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Author, the Little Black Book series and Byline Times. Visiting fellow, Peace Centre, Tokyo, Japan.

A newsletter about art, literature, history, and food of Eastern Europe. Sharing stories from Ukraine, Belarus, and beyond

The Media and Democracy Project Blog

By Media and Democracy Project

We're building a people-powered movement to create a better-informed electorate. https://MediaAndDemocracyProject.org

Towers of Europa, by Anton Shekhovtsov

The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program

By The Thom Hartmann Program Newsletter

Live Monday-Friday noon-3pm eastern, covering US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics, plus the audio podcast

DEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers

By Michael D. Sellers

Former CIA officer, Russia specialist currently an investigator, taking a deeper look at things that matter.

Goldberg At Large

By Adrian Goldberg

First drafts, Reviews, pods

Our podcast host and producer's thoughts at large

- Byline Times

Tom Watson's Newsletter

I'm a semi-retired politician, but this newsletter is about more than politics. It’s for friends and fellow travellers navigating the middle years, looking to live actively, stay curious, read widely, and fill life with music, conversation and movement.

Thinking about...

By Timothy Snyder

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Lincoln Square

Chaos is a distraction; clarity is our weapon. We stand vigilant to ensure the American people get the facts behind the headlines—and expert strategies to rise to this critical moment.

Conflict & Democracy

By Paul Mason

Facts and analysis on the crisis of the global order

How to Survive the Broligarchy

By Carole Cadwalladr

Girl power vs Tech bros

Paul Conroy

A photojournalist who has covered wars from the Congo to Libya, Afghanistan to Syria. Seriously wounded in Homs, 2012, whilst working with Marie Colvin for The Sunday Times.

Rick Wilson’s Against All Enemies

Tireless resistance to autocracy. Never out of the fight.

Soothe with Nahid de Belgeonne

How to stay sane and live well in a slow-moving perma-crisis. Articles, conversations, tips and tools to cultivate a compassionate relationship with yourself.

On Substack

By Substack Team

Resources, stories, and news for the writers, podcasters, musicians, video creators, and culture makers publishing on Substack.

The Substack Post

By Substack

A guide to the creators and stories shaping culture

Tom Griffin on intelligence history

Intelligence history profiles with a focus on the US, UK and Ireland.

Bette Dangerous

By Heidi Siegmund Cuda

Investigative Raconteur: Where Propaganda Goes To Die

Wealth of Nations

By Simon Nixon

European political economy and geoeconomics

Identity Matters

By Sunny Hundal

How our identities drive modern politics

Roger Sollenberger

Investigative political reporter. Tips: roger.sollenberger@protonmail.com

Peter Jukes

Co founder Byline Times and Byline Media Holdings

Full Disclosure

By Who Targets Me

A newsletter from Who Targets Me about digital political campaigning in the UK (and sometimes beyond) in the run up to the 2024 election.

Fair Comment

By Will Snell

How to build a public and political consensus for a fairer Britain

Trojan Horses: Trump, Russia, Brexit - Democracy Under Siege

By Peter Jukes

Told in a mixture of verse and news - inspired by Virgil, Dante, Milton - and brave fellow journalists like Carole Cadwalladr - this project aims to create an epic poem out of 20 years of democracy under siege

Democracy for Sale

By Peter Geoghegan

A newsletter dedicated to revealing how dark money and hidden influence threaten our democracy

The brilliant incisive investigator, formerly in charge of openDemocracy's amazing investigative work into dark money, think tanks, and the subversion of democracy

- Byline Times

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

Counter Disinformation Project

Exposing Disinformation Networks #HARTleaks

Unmasking Russia

By Olga Lautman

Newsletter covering Russia, Ukraine, Eastern, and Central Europe with a focus on Russia's intelligence operations to destabilize global democracies

Russell Jones

Author of "The Decade In Tory", "Four Chancellors and a Funeral", and the forthcoming "Tories: The End of an Error". Occasional Byline columnist. Intermittent wazzock. Permanent dog wrangler.

Pepperspectives

By David Pepper

Saving Democracy: A User’s Guide

The Russia Report

By Sarah Hurst

Weekly news about Russia and its activities abroad

The Kramatorsk Diaries

By Paul Conroy

Reporting and photographing the Ukraine war since March 2022

Citizens Reunited

By The Citizens

Stopping the tech coup starts here.

Politics and stuff

My personal Substack

Conquest of the Useless

By Mic Wright

Honest media criticism from a complete arsehole.

Excoriating, knowledgable, vital

- Byline Times

Not all doom

By Arthur Snell

Geopolitics, history and mountains.

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.

Folded with Adam Bienkov

An independent progressive newsletter about UK politics written by the political journalist Adam Bienkov.

Our Political Editor's take on Westminster and Beyond

- Byline Times

Comment is Freed

By Sam Freedman

Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman

Weaponized

By Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno

Dispatches from the frontlines of the information war, where I’ll break down the latest in disinformation, deception, and the dark side of technology.

Phillips’s Newsletter

By Phillips P. OBrien

Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

Sergei Cristo

Former BBC journalist, asset management specialist and Conservative Party fundraiser turned whistleblower against the Russian interference in British politics. Currently in security studies.

Clive’s Newsletter

By Clive Lewis

Thoughts.

Media Matters

By Independent Media Association

A glimpse into the world of independent media.

Mike Galsworthy

I'm here because curiosity is life.

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.