Top 100 English-Language Liberal News/Commentary Websites
Below is a curated list of 100 prominent English-language liberal news and commentary websites. Each entry includes a clickable link for easy access.
United States
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New York Times | nytimes.com |
| 2 | The Washington Post | washingtonpost.com |
| 3 | The Guardian (US Edition) | theguardian.com/us |
| 4 | HuffPost | huffpost.com |
| 5 | Vox | vox.com |
| 6 | Slate | slate.com |
| 7 | Salon | salon.com |
| 8 | The Nation | thenation.com |
| 9 | Mother Jones | motherjones.com |
| 10 | The Atlantic | theatlantic.com |
| 11 | The Intercept | theintercept.com |
| 12 | Daily Kos | dailykos.com |
| 13 | ThinkProgress | thinkprogress.org |
| 14 | Media Matters for America | mediamatters.org |
| 15 | Crooked Media | crooked.com |
| 16 | The Young Turks | tyt.com |
| 17 | Truthout | truthout.org |
| 18 | Common Dreams | commondreams.org |
| 19 | In These Times | inthesetimes.com |
| 20 | The American Prospect | prospect.org |
| 21 | The New Republic | newrepublic.com |
| 22 | Politico (Opinion) | politico.com/opinion |
| 23 | Rolling Stone (Politics) | rollingstone.com/politics |
| 24 | The Root | theroot.com |
| 25 | The Cut | thecut.com |
United Kingdom
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | The Guardian | theguardian.com |
| 27 | The Independent | independent.co.uk |
| 28 | The New Statesman | newstatesman.com |
| 29 | Prospect Magazine | prospectmagazine.co.uk |
| 30 | Open Democracy | opendemocracy.net |
| 31 | Novara Media | novaramedia.com |
| 32 | The Canary | thecanary.co |
| 33 | Evolve Politics | evolvepolitics.com |
| 34 | Left Foot Forward | leftfootforward.org |
| 35 | Another Europe Is Possible | anothereurope.org |
Canada
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | The Toronto Star | thestar.com |
| 37 | The Globe and Mail (Opinion) | theglobeandmail.com/opinion |
| 38 | CBC News (Opinion) | cbc.ca/news/opinion |
| 39 | Rabble.ca | rabble.ca |
| 40 | The Tyee | thetyee.ca |
| 41 | National Observer | nationalobserver.com |
Australia
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | The Guardian (AU) | theguardian.com/au |
| 43 | The Saturday Paper | thesaturdaypaper.com.au |
| 44 | Crikey | crikey.com.au |
| 45 | New Matilda | newmatilda.com |
| 46 | Independent Australia | independentaustralia.net |
International & Global Focus
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Al Jazeera English | aljazeera.com |
| 48 | Democracy Now! | democracynow.org |
| 49 | The Conversation | theconversation.com |
| 50 | Open Democracy (Global) | opendemocracy.net |
| 51 | Truthdig | truthdig.com |
| 52 | CounterPunch | counterpunch.org |
| 53 | ZNet | zcomm.org |
| 54 | Jacobin Magazine | jacobinmag.com |
| 55 | Dissent Magazine | dissentmagazine.org |
| 56 | The Baffler | thebaffler.com |
| 57 | n+1 Magazine | nplusonemag.com |
| 58 | The New Inquiry | thenewinquiry.com |
| 59 | Guernica Magazine | guernicamag.com |
| 60 | The Point Magazine | thepointmag.com |
Podcasts & Multimedia
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Pod Save America | crooked.com/podcasts/pod-save-america |
| 62 | The Daily (NYT) | nytimes.com/column/the-daily |
| 63 | The Ezra Klein Show | nytimes.com/column/ezra-klein-podcast |
| 64 | Lovett or Leave It | crooked.com/podcasts/lovett-or-leave-it |
| 65 | The Wilderness | crooked.com/podcasts/the-wilderness |
| 66 | Deconstructed | theintercept.com/podcasts/deconstructed |
| 67 | The Michael Brooks Show | michaelbrooksshow.com |
| 68 | The Majority Report | majorityreportradio.com |
| 69 | Chapo Trap House | redcircle.com/shows/chapo-trap-house |
| 70 | The Benjamin Dixon Show | benjamindixon.show |
Academic & Policy-Oriented
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Brookings Institution | brookings.edu |
| 72 | Center for American Progress | americanprogress.org |
| 73 | Economic Policy Institute | epi.org |
| 74 | The Century Foundation | tcf.org |
| 75 | Demos | demos.org |
| 76 | New America | newamerica.org |
| 77 | The Roosevelt Institute | rooseveltinstitute.org |
| 78 | Institute for Policy Studies | ips-dc.org |
| 79 | The Brennan Center | brennancenter.org |
| 80 | ACLU | aclu.org |
Blogs & Independent Journalism
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Balloon Juice | balloon-juice.com |
| 82 | Hullabaloo | digbysblog.blogspot.com |
| 83 | Emptywheel | emptywheel.net |
| 84 | Lawyers, Guns & Money | lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com |
| 85 | The Poor People’s Campaign | poorpeoplescampaign.org |
| 86 | Scalawag Magazine | scalawagmagazine.org |
| 87 | The Appeal | theappeal.org |
| 88 | The Marshall Project | themarshallproject.org |
| 89 | The Trace | thetrace.org |
| 90 | The Intercept (Local) | theintercept.com/local |
Satire & Humor
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | The Onion | theonion.com |
| 92 | ClickHole | clickhole.com |
| 93 | The Beaverton | thebeaverton.com |
| 94 | Reductress | reductress.com |
Additional Notable Mentions
| # | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | The New Yorker (Comment) | newyorker.com/culture/comment |
| 96 | The Economist (Opinion) | economist.com/opinion |
| 97 | Financial Times (Opinion) | ft.com/comment |
| 98 | Bloomberg Opinion | bloomberg.com/opinion |
| 99 | The Bulwark | thebulwark.com |
| 100 | Just Security | justsecurity.org |
Last updated: May 31, 2026
Note: Some sites may have a mix of liberal and centrist perspectives. Always verify the editorial stance of a source.