Top 14 Liberal Blogs

1. TalkLeft - “The Politics of Crime” or “The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.” (www.talkleft.com)
2. Donklephant - Their pitch: “Tired of the rhetoric, bomb-throwing and partisan hackery? Here we offer a respectful, honest forum for people who want to have a conversation about politics, the world and beyond. All we ask is you keep your language clean and your arguments sharp.” (donklephant.com)
3. Daily Kos - Perhaps the hub of the liberal blogosphere, this left wing blog started by Markos Moulitsas Zúniga has a large team of lefty writers and a vocal audience of readers. (www.dailykos.com)
4. Shakesville - Team blog led by Melissa McEwan offers serious liberal political commentary with a good dose of silliness and interesting off-topic conversations. (shakespearessister.blogspot.com)
5. The Huffington Post Politics - While this team blog has branched out in an attempt to be a full-fledged news site, it is still mostly thought of as a liberal blog, led by Arianna Huffington. (www.huffingtonpost.com)
6. Hullabaloo - Each day this liberal blog’s author Digby offers one or two quite long posts on the day’s political events. (digbysblog.blogspot.com)
7. Crooks and Liars - Liberal blog makes it mark thanks to its zealous tracking and posting of videos from political talk shows and other relevant videos. (www.crooksandliars.com)
8. Talking Points Memo - Liberal blog from journalist Joshua Micah Marshall offers regular updates from a writer with plenty of experience in Democratic politics. Regrettably does not allow reader comments. (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
9. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo - Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, always lefty blog by team of bloggers with strange names, led by the bush kangaroo mentioned in the blog’s title. (www.xnerg.blogspot.com)
10. Eschaton - Influential left wing blog from Duncan Black, also known as Atrios. (atrios.blogspot.com)
11. Americablog - Team of bloggers on the Democrat side offers regular posts on how bad the right is, with plenty of commenters seconding those emotions. (www.americablog.com)
12. Firedoglake - Team blog led by Jane Hamsher is an active forum for left-leaning Democratic types. (www.firedoglake.com)
13. Coonsey’s World - “Stepping outside the box of what’s currently called ‘the news.’” (coonsey.wordpress.com)
14. Perception Managers - Blog’s goal is to stop you from getting played by right-wing propaganda—perhaps to play you with left-wing propaganda? You be the judge. (And be prepared for some potty mouth writing.) (perceptionmanagers.org)