Political
The New York Times
Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.5,147,981 followers | Follow
John Legend
3,470,068 followers | Follow
The White House
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy2,889,198 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,120,078 followers | Follow
BBC News (World)
The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (World edition). For UK edition, follow @BBCNews. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking1,994,853 followers | Follow
The Economist
Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq1,957,992 followers | Follow
Newt Gingrich
Husband, father, grandfather, citizen, small businessman, author, former Speaker. I'm running for president to offer leadership to solve America's challenges.1,463,183 followers | Follow
John Dickerson
Political correspondent Slate magazine/Political Director CBS News1,374,685 followers | Follow
Ana Marie Cox
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.1,350,444 followers | Follow
The Washington Post
One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.999,743 followers | Follow
Arianna Huffington
president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.914,548 followers | Follow
United Nations
Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.861,871 followers | Follow
Acumen Fund
Changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas. Follow our founder & CEO @jnovogratz.387,860 followers | Follow
Keith Olbermann
There is Baseball, and occasionally there is other stuff of note. If you think you're following me on Facebook, I'm not ON Facebook.381,909 followers | Follow
Cornel West
1 of America's most provocative public intellectuals; a champion for racial justice through the traditions of the black Church, progressive politics, & jazz.359,025 followers | Follow
Jay Carney (EOP)
An official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy298,070 followers | Follow
Jill Scott
292,357 followers | Follow
Hill Harper
Award-winning actor. Bestselling author. Let's start creating solutions!241,250 followers | Follow
HuffPost Politics
The latest political news from The Huffington Post's politics team.194,440 followers | Follow
Ezra Klein
Blogger/columnist for Washington Post, columnist for Bloomberg View, contributor to MSNBC. Eater of food. Hater of filibuster. Lover of charts.155,683 followers | Follow
Nate Silver
Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.152,187 followers | Follow
rolandsmartin
Martin is an analyst for TV One, CNN; and the Tom Joyner Morning Show131,431 followers | Follow
West Wing Reports
Independent White House journalist. Paul's bio: 5 yrs Moscow, 5 yrs network TV, 5 yrs Wall St.; foreign correspondent, early stage VC. 53 countries & counting.116,846 followers | Follow
Luke Russert
I cover Capitol Hill for NBC News. Been sweating it out in the streets of a runaway American dream since 1985.96,181 followers | Follow
Lawrence O'Donnell
Host of @TheLastWord with @Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC.91,506 followers | Follow
Melissa Harris-Perry
Tulane Professor, MSNBC Host of @MHPShow, Columnist for @TheNation.83,265 followers | Follow
Glenn Greenwald
81,404 followers | Follow
Matt Taibbi
Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone; author of the Great Derangement and Griftopia; Contributor for Countdown with Keith Olbermann.79,103 followers | Follow
Robert Reich
Berkeley professor, former US Secretary of Labor. BEYOND OUTRAGE, an e-original, will be available for download on April 17, 2012.73,549 followers | Follow
Washington Week
Analysis of the week's top stories by the best reporters in Washington & hosted by Gwen Ifill @pbsgwen. Produced by WETA. Fridays @PBS. Posts by @michaeltruhl65,010 followers | Follow
Media Matters
Media Matters for America is the nation's premier progressive media watchdog, research and information center.61,478 followers | Follow
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan, non-advocacy data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.56,190 followers | Follow
The Young Turks
Hosted by @CenkUygur and @AnaKasparian. Watch @TYTonCurrent weeknights at 7pm ET & reruns at 10pm ET. #NoIranWar #p2 #p3 #2012 #topprog51,076 followers | Follow
Eugene Robinson
I am the Washington Post columnist, MSNBC analyst and author.41,463 followers | Follow
