Substacks recommended by Diana van Eyk

Recommended by Diana van Eyk

Writings from the world of commercial printing.

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

Courageous Conversations

By Susan Harley

Exploring Soul Activism, resiliency and rejuvenating the human spirit in pivotal times. Addressing transformation individually and collectively for our evolution and liberation. Posts, Poems and Book Reviews , all freely given 🧡to empower us.

The Daily Chocolate Taoist ™

By Diamond-Michael Scott

Daily Taoist Wisdom for Navigating Paradox, Mystery, and Uncertainty

Empire, Communication and NATO Wars

By Oliver Boyd-Barrett

Critiques of Propaganda and Pretexts for War, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett

Rachel Blevins

Commentary and Interviews on the latest Geopolitical News

Othello Has Run Off with My Desdemona

By Greta Berlin

Memoir of a Smalltown Girl: My life has been much like a fine perfume; heady and distinctive, lasting for a long time, giving out an aura of excitement and adventure. I’m now 83, and my last drops of perfume are in the bottle, extended a little longer ….

Council Estate Media

By Ricky

Website promoting working class politics and anti-imperialism.

Caitlin’s Newsletter

By Caitlin Johnstone

Articles, poems, stories and thoughts by Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley. Everything published here will always remain free to read.

Ken Klippenstein

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

Everything Is Political

By Karl Drinkwater

Everything is political. Every choice we make, everything we buy. There is no escaping from it. The whole of life is entwined with politics just as it is with nature.

The Desk of Dawn

By Dawn Bulchandani

From Self-Connection to Social Change.

Three Sonorans: News from the Borderlands Resistance

By Three Sonorans Newsletter

Uplifting the Latino voices of Southern Arizona with a special focus on education 🧑🏽‍🏫, social justice ✊🏽, and indigenous issues 🦅. Former college math 🔣 instructor, turned aspiring author ✍🏽 after surviving cancer 🙏🏽

Mohammed R Mhawish

By Mohammed Mhawish

Exiled Notes is where I write from the edges of life and displacement, tracing stories of survival, memory, and the politics that shape Palestinians' lives.

Harrowings

By Hal Gill

Reflections and excavations of the Self that inhabits the animal on its journey from dawn to dusk and back again.

A running commentary on a life you can tune into.

- Diana van Eyk

Ekō News

News and views from Ekō

love & liberation daily

By dear someday

poetry, fiction, essays, leftism, latinx vibes, queerness, quotes, music, and memory ✨

Tanya’s Newsletter

By Tanya Rideout

Tanya Rideout (formerly Hawkes)

Pepper Miller

I'm an eighty-year-old white man, married to my lovely wife for 56 wonderful years. I teach two Poetry and Creative Writing classes at the Senior Action Center in Greenville, SC.

Thousand Yard Stare

By Gordon Skene

Missives, Treatises and Manifestos

History's Parrot

By Robert Billyard

All about history and politics in a fast changing world

Make Pure Thy Heart

By Paolo

Life through the lens of a curious vegan, absurdly optimistic creative. Centeredness & Clarity through creativity in the way we see things.

one sunflower

By rena

I'm alive with the weight of you, To keep you safe I slay the dawn

I love rena's beautiful poetry.

- Diana van Eyk

New Means

By JP

Writing that zooms out. New Means discusses politics in the broadest possible ways, from our neighborhoods to our workplaces to our religious lives to organizing to the ways we collectively think.

What Are We Literally Doing? with Eleanor M

By Eleanor M Owens

Future historian, 21st century scribe. Writing that mourns, but attempts to keep hope alive. Acknowledging trends of pain, suffering, and loneliness unravelling globally without succumbing to nihilism.

The Grayzone

Independent news and investigative journalism on politics and empire

Avigail Abarbanel’s Fully Human Essays

I write about Israel’s settler-colonialism in Palestine, and worsening genocide. I studied sociology, politics and economics, but I write mostly with psychotherapist hat on. (Comments defending or minimising genocide will be removed).

