Substacks recommended by Eric Blanc

Recommended by Eric Blanc

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Spot-on analyses of politics, power, and organized labor

- Eric Blanc

Sports Politika

By Karim Zidan

Unfiltered news, investigative reporting, and unique perspectives at the intersection of sports, power and politics.

A great political newsletter on sports by Karim Zidan

- Eric Blanc

Blood in the Machine

By Brian Merchant

Writing and reporting on AI, tech, labor and power. For everyone Silicon Valley is happening to.

Discourse Blog

A newsletter and weekly podcast from the left, focused on politics, culture, and media criticism. Worker-owned, subscriber-supported, and free from corporate influence. Est. 2020.

Incisive daily newsletter on politics, media criticism, and culture from the left

- Eric Blanc

Grace Blakeley

I write about capitalism - about the economic and political systems that dominate our lives, and how we can resist!

One of the sharpest thinkers on the international Left, always a must-read

- Eric Blanc

JoeWrote

By Joe Wrote

Work Harder! Corporate profits depend on you!

Great socialist analysis of contemporary politics

- Eric Blanc

the late review

By kate wagner

reviews by kate wagner of buildings, books, cultural artifacts, and other such things that have already existed for awhile

Kate Wagner is one of the sharpest critics and sharpest writers around, read her stuff!

- Eric Blanc

The Golden Hour by Karen Attiah

On writing, fighting, and beauty in dark times.

Progress Report

By Jordan Zakarin

A reported guide to politics and government at every level, focused on working people, democracy, and the public good.

A great newsletter on elections and policy, activism, and the stories that the national media ignores.

- Eric Blanc

Left Notes

By Neal Meyer

Writing about politics, the labor movement, and philosophy from a democratic socialist perspective.

Sharp Left analysis of politics, labor, and philosophy

- Eric Blanc

Luke Savage

Writing on politics, democracy, and culture.

Sharp socialist analysis of politics and culture

- Eric Blanc

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

Spot-on Left analysis, urgently needed

- Eric Blanc

The Holler

By John Russell

Class politics for rednecks and hippies. Biased for the working class. Based in Wheeling, WV. By Emmy-winning dirtbag journalist @heyjohnrussell.

Fantastic labor/working-class reporting from John Russell—you all should subscribe

- Eric Blanc

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Weekly philosophy essays

Great leftist analyses of big ideas and philosophical debates

- Eric Blanc

Labor Intensive Art

By Tabitha Arnold (Labor Intensive Art)

Southern socialist making textile art about unions.

Textile art and working-class organizing from the South!

- Eric Blanc

Ettingermentum Newsletter

By ettingermentum

A fully independent newsletter on American politics, elections and history from a left-wing perspective.

Best Left analysis of US electoral politics, a must read

- Eric Blanc

Wall Street's War on Workers: Why We Need a Party of Our Own

By Les Leopold

Analysis and opinion Wall Street, the working class and politics.

Pointed analysis of Wall Street, the working class and politics.

- Eric Blanc

The Cassandra Problem

By Cassie Pritchard

A blog about solving the Cassandra Problem--being right, but not being believed. Political commentary with a focus on persuasion as a virtue and a difficult problem to solve.

Cassie is one of the sharpest thinkers and strategists on the US Left, READ WHAT SHE WRITES!

- Eric Blanc