Substacks recommended by Michael Davis

Recommended by Michael Davis

Amy Klobuchar

U.S senator from Minnesota

Dean Blundell

Media guy, content provider, dog whisperer, Canadian raconteur, muckraker.

RetroClassic Movies

Dedicated to promoting knowledge & appreciation of Classic Movies!

Danara

Pro-democracy. 💙 Enough said.

Barbara j. Brady

Postal_Pete

The Resisters' Report

By Rosie the Resister

The Resisters’ Report serves up rants and news analysis about the sh*t show that is U.S. politics today.

L. Garcia

Activist. Children first.

Davezilla

Director of Strategic Caffeine Consumption

Legal Politics by Nick Akerman

Talking Feds Substack

By Harry Litman

TALKING FEDS Substack with Harry Litman is a series of dispatches from the front of a constitution in crisis; Litman explains how the maneuvers of Trump and his circle transgress constitutional norms and threaten national security and the rule of law.

Pete Buttigieg's Substack

DEFIANT Dispatches

By BrooklynDad_Defiant!

My personal Substack

No matter what the platform you need to be following and subscribing to BDD! He's been in the online and IRL trenches for years and speaks for all of us. From insightful to funny to righteously angry and, well, DEFIANT, he's the kind of straight-talking warrior we need to be listening to and emulating in our fight for Democracy.

- Michael Davis

Madam Power

Madam's thoughts and ramblings through the Age of Irony.

Meidas+

By MeidasTouch Network

The ad-free home base for Meidas News, the fastest growing pro-democracy news network. Bonus articles, exclusive content, and interactive chats. Led by Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, with exclusive articles by Ron Filipkowski.

Ballad of a New Pornographer

By A.C. Newman – Ballad Of A New Pornographer

A place where I – A.C. Newman bandleader of The New Pornographers – put new music not available anywhere else, try out new ideas, talk about process and how ideas transform over time.

Donna Kieffer

A life-long Democrat.

Lizzie Mulherin

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali

By THE LEFT HOOK

A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali

Will Hermes: New Music + Old Music

New music worth hearing. Old music worth remembering. Deep-dive playlists. Record reviews. Books. Concerts. New York City. Lou Reed. Genre-fluid.

Dianne Taylor’s Stories

By Dianne Nancy Taylor

My stories and newsletters. I write mystery and crime fiction.

Adam Kinzinger

I’m terrified by America’s fascism trend and disgusted that my party is now a Trump cult. My time inside the system and in the probe of the January 6 attack has left me with just an ember of hope. Making it grow requires the hard truth. Can we handle it?

Rick Wilson’s Intel and Observations

Tireless resistance to autocracy.

Samantha Bee

By Plan Bee

Plan Bee is my weekly newsletter and source for all hard-hitting insights on women's health, pop culture distractions, recipes, and blazers, of course.

The Parnas Perspective

By Aaron Parnas

Providing you with the Gen Z perspective on all the issues in the news.

Jack Hopkins Now

Jack Hopkins Now is a Newsletter that shares tips, strategies, and methods for becoming and staying the most resilient defender of Democracy you are capable of.

Krassencast - Protecting Democracy During Trump 2.0

By Krassensteins

Fighting misinformation and hate. Seeking to uncover the truth and hold our politicians accountable.

Spencer Tweedy

Updates from the road and the studio, thoughts about art, music and laypeople philosophy.

Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg

Expert commentary from a 30-year veteran of US politics. Here at Hopium we work on strategies to defeat MAGA, tell our story more effectively, and ensure freedom and democracy prevail. Expect sharp analysis, live events, and all sorts of Hopium!

everyone is entitled to my own opinion

By Jeff Tiedrich

I read the news today, oh boy

Julia's Downballot Team

By Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The best ways to make an impact by helping state & local candidates win!

Listening in the Dark with Amber Tamblyn

Creative-minded community and cultural catharsis. Full of feminism and always algorithm-free.

Best Music of All Time

By Matt

The greatest music ever made.

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Explains what is happening, and why in our turbulent era. Speaks truth to power. 1 written & 1 broadcast commentary/day 6x/week.

Decoding Fox News

I watch all the Fox News you'd never want to.

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Who are Nature?

Essays of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. With passion and urgency.

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

Planet: Critical

By Rachel Donald

Investigating why the world is in crisis.

The.Ink

By The Ink

A newsletter on politics and culture, money and power -- telling the truth without fear -- from Anand Giridharadas

The Daily

By Sarah Jones & Jason Easley

We fight for justice For the People. We will never surrender. The Daily is pro-democracy, grounded-in-facts analysis, opinion and news. Zero bootlicking. True independence. Tons of integrity. No fear-mongering.