~ Early Web Links ~

Jonathan Wallace's long-running online journal explores ethics, free speech, and political events through sharp personal essays, with the site publishing continuously since January 1995. Highlights include a massive 16,000-page manuscript on the history of free speech, experimental hyper-fiction, and pointed commentary on current events from ICE enforcement to international politics.

Suliman is a political science student whose blog features sharp political essays on topics like war aesthetics, peace, and personal branding in the digital age. Hosted on Bearblog and part of the SimpleChats Webring, this thoughtful minimalist blog blends serious analysis with occasional lighter posts.

Adam Elkus writes long-form analytical essays on political violence, strategy, technology, and contemporary events, drawing on a wide range of academic and cultural references. With 50 articles spanning topics from the January 6th insurrection to Silicon Valley solutionism, this is a substantive intellectual blog for readers who enjoy rigorous, interdisciplinary commentary.

Dronestream, built by Josh Begley, tracks every reported covert US drone strike in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia through a publicly accessible API, searchable database, and real-time Twitter feed. It aggregates human stories and investigative journalism from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism to document the human impact of remote warfare.

The Marxists Internet Archive is one of the largest online libraries of leftist political theory, hosting works from over 720 authors including Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky in 80 languages. Researchers and activists alike will find a vast collection of books, periodicals, speeches, and primary texts covering Marxism, socialism, communism, and related political philosophy.

Marxistiskt Forum is a Swedish-language resource collecting texts by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and other thinkers, alongside debate articles, journal articles, academic essays, and exam papers. It serves as a reference hub for Marxist theory and socialist thought for Swedish-speaking readers.

Webrocker's personal blog includes this post rallying support for net neutrality during the 2017 Battle for the Net campaign, urging readers to oppose FCC rollbacks of open internet rules. The site mixes German and English content across writing, drawing, photography, and links, with this entry serving as a call to action against ISP overreach.

Walmart Watch was a campaign site dedicated to monitoring and critiquing the business practices of Walmart, one of the world's largest retailers. The site focused on labor rights, worker wages, corporate accountability, and the social impact of Walmart's policies on communities.

Built around sociologist G. William Domhoff's decades of research, this site examines who holds power in America through analyses of the corporate elite, wealth inequality, and political influence. Featuring full-text book chapters, a Power Elite Database, lecture videos, and regularly updated articles, it serves as a comprehensive academic resource on power structure research.

Leviathan Slayer is a libertarian political blog run by contributors Ross and jmc, covering topics like free trade, Austrian economics, Ron Paul, and critiques of government policy. Posts take aim at figures like Paul Krugman and Thomas Sowell while championing gold standard economics and anti-interventionist foreign policy.