ALLY & INFORMED VOICES
Democracy, US Politics
Progressive Views:
Ezra Klein, Opinion, New York Times; also podcast, Ezra Klein show
The Rachel Maddow Show; Maddowblog; also Steve Benen, reporter for the blog
Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC | Watch Rachel Maddow Live; Rachel Maddow Blog | The Rachel Maddow Show - MSNBC
The Good In Us (Mary Trump Substack); The Mary Trump Show (Podcast, Politicon)
Letters from An American (Heather Cox Richardson Substack; Spotify. Historian view of US politics
Jamelle Bouie, columnist, New York Times, historical context on present-day events
The Dworkin Report (Scott Dworkin Substack)
The Bulkwark (Substack), a progressive media newsletter launched by Sarah Longwell, Charlie Sykes, Bill Kristol
Proof (Seth Abramson Substack), a curatorial journalism site covering Trump
Robert Reich (Substack) – ex Dem Labor Secretary, author focuses on abuses of power
The Hartmann Report (Thom Hartmann Substack) – progressive politics, economics, science
The Threats Within (Kurt Eichenwald Substack) covering threats to US democracy
The Message Box (Dan Pfeiffer Substack), ex- Senior Obama advisor; covering homegrown threats
Oliver Willis Explains (Oliver Willis Substack) – politics and media
Political Junkie by Clare Potter – Substack – feminist take on politics, media, culture, education
Ahmed Baba’s Newsletter –pro-democracy, anti-disinformation
Talking Points Memo by David Kurtz, Josh Marshall and team at TPM. Political reporting.
The Daily by Politicus (Sarah Jones, Jason Easly (Substack) – daily commentary on US politics
Truth and Consequences (Michael Cohen (Substack) – MSNBC, Daily Beast political commentary
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales, left-of-center investigative daily show
F-Word Commentary by Laura Flanders; Laura Flanders And Friends – progressive grassroots voices
Center for Popular Democracy blog giving voice to grassroots visions of an inclusive, equitable society
Republican Views, or GOP Party analysis:
Tusk (Seth Masket Substack) - political scientist insider GOP views and polls
Rick Wilson’s Substack, Podcast – on the American Crisis by ex-GOP and The Lincoln Project co-founder
The Enemies List podcast host, Rick Wilson's The Enemies List on Apple Podcasts
Adam Kinzinger (Substack) – GOP Congressman, ex-Trump supporter, CNN commentator
Public Notice by Aaron Ruper covers Trump and right-wing media
Left, Socialist, Independent, Libertarian:
System Upgrade with Glenn Greenwald (Rumble, Locals)– Ex-Intercept co-founder, free speech journalist
The Chris Hedges Report (Substack); Podcast, former Truth Dig journo, on national politics
Katrina Van Heuvel, Editorial Director, Publisher, The Nation feminist lens, national politics
Jabobin Blog, Democratic Socialist and left, labor, anti-neo-liberalist views on political issues