News sources

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Newsletters

In alphabetical order

The Big Picture (https://substack.com/@thinkbigpicture): "We’re a team of writers and editors who break down the cultural, political and societal issues shaping our world today, analyzing things in a way mainstream media often overlooks."
Chop Wood, Carry Water (https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/): "this newsletter is dedicated to saving democracy, addressing the climate crisis, preserving our freedoms, electing better lawmakers, and, in general, creating a better country—one simple action at a time"
The Contrarian (https://contrarian.substack.com/): "Democracy faces an unprecedented threat from an authoritarian movement built on lies and contempt for the rule of law. The first and most critical defense of democracy—a robust, independent free press—has been missing in action. ... The Contrarian is that alternative: unflinching, unapologetic, and unwavering in its commitment to truth-telling."
Decoding Fox News (https://decodingfoxnews.substack.com/): "Decoding Fox News is a micro-budget project that was started in February 2022 thanks to an academic grant from the Tow Knight Center for News Integrity at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY...As of August 2023 this Substack channel became 100% reader/listener supported. Juliet Jeske is the sole writer, editor, producer, video editor and sound mixer on this one woman show."
Democracy Docket (https://www.democracydocket.com/): Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
Letters from an American (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/): "I’m a professor of American history. This is a chronicle of today’s political landscape, but because you can’t get a grip on today’s politics without an outline of America’s Constitution, and laws, and the economy, and social customs, this newsletter explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American."
MN Immigration Rights Access Committee (https://www.miracmn.com/resources): MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization.
Message Box News (https://www.messageboxnews.com/): "Message Box will look at the most recent polls, the biggest events, and the latest trends and pull back from the day to day punditry to explore how they are impacting American politics from the perspective of someone who has spent years working on campaigns and in Barack Obama’s White House."
Murmur (https://murmurimpact.substack.com/about): "Struggling to explain the real impact of politics to friends and family? Our Substack delivers clear, easy-to-share breakdowns of how policies shape everyday life—plus practical messaging advice to help you communicate effectively with less-engaged voters."
People Power United (https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/about): "This is our moment. To rise. To fight back. To take back the power. To build a country where everyone can thrive. We are People Power United. And we’re just getting started."
Popular Information (https://popular.info/): "daily news and analysis that respects you as a citizen. You won’t just learn about who is up and who is down. You’ll get in-depth information and perspective on the things that really matter."
Rebecca Solnit (https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/): "Meditations in an Emergency is an independent publication launched in January 2025 by Rebecca Solnit."
Robert Reich (https://robertreich.substack.com/): "The dark forces of authoritarianism are very much with us, along with growing inequality and corruption. There’s no simple remedy. But part of the answer is to grow a community of people committed to spreading the truth and contributing to a better world."
Robert B. Hubbell (https://roberthubbell.substack.com/): "The newsletter started in February 2017 as my effort (as a father and husband) to provide hope and perspective to my family after the unexpected results of the 2016 election. Over time, my family email was shared among friends and became of community of like-minded citizens devoted to preserving American democracy."
Timothy Snyder (https://snyder.substack.com/): Author of "On Tyranny"
The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper (https://jesspiper.substack.com/): "My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view."
Waging Nonviolence (https://wagingnonviolence.org/): Waging Nonviolence is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world.
Your Local Epidemiologist (https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/): "I’m Dr. Katelyn Jetelina—a public health enthusiast with a passion for making science accessible."

News outlets

In alphabetical order

AP News (https://www.apnews.com/): "The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting."
Axios (https://www.axios.com/politics-policy): "We launched Axios in January 2017 based on this shared belief: The world needed smarter, more efficient coverage of the topics shaping the fast-changing world... here will be NO AI-written stories."
BBC (https://www.bbc.com/): "The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster."
Brewminate (https://brewminate.com/): "I believe it is important that we open avenues of productive dialogue between experts and non-experts – both of whom I try to bring together here – in order to elevate the greater discussion of ideas among the engaged populace."
CIDRAP (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/): "Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy"
Common Dreams (https://www.commondreams.org/): "We are optimists. We believe real change is possible. But only if enough well-informed, well-intentioned—and just plain fed up and fired-up—people demand it. We believe that together we can attain our common dreams."
The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/us): "The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good."
Democracy Now! (https://www.democracynow.org/): "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."
Guardian News (https://www.theguardian.com/us): "Covering American and international news for an online, global audience."
MPR (https://www.mprnews.org/): "From the icehouse to the statehouse, MPR News has been on the scene, covering the stories that matter to Minnesotans, since we built our first newsroom in 1973 in Collegeville."
The Minnesota Star Tribune (https://www.startribune.com/): "The Minnesota Star Tribune boasts the Midwest’s largest news organization and is an unrivaled force for journalistic excellence in Minnesota and beyond."
Mother Jones (https://www.motherjones.com/): "Our newsroom investigates the big stories that may be ignored or overlooked by other news outlets, including about democracy and voting rights, racial justice, reproductive rights, and food and agriculture."
The Nation (https://www.thenation.com/): "Principled. Progressive. The Nation speaks truth to power to build a more just society."
National Native News (https://www.nativenews.net/): "National Native News provides listeners with relevant, timely coverage on Native American and Indigenous communities."
NPR (https://www.npr.org/): "NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public."
The Progressive (https://progressive.org/): "A voice for peace and Social Justice since 1909"
ProPublica (https://www.propublica.org/): "ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force."
The Research Collaborative (https://researchcollaborative.org/): "RC generates and disseminates research, message guidance, and strategic approaches to address the pressing crises of the day and to put forward a long-term compelling progressive narrative for democracy."
Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/): "Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news."
Waging Nonviolence (https://wagingnonviolence.org/): "Waging Nonviolence is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world. With a commitment to accuracy, transparency and editorial independence, we examine today’s most crucial issues by shining a light on those who are organizing for just and peaceful solutions."
Wired magazine (https://www.wired.com/): "Wired is a bi-monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics."