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Cliff Schecter & David Shuster didn't just discover the GOP's evil, find our voices, switch sides. We've been at this 25 years. Cliff wrote ads that helped Pres Biden beat Trump in '20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN

Financial Justice

By AFR

Twice-weekly updates from Americans for Financial Reform.

The Downballot

By David Nir

Covering every election, from kickoff to call

The Land Desk

By Jonathan P. Thompson

Western lands and communities--in context.

Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman

By Patrick Wyman: Perspectives

The biggest ideas shaping our world - its past, present, and future.

Law Dork

By Chris Geidner

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more.

Essential reading in normal times -- even more so under Musk & Trump!

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Oligarch Watch

By Judd Legum

Accountability journalism for the world's wealthiest people.

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.

HEATED

By Emily Atkin

A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.

regs to riches

By vass

That one simple trick to make the economy work better.

Off Message

By Brian

Because vigorous internal debate isn't a weakness—it's essential.

Climate and Community Institute

By Climate & Community Institute

Climate and Community Institute (CCI) is a progressive climate and economy think tank. We work with movements and progressive policy makers to pass new policy, improve implementation, shift narratives, and deepen coalitions.

Big Business Blotter

By Rick

Every day, people are harmed by corporations putting the pursuit of profit before the law. Subscribe for corporate crime news and analysis.

Capitol Account

By Robert Schmidt

Where Wall Street Meets Washington: Financial Regulation News

The Contrarian

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

Waleed’s Substack

By Waleed Shahid

Progressive and Democratic strategist | Director of www.the-bloc.us

The Tech Bubble

By Edward Ongweso Jr

Dispatches on technology and its political economy.

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Public Domain

Investigative reporting on public lands, wildlife and government

Investigative reporting on environmental agencies and issues involving public lands

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Influence Brief

By Anna Massoglia

Influence Brief is your trusted resource for uncovering the hidden forces of money, power, and influence that shape politics and public policy.

How We Fight Back

By Working Families Power

“They want you to be alone. Nobody is going to fix this alone. That’s not how this works.” - Timothy Snyder

A new resource from MoveOn, Indivisible, and Working Families Power. Particularly necessary for Trump 2.0, How We Fight Back will "give people the tools and resources they need to take action in their own communities."

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The Fucking News

By The F Team

"I recommend signing up for these guys, if you like getting your morning news with swearing." - Naomi Klein

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter

By Alec Karakatsanis

How the police and the media distract us from what matters.

ExxonKnews

ExxonKnews shines a light on the fossil fuel industry's role in driving the climate crisis — and the growing movement for accountability.

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.

Volts

By David Roberts

A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week.

The Message Box

By Dan Pfeiffer

A newsletter for people who want to defeat Donald Trump and MAGA extremism from a former Senior Advisor to Barack Obama

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

Housing is a Human Right

By Fran Quigley

A free newsletter about the historic struggle to ensure a home for all

Fireside Stacks

By Roosevelt

Fireside Stacks is a weekly newsletter from Roosevelt Forward about progressive politics, policy, and economics focused on building a new economy that centers economic security, shared prosperity, and rebalanced power.

Stay-At-Home Macro (SAHM)

By Claudia Sahm

My goal is to make economic policy and macroeconomics better.

Senate Banking Democrats

A blog by the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee Minority. Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren.

Chop Wood, Carry Water

By Jess Craven

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants.

The.Ink

By The Ink

A newsletter on politics and culture, money and power -- telling the truth without fear -- from Anand Giridharadas

The Dig

By Francine McKenna

Francine McKenna digs into accounting, audit, and corporate governance issues at public and pre-IPO companies.

One First

By Steve Vladeck

A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all

Strength In Numbers

By G. Elliott Morris

Independent, data-driven analysis of politics, public opinion, and elections. Evidence, not spin.

More Perfect Union

Media that builds power for working people.

Left Hook Economics

This is a policy forum for Dollars & Sense

Grave Injustice

By Lisa Graves

A weekly newsletter sharing key news updates about SCOTUS and the legal system – and explaining exactly what you need to know about them.

If you can keep it

By Protect Democracy

In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked: what kind of government have you created? He answered, "a republic — if you can keep it." From Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism.

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

The Cross Section

By Paul Waldman

Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works

Drop Site News

Independent news on politics and war

Dean Baker

Senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, dog lover, and new resident of Astoria, Oregon.

Hill Heat

By Brad Johnson

Climate science, policy, politics, and action