Substacks recommended by Jordan Zakarin

Recommended by Jordan Zakarin

Independent news on politics and war

Media that builds power for working people.

I work at More Perfect Union, but I'm not just sharing this out of self-interest — the team puts out vital stories every single day, and a large majority of them aren't even mine. Great stuff for progressive populists sick of the corporate media.

- Jordan Zakarin

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Jobs That Are Left by GAIN Power

Jobs, events, and career opportunities for people powering progressive politics and policy from GAINPower.org. We share member and partner events and occasional other announcements too!

New Means

By Joshua

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.

Law Dork

By Chris Geidner

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more.

Smart thoughts on politics through a legal lens, with a focus on the Supreme Court and judicial system. Written by a former colleague who knows his stuff.

- Jordan Zakarin

Little Things

By Ali Griffin Vingiano

a newsletter about creativity & being human. full of inspiration, recommendations, essays, advice, and community events.

Labor Politics

By Eric Blanc

Analyses of union organizing and working-class politics

Seeking Rents

By Jason Garcia

Corporate influence in the Sunshine State.

Jason Garcia is a top-notch investigative journalist covering power, corruption, and politicians in Florida, perhaps the most corrupt state in the country. I’ve worked with him on several big pieces at More Perfect Union, and can’t recommend his work enough.

- Jordan Zakarin

Radical Reports

By Teddy Wilson

Research, Analysis, and Intelligence on the Radical Right.

The Cause

By L O L G O P

What we need to know and do to save democracy, or something that resembles it.

I've known Jason for years now and have always admired his dedication and generosity. Few people are as good at communicating complex political ideas while keeping you engaged and motivated to make the world a better place. You'll need his voice over the next four years.

- Jordan Zakarin

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

Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

Diagnosing a world in crisis while finding means and strategies for a better, realer, more human future.

Mets Fix

By Jeffrey Bellone

Where Mets fans get their fix.

The Tomkins Times - Main Hub

By Paul Tomkins

Grown-up views and intelligent debate about Liverpool FC (online paywalled/free content by Paul Tomkins and associates as The Tomkins Times since 2009, now relocated to Substack.)