Hilary Rosen
Inside the Beltway looking out. A Democrat on CNN and a mom with opinions. And interested in yours. I'm an optimist. I love music. Lots of it.41,075 followers | Follow
BlackMediaScoop
BlackMediaSCOOP is the #1 social-media site for trending news, tech, media,health, gossip, sports & more. Come to be informed stay for the conversation.41,007 followers | Follow
Michael Eric Dyson
33,799 followers | Follow
theGrio.com
TheGrio is the official NBC News community devoted perspectives that affect and reflect the African-American community.33,700 followers | Follow
National Journal
Washington’s premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy.33,169 followers | Follow
Kevin Powell
My 11th and newest book, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and The Ghost of Dr. King: Blogs and Essays, now on sale at Lulu.com, iTunes, and Amazon.com26,839 followers | Follow
Karen Tumulty
Trying to adapt. Also, national political correspondent for the Washington Post.25,851 followers | Follow
WhiteHousePressCorps
Daily adventures with the White House Press Corps in their own words. And other stuff.25,714 followers | Follow
amy walter
ABC News Political Director; cycling enthusiast; lover of all things summer25,653 followers | Follow
AOL Politics Daily
PoliticsDaily.com is a political news magazine for the general reader. Tweets on politics, elections, and news, managed by PD's social media team.20,223 followers | Follow
American Progress
Dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. Tweets by @kansasalps19,561 followers | Follow
Ana Kasparian
Co-host of THE YOUNG TURKS. I'm the girl in a short skirt and long jacket.17,666 followers | Follow
Shoq Value
I believe in the semantic web. I just don't know what that means.15,336 followers | Follow
David Sirota
Bestselling author, newspaper columnist, Salon.com writer, AM760 radio host, vegetarian, craft beer drinker, Dad, Golden Doodle lover, proud Denverite.14,806 followers | Follow
Farai Chideya
Journalist, political analyst, author of four books including The Color of Our Future and the novel Kiss the Sky.14,605 followers | Follow
Melissa @ MSNBC
The official Twitter of @msnbctv's Melissa Harris-Perry (10-noon ET, weekends). Follow Melissa at @MHarrisPerry, and read our blog at http://mhpshow.com.14,202 followers | Follow
The Real bell hooks
Publicist of Author, Feminist, Teacher and Critical Thinker-bell hooks13,929 followers | Follow
Jamil Smith
Segment and digital producer for @MHPshow, airing at 10am ET each Saturday and Sunday on @msnbctv. Contributing writer to @EBONYMag. Opinions are mine alone.12,335 followers | Follow
Mark Anthony Neal
AfroPoMo. Feminist. Left of Black. Daddy. Husband. BX Cat. Duke Professor. Writer. Swim Parent.12,296 followers | Follow
Michele Norris
NPR host of All Things Considered Author of The Grace of Silence. Curator of The Race Card Project Mama Bear to growing cubs Re-tweets not an endorsement12,212 followers | Follow
Susan Page
Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today, now covering my 9th presidential campaign. (Still trying to get it right.)11,462 followers | Follow
Firedoglake
Firedoglake is an online news site featuring original reporting and commentary.11,186 followers | Follow
alpha1906@gmail.com
Lawrence Ross: Author of The Divine Nine. Alphaman. You better sign up for my free Android/iPhone app at beta.afrodeck.com or I may not follow you!10,835 followers | Follow
Imani Perry
Professor, Princeton Center for African American Studies. Scholar of law, culture and race. Writer and cultural critic.9,150 followers | Follow
Dr. Goddess
American & Africana Studies Scholar. Artist. Activist. Writer. TechLover.Traveler. RealityTV Snark. #BaracksFlagPin #GradChat #TheatreChat drgoddessarts@gmail9,054 followers | Follow
Quorum Call
US SENATE NEWS FEED. The U.S. Senate is the world's greatest deliberative body. We tweet news items covering all 100 United States Senators. E pluribus unum8,896 followers | Follow
Zerlina Maxwell
Political analyst and soon-to-be attorney. Contributor to @Feministing, @EBONYmag, and @theGrio8,872 followers | Follow
Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He is a former financial services staffer to Rep. Alan Grayson.8,386 followers | Follow
AddictingInfo.Org
8,016 followers | Follow
Vernon Mitchell, Jr.