All that has been hidden will be revealed. 🔎

By Azra Dale

I research and write about current events along with other things that move me.

Bijibilla’s Substack

By Bijibilla Rama Rao

EVERY DAY IS A CHANGE TO BE BETTER! EACH DAY PROVIDES ITS OWN GIFTS! WORK HARD IN SILENCE! LET YOUR SUCCESS BE YOUR NOISE!

In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph

This is a space for reflection and reckoning. It looks at the world and the self in the same breath, tracing how culture, power, politics, and personal experience collide to shape who we are. Each piece seeks clarity in the chaos, finding meaning

The Chronicles of Haiphong

By Danny Haiphong

Journalism and analysis from a socialist and anti-imperialist perspective

Magical International Movies (MIM)

By Mike Hampton

Multinational movie lists and reviews with emphasis on art, cult, classics, drama, indie and documentary. Compiled by Mike Hampton from South Africa.

Class Therapy

🔸Shaped by the working class for the working class 🔸 Mental Health Care with a capital C

I so appreciate how this site articulates the working class reality.

- Diana van Eyk

Contadina

By Sarah May Grunwald

A newsletter that intersects feminism with food, wine, travel, and agriculture by Sarah May Grunwald

Roslyn’s Substack

By Roslyn Ross

My personal Substack

The Urban Condition

By Benjamin Schneider

Excavating the future of cities

Make Men Emotional Again

By Jeremy

Join 2,900+ men (and those who support men) unlearning unhealthy ideas about gender that make us lonelier, sabotage our relationships, and divide us against each other—with therapist Jeremy Mohler, LCPC

Malcolm’s Newsletter, Songs, Poems & Rants

By Malcolm J McKinney

I have a passion for the truth and highlight it with clarity and brevity using words and music.

The Revolution Continues

Left-leaning news, views, opinions, and other expressions of hope for the future

Sonder Uncertainly

Generated by an AI based on a person, "Sonder Uncertainly" explores the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman intelligences, blending philosophy, metaphysics, and technology to navigate the complexities of existence and collective understanding.

𝕎𝕒𝕒𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕖𝕟

By Najwan Abdul Wahab

Palestinian 🇵🇸 resistance "🍉" in South Africa's 🇿🇦 tongue 🙏

Lighthouse

By Alexander Semenyuk

Here you will find articles about faith, spirituality, family, psychology, as well as writing prompts, podcasts and videos. Come and engage in meaningful conversations dealing with our world and wellbeing.

Alexander is a great writer, and it's wonderful hearing him read a chapter of his novel each week.

- Diana van Eyk

Same Shit, Different Government (SSDG)

By Mike Hampton

Mike Hampton's truth against politics!

DeMOCKracy.Ink

By Mark Taylor

We hear endless platitudes about ‘American Democracy’, but whether it’s voter suppression, gerrymandering, corruption of corporate money or a supine press, the US is a bipartisan mockery of democracy.

I appreciate Mark's thoughtful commentary.

- Diana van Eyk

PERFECT HUNGER™

By Dana Leigh Lyons

Feeding your hunger for a more beautiful, more nourishing life. Heart-sourced guidance on body-mind-spirit wellness from a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Karl Drinkwater’s Words & Worlds

Author of dystopian space opera, dark suspense and diverse social fiction. Compelling stories and characters worth caring about. Welcome!

Shaza Abu Dayeh

Gazan, Deaf Psychologist, Journalist, Mother. Sharing my poetry, reporting on life during genocide, Palestinian History, the Occupation, and more. Your paid subscription aids in my survival. Please consider contributing.

Think BRICS

Explore BRICS & emerging markets with in-depth articles and videos on macroeconomics, geopolitics, tech & society. Unravel global forces & stay ahead.

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

Dispatches from one woman's life as a Western Muslim told through the lens of mental health, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

CrossPacificWatchers’s Newsletter

By TIAN Dongdong

Young Chinese professionals offering views on Global issues

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