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Recommended by Carl Davidson

A crisis-oriented newsletter for the movement.

Our Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Every age must have a movement of people who will stand together b/c the issues before us are not left vs right, but right vs wrong.

Eric Mar

Emeritus Professor, SF State University & recovering elected official (SF Board of Supervisors/SF Board of Education) and social justice activist

Eric is full of insights about the politics of the Bay Area, and an awesome family guy.

- Carl Davidson

Comandante Diva

By comandante diva

a hot girl's writing on politics, movement infrastructure, and making data strategy sexy from a left perspective

Meidas+

By MeidasTouch Network

The ad-free home base for Meidas News, the fastest growing pro-democracy news network. Bonus articles, exclusive content, and interactive chats. Led by Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, with exclusive articles by Ron Filipkowski.

Xinhua Institute

Frequent China & world briefings from the Xinhua Institute, a think tank based in Beijing

My personal Substack

Zeteo is a new media organization that seeks to answer the questions that really matter, while always striving for the truth. Founded by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo is a movement for media accountability, unfiltered news and bold opinions.

Making History Come Alive

By Richard Bluttal

History non fiction articles

Liberation Road Notes

The Newsletter of Liberation Road

It's about time. We need LR's view of things straightforward. Pass it around.

- Carl Davidson

Auraist: picking the best-written books

By Sean

Trusted by 40K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK recent releases and prize shortlists, and publish in-depth articles by their authors on prose style. Plus the satirical series The Demon Inside David Lynch.

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Home & Away

By Richard Haass

Weekly analysis of everything from the state of American democracy to the state of the world and U.S. foreign policy.

The Philosopher's Substack

By The Philosopher Newsletter

This Substack will post details of all our publications, events, podcast episodes, and so on, along with thoughts and writings from our editorial team and special guest writers. All content will be freely accessible.

Warren’s Newsletter

By warren leming

History music anarchy

Special Intelligence

By Malcolm Nance

Daily Flash Traffic & Geopolitical Intelligence Analysis and Warnings You Need on War, Espionage/Terrorism. My ONLY Official Sites& I DONT DM people Tiktok @OfficialMalcolmNance Youtube @MalcolmNanceMedia BlueSky @malcolmnance.bsky.com X - @MalcolmNance

The Media and Democracy Project Blog

By Media and Democracy Project

We're building a people-powered movement to create a better-informed electorate. https://MediaAndDemocracyProject.org

Escape from 'Media Silo' prisons. Emancipate your minds!

- Carl Davidson

bob’s Newsletter

By bob a. feldman

U.S. Movement History: Past and Present

Good take on how the CIA cultivated the major Media.

- Carl Davidson

Russian Dissent

A place for dissenting Russian voices.

India and Geopolitics

By S.L. Kanthan

Discussion of the emerging multipolar world and the tectonic shifts happening in the world. We are at a crossroads and the next decade will be consequential and even dangerous. I am a geopolitical analyst, columnist, author, blogger, podcaster & Tweeter.

Good explanation of a major shift in the world.

- Carl Davidson

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Explains what is happening, and why in our turbulent era. Speaks truth to power. 1 written & 1 broadcast commentary/day 6x/week.

Weekend Reading

By Michael Podhorzer

Michael Podhorzer on politics, economics, and democratic crises.

If you want to 'seek truth from facts' as a good political starting point, Podhorzer is your guy.

- Carl Davidson

Reviews 4 Radicals

By James Mumm

Book reviews for busy organizers.

Decoding Fox News

I watch all the Fox News you'd never want to.

Labor Politics

By Eric Blanc

Analyses of union organizing and working-class politics

The Red Star Dispatch by Roger McKenzie

By Roger McKenzie

Anti-colonialism, equality, peace and socialism

Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol

By Michael Klonsky

Sharing ideas on politics and education.

Michael Klonsky

Retired Educator, writer, blogger, and coach, Hitting Left politically on WLPN 105.5 FM Chicago. “Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go”. — Jerry Garcia

Mike is an old and good friend. We were both 'Bumper Men' (A long story for another time). He's eclectic here in a positive way, and always insightful.

- Carl Davidson

Fred Klonsky in Retirement

Pensions, unions, politics, retirement. I also post my art.

Once again, Fred Klonsky wins the deobfuscator-of-the-week award. That's stripping away the layers of Debt Ceiling BS, revealing that 'facts are stubborn things.'

- Carl Davidson

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

I pick stuff from Kareem every week now for LeftLinks. His political wisdom keeps growing, even if age (the plight of us all) might take a toll on his other skills.

- Carl Davidson

Geopolitical Economy Report

By Ben Norton

Independent news outlet providing original journalism and analysis to understand the changing world.

This Is Like Deja Vu All Over Again Newsletter

By Catherine-Anne McCloskey

Imperialism, Militarism, and Capitalism Are Killing Us.

Insightful.

- Carl Davidson

THE HEGELIAN DISPATCH

By The Hegelian Dispatch

Applying Hegelian dialectics to news, art, and pop culture. Weekly sardonic takes on everything from algorithmic alienation to parasocial capitalism.

Thats Another Fine Mess

By TCinLA

Commentary on contemporary affairs from a historical, political and social perspective to put events in a larger context by a published historian who worked in professional politics for 10 years and in Hollywood for 30 years.

Ike's Work in Progress

By Ike Gittlen

Working Families, Union Activism and the World Around Us

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Michael Moore

I was born in Flint, Michigan and raised on a dirt street by loving parents, two sisters and a lot of Green Giant in a can.

Thinking about...

By Timothy Snyder

Opening the future by understanding the past.

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the Political News Issues of Our Day

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

Tracking People's Daily

By Manoj Kewalramani

This blog primarily offers a breakdown of the weekday editions of the People's Daily.

Bill Emmott's Global View

Analysis and commentary on world events, current affairs and ideas from a former editor-in-chief of The Economist with a special addiction to Japan and Italy

GoozNews

By Merrill Goozner

Informed commentary on healthcare, public policy and politics

Merle Goozner is an old comrade from my Guardian days. But if you want to get into the weeds on health care policy, from a wise and left perspective, he's your guy.

- Carl Davidson

The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

I'm a socialist and The Bulwark is certainly not. They are never-Trumpers from the GOP. That means they are not stupid, and even think well at times. They're antifascists, and worth a read.

- Carl Davidson