Substacks recommended by Doug Porter

Recommended by Doug Porter

The Jumping Off-Place: Politics, Labor, Culture, San Diego will “comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable” and will feature voices intent on challenging the local and national hegemony during a time when market forces are destroying news outlets.

Reclaiming: A feminist newsletter

By Sarah

Weekly culture/political news, commentary, and other stuff for feminists of all genders

Democracy Defender

By Mission: Democracy

Democracy Defender is the weekly newsletter of Mission: Democracy, a nonpartisan organization laser-focused on fighting MAGA fascism and defeating MAGA extremists. If you care about the future of American freedom as much as we do, join us today!

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Distilled

By Michael Thomas

Deeply researched stories about climate change

Best summary of environmental news I've found.

- Doug Porter

Out in Left

By Brendan Dentino

A place for politically progressive sports fans.

Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter

By Alec Karakatsanis

How the police and the media distract us from what matters.

Really cuts through the mythologies surrounding law enforcement. Deep analysis, lots of facts.

- Doug Porter

olurinatti

By Olayemi Olurin

Olayemi Olurin's essays exploring the issues facing us today

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.

PERSPECTIVES - by Brad Willis

Coronado based writer. Was with NBC. Coverage of the far right. Also he's non-verbal. We both lost out to throat cancer.

- Doug Porter

Everything I'm too lazy to put in a book. Mostly politics, media, and culture.

A kindred spirit who sees instead of glimpses the truths of our times.

- Doug Porter

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

San Diego Watcher

By Joe Orellana

A monthly digest and deep dive.

Local who sees a lot, understands a lot and shares what he's learning.

- Doug Porter

Join, or die.

Intelligence for Thinking People

I've known Jeff Stein's work since forever. He's got the sources and the smarts on the spooks.

- Doug Porter

Democratic Woman's Club of San Diego County

The Democratic Woman’s Club of San Diego is a game-changing effort to take the Democratic message across the county!

Fearless in organizing, not afraid to critique their own side.

- Doug Porter

Progress Report

By Jordan Zakarin

A reported guide to politics and government at every level. We focus on progressive change, preserving democracy, and exposing corruption. Suffer no fools or ghouls.