A comprehensive collection of world wide links: http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
Biting common sense commentary and satire: http://www.zerohedge.com/
An economic blog with a leftist slant: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/
Thoughtful essays (Pandurangi is impenetrable): http://theautomaticearth.com/
Skewering banks and the mortgage crisis: http://ml-implode.com/
The web paper of Capitol Hill: http://www.politico.com/