Doctoral Candidate in the History Department at Cornell University. Provocateur. Thinker. Agent of change.7,098 followers | Follow
Tricia Rose
Native New Yorker, cultural critic, public intellectual/speaker and college professor.6,576 followers | Follow
Caleb Lund
Study at Southwestern #Law School in Los Angeles / Fuller Theology grad / raise $ for non-profit / #politics #husband #father #foodie / views my own6,233 followers | Follow
Ella Baker Center
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights organizes people-powered campaigns to transform California and inspire the world. Follow our ED @jakada_imani.5,658 followers | Follow
Columbia Spectator
A student newspaper serving Columbia University and the Morningside Heights community since 1877.4,995 followers | Follow
PollingReport.com
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.4,705 followers | Follow
Dorian Warren
Transplanted Chicagoan. Columbia professor. Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Sometimes play a pundit on MSNBC & CNN. Don't mourn, organize!4,276 followers | Follow
Salamishah Tillet
UPENN Professor, co-founder @ALongWalkHome, Inc., blogs for @TheNation, feminist, sports fanatic, and obsessed with the entire Law & Order TV series.4,153 followers | Follow
Omar Wasow
Transitioning from nerd to wonk. See: http://j.mp/wsjprofile or http://j.mp/C-SPAN-QA Soon, joining Princeton Dept. of Politics.3,613 followers | Follow
janniaragon
Janni jan/eye Aragon is an American, feminist Political Scientist, & is a BreatheNow co-founder. www.breathenow.ca Another wise Latina.3,191 followers | Follow
Du Bois Review
The Du Bois Review is a scholarly, multidisciplinary, and multicultural journal devoted to social science research and criticism about race.2,935 followers | Follow
AprilDRyan
White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks2,780 followers | Follow
Roosevelt Institute
We're carrying forward the legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and creating a New Deal for the 21st century.2,604 followers | Follow
Black_Followblack
Minority FollowBacks! Easy. 1. Follow @FollowBlackFB (FBFB) 2. Follow those following FBFB 3. ReTweet FBFB messages. #black #business #funding2,268 followers | Follow
Mark Sawyer
2,234 followers | Follow
Stephanie Elam
NBC LA Weekend Evening Co-Anchor • Former CNN Correspondent • Updated Californian • Work/Life Balancer • Bison • Falcon Subscribe to my Facebook page, too!2,221 followers | Follow
Erik Parker
2,172 followers | Follow
PoliticalJones
Host of The @PoliticalJones Show. The Show is a nationally syndicated 30-minute radio show that presently airs every week & 24/7/365 at PoliticalJones.com2,136 followers | Follow
Brian K Hill
Thinking of how to serve others in their business before I get a return is good business.2,129 followers | Follow
Rich Baska
Hey, I'm a DAD! Creative outlets...guitar, YouTube, photos, geek and barbecue. Liberal that advocates efficient Government and BUY LOCAL.2,024 followers | Follow
Roderick L. Smothers
Man of God, Proud Father, Community Servant, Southwestern Regional Vice President and Candidate for 34th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.1,815 followers | Follow
Sonia Moghe
Reporter @CBSAtl | Triathlete | Texan | Columbia/Texas A&M Alum | Tweets are my own opinions. sonia dot moghe at cbsatlanta dot com1,812 followers | Follow
Lester Spence
Author of Stare in the Darkness. Founder of The Baltimore Mixtape Project. Detroit/UM export. Omega. Father. Scholar.1,738 followers | Follow
Columbia University
1,540 followers | Follow
DR. K. BROWN-DEAN
Professor and Political Scientist|| politics, law, policy, and a splash of pop culture||Northeastern Southern Belle1,399 followers | Follow
Cal State East Bay
News from CSUEB, a “Best in the West” college and “Best Business School” by Princeton Review. Tweets by Kim Legocki, Social Media Director.1,354 followers | Follow
Maya Rockeymoore
Political scientist/policy wonk/business owner/social entrepreneur/writer/public speaker1,065 followers | Follow
Nikki Jones
Associate Professor of Sociology, ethnographer, author Between Good and Ghetto, betweengoodandghetto.com, editor thepublicintellectual.org1,049 followers | Follow
