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A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.

Special Intelligence

By Malcolm Nance

Daily Flash Traffic & Geopolitical Intelligence Analysis and Warnings you need on War, Espionage, Terrorism & the Best bars in the Spy World.

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Orient to the currents that are shaping our times and the unseen forces driving politics that are rarely discussed on cable news

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.

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, more...

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Do we need more kindness in the world? We do. Do we need more people fighting for democracy? We do.

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Public Notice

By Aaron Rupar

You'll find here Aaron Rupar's sharp, experienced and progressive take on politics and the media, complemented by a collection of smart contributors.

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Lucid

By Ruth Ben-Ghiat

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

Think the US is in danger of becoming an autocracy? Trying to understand how anti-democratic leaders get and keep power? Check out Ruth Ben-Ghiat's work.

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Steady

By Dan Rather

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

It's Dan Rather, people. A genuine human and humanist.

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PREVAIL by Greg Olear

PREVAIL is a regular column about politics, history, national security, foreign affairs, organized crime, dirty money, global corruption, the fight for democracy—and, on Sundays, poetry and literature.

Like good writing? Appreciate someone who understands and has been writing about Russia for years? Check it out.

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