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Recommended by Hannah Jones

Sabrina’s Substack

By Sabrina Strand

My personal Substack

Sabrina is funny and brilliant and brave, and you should read her Substack.

- Hannah Jones

Ruben’s Substack

By Ruben Lopez

My board game development journey and the philosophy behind it

WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?

By Ayana & What If We Get It Right? 🌎

Forward-looking musings on climate & culture from a scientist and policy nerd.

Grant Doggerel

By Maggie R.

Ephemera including Worcestershire Sauce lyrics and other family writings

Playing with Fire

By Shannon Watts

Playing with Fire isn't just a free newsletter, it’s a community of badass women (and supporters!) who want to find and nurture the spark inside and learn to live on fire.

The In-between Space

By Adriana

Bi-weekly essays about life, work, and the in-between space.

Adriana is a brave, beautiful, wise writer. Check her out!

- Hannah Jones

The Big Picture

The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives.

The Substack Post

By Substack

A guide to the creators and stories shaping culture

Robert Reich

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

Reich is a gifted explainer. He makes economic theory, politics, and political history accessible and engaging. He's also a lionhearted champion of working folks.

- Hannah Jones

Ask E. Jean

By E. Jean Carroll

For 27 years at ELLE magazine I answered sticky questions. NOW, I'm asking the questions, and YOU---you brilliant person---are solving the world's problems by answering them!

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Gorgeous writing, excellent writing prompts, and a thriving community

- Hannah Jones

We Can Fix It

By Kim Nicholas

Evidence-based, relatable advice on facing the climate crisis with facts, feelings, and action from climate scientist Prof. Kim Nicholas

On the Commons

By Antonia Malchik

Ownership, property, and what is stolen in the privatization of the commons.

Nia is a gifted writer and fierce protector of humans' innate right (and need) to walk the land. Her interrogation of the notion of private property is so necessary. And her book recommendations are wonderful!

- Hannah Jones

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

This Substack has helped me through the upheaval of the last few years. Heather Cox Richardson is an American hero, and her clearheaded analysis of current events, paired with her deep knowledge of American history, enrich my understanding of the times we're living through.

- Hannah Jones

An Irritable Métis

By Chris La Tray

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.

His writing is both unflinchingly honest and full of heart.

- Hannah Jones

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you