whatdoesitmean.com ( a lot of stories about things going on in the world not just US)
www.rense.com (this can be a little out there sometimes I admit)
www.rawstory.com
http://whenwilliteverend.blogspot.com/
One more link worth looking at....http://www.thefairandbalancednews.com/
Turn off the TV and read one night you might learn something new.
P.S. Go see the movie by Aaron Russo, America: From Freedom to Fascism coming soon to theaters near you
the webite is http://www.freedomtofascism.com/

Here's a list of sites with some interesting view points.

 

[deception]

shape i tell americans to read papers outside of the US and they would be presented a more comprehensive (all sides) perspective. my two favourite papers are the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ and the Globe and Mail, which is actually centre-right: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/