Substacks recommended by Stephanie Gerber Wilson

Recommended by Stephanie Gerber Wilson

How Project 2025 Will Ruin YOUR Life

How will Project 2025 impact YOUR life, YOUR family, YOUR job, and YOUR community? Everything the mainstream media doesn't cover, with detailed explanations of how it affects YOU. Please support us.

Stop the Presses

By Mark Jacob

A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Hoosier Activist

By Amy Courtney

I am a Hoosier activist and organizer who writes about the current progressive movement from behind MAGA state lines. All opinions are my own. I actively support and promote several orgs, but am not affiliated. #MADVoters #ACLU #NAACP #MVMT10K

From The Frontlines

By Keya Vakil

From the Frontlines is a bi-weekly newsletter to get you up-to-speed on the local political stories you need to know from key states ahead of the 2024 election. Produced by COURIER.

The Civics Center

By Laura W. Brill

The Civics Center is on a mission to get every high school student in America registered to vote. Every year, 4 million Americans turn 18 and become eligible to vote. But less than half of them do so, because they are not registered. thecivicscenter.org

Brynn’s Substack

By Brynn Tannehill

My personal Substack

The Grassroots Connector

By Susan Labandibar

A newsletter for and by grassroots leaders. We report on innovative grassroots projects and the latest research on voter contact strategies.

Democracy Labs

By Deepak Puri

Making current events easier to understand with maps and infographics.

Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg

Expert commentary from a 30-year veteran of US politics. Here at Hopium we work on strategies to defeat MAGA, tell our story more effectively, and ensure freedom and democracy prevail. Expect sharp analysis, live events, and all sorts of Hopium!

Democracy Americana

By Thomas Zimmer

Reflections on American democracy and its discontents

The Media and Democracy Project Blog

By Media and Democracy Project

We're building a people-powered movement to create a better-informed electorate. 📧 Reach out/sign up: http://tiny.cc/OurNewsletter 📆 Meetings: http://mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/ 🔗 https://MediaAndDemocracyProject.Org

#ScholarSunday Threads

By AmericanStudier

The best public scholarly writing, podcasts, books, every week!

American Crisis

By Margaret Sullivan

A podcast that explores whether journalism can help save democracy, seen through the lens of Watergate and Jan. 6, 2021.

everyone is entitled to my own opinion

By Jeff Tiedrich

I read the news today, oh boy

Erin In The Morning

By Erin Reed

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

Weekend Reading

By Michael Podhorzer

Michael Podhorzer on politics, economics, and democratic crises.

Folks, this is a good (free) newsletter if you're interested in really good analysis of national politics and high quality recommendations for fighting back.

- Stephanie Gerber Wilson

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Public Notice

By Aaron Rupar

Public Notice has some of the best independent journalism out there that talks about the state of democracy in America. Plus, Aaron Rupar is going to be a guest on the Freedom Over Fascism podcast!

- Stephanie Gerber Wilson

FrameLab

Moral Politics, Meta Narrative, Language and Your Brain

The Fundamentals of Organizing

By George Goehl

There are fundamentals of community organizing that cross lineage and conditions for a reason, they work. Here's my contribution toward reviving them.

Chop Wood, Carry Water

By Jessica Craven

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

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

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

Lucid

By Ruth Ben-Ghiat

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

Chopwoodcarrywater

Newsletter

Lucian Truscott Newsletter

By Lucian K. Truscott IV

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

The Bulwark

Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices.

The.Ink

By The Ink

On politics and culture, money and power, from Anand Giridharadas

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.

IMPORTANTVILLE

By Adam Wren

Get smarter about the intersection of Indiana politics and power.