Margie Omero
Democratic pollster, president of Momentum Analysis, Huffington Post/pollster.com blogger.977 followers | Follow
Farah Griffin
Reader, Writer, Teacher, Lover of Music & Words, Friend, Wife, Daughter908 followers | Follow
Northwest Bronx, NYC
Tweets from the NorthWest Bronx, NY: Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Van Cortlandt Village. #NWBX Email: nwbxnyc at gmail.com856 followers | Follow
Sebastian Aulich
MBA (Boston Univ.), LL.M. (George Washington Univ.), magister prawa (WSHiP). Blog: @NewMediaBlogg816 followers | Follow
Erica Payne
Public policy expert, commentator, author and strategist. Founder of the Agenda Project, a New York‐based hub of public policy.706 followers | Follow
IRAASColumbia U
The Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University, founded in July 1993589 followers | Follow
Question Time
Demand a new American political tradition. Call on President Obama and congressional leaders to hold regular, frequent, public Question Time.580 followers | Follow
Bilal's Stand
A Detroit high school senior must choose between his family taxi stand business and a chance for social mobility at a renowned university.578 followers | Follow
Feather Foster
My interest in presidential history has led me to write several books on the presidents' lives, the latest being The First Ladies, just released.378 followers | Follow
Mrs. McHot Pants
Making it awkward since 1984. It's not going to stop, until you wise up. #artsyfartsy #p2 #MilitarySpouse #Maddow # #RollerDerby335 followers | Follow
Afro-Netizen
The official Twitter account of Afro-Netizen™, dedicated to informing, inspiring and engaging afro-netizens & the communities they touch since 1999.317 followers | Follow
The Black Institute
The Black Institute shapes intellectual discourse and dialogue and impacts public policy uniquely from a perspective of Blacks and people of color in the world.307 followers | Follow
Bronxmedia
Born and raised in the South Bronx, started my company Bronxmedia, LLC to combat the perception of the Bronx on a global scale.298 followers | Follow
Janell Ross
280 followers | Follow
Brendan McHugh
Bronxite from upstate. @ManhattanEdu grad. Former Riverdale Review reporter. Now a DA w/ @CBSRadioNews. I like sports, politics, mundane trivia & alliteration271 followers | Follow
Caroline Abellar
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” - Maya Angelou262 followers | Follow
Sistalocks
Teaching, learning, loving; lifelong resident of Brooklyn, lover of NYC, advocate for children; interested in natural family living, holistic health & balance.208 followers | Follow
Oregano Bar & Bistro
Amazing new concept eatery in the Riverdale section of NYC, Dynamic atmosphere, vintage decor and amazing cuisine. Exec Chef Claude Alain Solliard199 followers | Follow
The Daily Voice
The Daily Voice is an online community of news and opinion. (http://paper.li/thedailyvoice)170 followers | Follow
RealBronxTours
Join us to visit and explore the beautiful Borough of The Bronx. See City Island,The Bronx museum, Mott Haven, the Yankees stadium and a lot more138 followers | Follow
Cory Gooding
Christian, New Yorker and Political Science PhD Candidate at UCLA. Father, Husband, Brother, Son, Teacher, and Bajan Yankee.130 followers | Follow
Deborah Rouse
A writer from D.C. with a love for music and fashion, observing and enjoying life! And lovin' CB!124 followers | Follow
RiverdalePING
Daily Food, Drink & Event Specials in and around Riverdale. We are in launch mode and value your feedback, please visit our homepage!114 followers | Follow
Mark Richter
Ultimate Supreme Solar Court Justice. Phobos University Lecturer.76 followers | Follow
Ashley N. Garcia
creative writer, photographer, activist, and rock&lover who enjoys life and cares about the world.63 followers | Follow
AndriaStephens
58 followers | Follow
Kevin Bristow
47 followers | Follow
Columbia News
40 followers | Follow
Black Worker Project
The Black community is facing a two-dimensional job crisis: the crisis of unemployment and the crisis of low-wage work.29 followers | Follow
Angela Berry
24 followers | Follow
Blk PoliticalJournal
3 followers | Follow
Julie Buckner
2 followers | Follow
