A lot of major media outlets have been overtly or covertly changing their coverage to be more favorable of MAGA. Here’s a list of free, reputable email newsletters that are handy to subscribe to.
Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes.
To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here.
That’s where this newsletter comes in.
Meidas+
At Meidas News, we don’t just cover the news; we provide context, clarity, and commentary on the stories shaping the future of democracy. We don’t fall into the traps of the “both-sides” media and are always 100% unapologetically pro-democracy.
Democracy Now!
Produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues.
Popular Info substack
Popular Information | Judd Legum | Substack
–Popular Information by Judd Legum - known for keeping sources anonymous and therefore have amazing breaking news from within the government.
Independent accountability journalism. Click to read Popular Information, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Erin in the Morning
Covering critical trans legislation and other news that is often completely missed elsewhere. Sometimes scary, sometimes heartwarming. Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
–Law Dork - covering the legal side of things, usually with a focus on the higher courts, and explaining it in ways even I can understand, but they don’t skimp on important details either.
A bright light — and several dark warnings — in Wednesday's 5-4 vote rejecting the Trump admin's request to toss out a district court order requiring USAID payments.
Vox Future Perfect - covers a wide range of topics, they do a good job of balancing concerning news with encouraging news, also includes an ethical dilemmas advice column that’s often amazing.
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
–Marc Elias at Democracy Docket is excellent for keeping up on the legal side of things.
THEM PROCESSED GOODS
They have all kinds of rad stamps, and encourage people to bring shirts, bags, other fabric, etc to print onto.
WE THE PEOPLE DISSENT
Substack with current news, also has a map of protests.
GROUND NEWS
Read the news from multiple perspectives. See through media bias with reliable news from local and international sources
THE BIG PICTURE
(recommended by Robert Reich)
We will be tackling the hot button issues of the day, doing deep dives… from 30,000 feet. We will provide the context you may have missed from that tweet that passed by in your feed. We will explain the dynamics of complicated issues and make it clear how and why they impact us all.
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