Substacks recommended by Discourse Blog

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A Palestinian journalist and writer from Gaza offering ground-level reporting with a blend of personal narratives and in-depth analysis.

Essential journalism about Palestine, the Middle East, and more from one of Gaza's top young writers.

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BattleLines with Owen Jones

Original work, including holding media outlets and the powerful to account, observations on the big issues of the day, article versions of my video content - all with a relentless focus on exposing injustice.

Drop Site News

Independent news on politics and war

Zeteo

By Mehdi Hasan

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.

Bad Brain

By Ashley Reese

A newsletter about life, death, pop culture, and the internet.

The Nation's Substack

By The Nation Magazine

The Nation Magazine's official Substack

"The greatest magazine around" — Jack Mirkinson

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The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health

By Anya Kamenetz

The Golden Hour is a newsletter about thriving and caring for others on a rapidly-changing planet.

More Perfect Union

Media that builds power for working people.

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

It’s Hamilton on Substack. What more do you need to know?

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Ettingermentum Newsletter

By ettingermentum

A fully independent newsletter on politics, elections and history from a left-wing perspective.

What if Nate Silver had good politics and a brain in his head? That's Ettingermentum.

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That's Marvelous!

By Josh Gondelman

A newsletter for pep talks and general enthusiasm.

the gita zone

By Gita Jackson

here is where u can find my writing ;)

Vanishing Points

By Alex Peter

Vanishing Points is a newsletter exploring the overlooked, the fleeting, and the intersections of memory, identity, and social change

State of Siege

By Ahmad Ibsais

"Conflict?" No, its Apartheid. Weekly newsletter focusing on Palestine, the Middle East, and Western colonialism across the world. Storytelling to hold truth to power.

Great writing on Palestine and the Middle East.

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drugs and crime

Media and political analysis from Adam Johnson (with contributions from Sarah Lazare)

The Beinart Notebook

By Peter Beinart

A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

The Tech Bubble

By Edward Ongweso Jr

Dispatches on technology and its political economy.

Skipped History

By Ben Tumin

Interviews with top historians. Comedic performances about the past. I make history fun—especially the hard stuff.

Time To Say Goodbye

A newsletter and podcast for all the good kids.

The Insurgents

A weekly news and politics podcast featuring interviews with reporters, authors & political analysts. Hosted by Rob Rousseau and Jordan Uhl. Paid subscribers get an additional episode every week.

BORDER/LINES

Immigration news, in context.

The House Red

By C.M. Lewis

On labor and the Left.

Ken Klippenstein

No-nonsense reporting on the U.S. national security state and politics.

Foreign Exchanges

By Derek Davison

Daily roundups of world news and thoughtful commentary on US foreign policy.

User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

The Present Age

By Parker Molloy

Parker Molloy’s award-winning media criticism, culture, and politics newsletter.

Parker is an incisive, witty, and wise chronicler of our crazy and terrible times, someone whose moral compass is matched only by her analytical prowess. The work she is doing in an age riven by misinformation and malice could not be more urgent, or more necessary. The Present Age is the definition of a must-read.

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