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No matter where you stand on the issues, there's a link here that will help you decide whether you're spending your money is going to the people who share your beliefs, or oppose virtually everything your entire way of life.

Corporations are as important as politicians in American Politics. You know what party a politician supports. Do you know which political party a company supports? ChooseTheBlue tells you what corporations donated to political parties. Use Your Power -- ChooseTheBlue!

Offshore Tracker: Find out which companies are outsourcing jobs overseas and how many jobs they have outsourced.

Open secrets, "Your Guide to the Money in US Elections", the premier searchable database for information on who's giving and who's getting. For Party support broken down by percentages , listing donations by industry , and specific heavy hitters go here.

Fundrace.org. A database that knows who gave to who nationwide, searchable by zip code.

Federal Election Commission Disclosure Data Search is a huge data mine, but it's cumbersome to navigate.

Follow your money has more company listings, with product breakdowns for some corporations like P&G etc.

Here are boycott resources ranging from lists to specific products.

Responsible Shopper can help you find out! Discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the products you buy everyday — from clothing to shoes to toothpaste. Investigate hundreds of companies on a range of issues, including: Sweatshops, Pollution, Ethics, Discrimination and more.

Co-op America: Practical steps for using your consumer and investor power for social change.

Advice for socially responsible investing. More SRI resources here.

There's a listing of preferred products based on more social than political issues at goodmoney.com, with lots of other resources buried within as well.

Here's a retailer scorecard based on product produced by sweatshop labor.

Working assets is a company that's worth checking out if you use a phone or a credit card.

Message!Products carries a variety of personal checks and check products that convey messages and feature images that reflect the issues nonprofit organizations are fighting for. They work directly with nonprofits to generate awareness for these important issues.

Boycotts specifically aimed at the Republicans and their supporters.

At "spending liberally" there is a boycott specific to Faux news sponsors. Good for cross checking against other lists. If they support the GOP AND Faux , they deserve a special asshole rating.

A boycott of Rush Limbaugh's advertisers, already in  progress, seems like as good a place as any to look for ideas. Also, helpful hints on what to write and what to expect.

Boycott Bush has been around since 2001, so they've got a heckuva head start. Unfortunately, a lot of their information is aimed at a British audience. Includes things like consumer's guide and links to campaigns.

Whether you want to patronize 'em or avoid 'em, the Shephard's Guide is also known as "the Christian Yellow Pages" because it "is a special publication designed to strengthen, edify and unite the Body of Christ by giving Christians in all areas of business an easy and affordable way to reach Christian consumers."

Buying a Movement: People for the American Way article about the biggest funding sources of the right wing.

Like minded groups and forums:

Global Blogs

True Blue

And Speedy's personal favorite...drinking liberally