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Recommended by Anya Kamenetz

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

Evil Witches Newsletter

By Claire Zulkey

We are people who happen to be mothers.

A refreshing read for Moms Who Do Too Much

- Anya Kamenetz

Planet: Critical

By Rachel Donald

Investigating why the world is in crisis.

Hymns from Wildsong

By Bing @ Wildsong

Wildsong, in Bethel (NY), is our living exploration of what it means to live in right-relationship with nature, ourselves, and all our living kin. In this newsletter, we share our learnings and reflections of our journey.

Weaponized

By Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno

Dispatches from the frontlines of the information war, where I’ll break down the latest in disinformation, deception, and the dark side of technology.

This is Precious

By Sarah Wilson

Bold words for living in an uncertain world....from author Sarah Wilson

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 70K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Lucian Truscott Newsletter

By Lucian K. Truscott IV

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

How to Move

By Anna Maltby

a body-neutral guide to exercise

Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

We need a vibrant alternative to mainstream culture, especially a non-dependent cinema ecosystem. Let's build it together & examine what got us here in the first place -- including how we can each build our own sustainable & generative creative practices.

Both/And with Jay Michaelson

Politics and Spirituality. Including psychedelics, AI, nationalism, and the Meaning Crisis. By a journalist/lawyer/rabbi/meditation teacher/professor.

How Things Work

By Hamilton Nolan

Labor, politics, and power.

Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

Teen Health Today

By Christopher Pepper

How to talk to youth about mental health, substance use, nutrition, exercise, sleep, relationships, and sexuality.

Incredibly useful reading for anyone who is raising or working with young people right now.

- Anya Kamenetz

American Inequality

By Jeremy Ney

Data and maps on U.S. inequality, covering housing, healthcare, poverty, education, tech, and more.

Invisible Threads

By Kate Woodsome

Invisible Threads reveals the ties between mental health & democracy. This Regenerative Journalism fosters resilience, exposes the roots of social & political fractures, & grows reader capacity to make positive change.

Blood in the Machine

By Brian Merchant

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

The Grudge Report

By Bess Kalb

Scribbling into the void!

Funny and poignant.

- Anya Kamenetz

The Querent

By Alexander Chee

The person asking a question at the beginning of a Tarot card reading. Or, a newsletter project by Alexander Chee.

Beyond the Noise

By Paul Offit

Cutting to the Chase on Important Health Topics

The Auntie Bulletin

By Lisa Sibbett

Practical everyday kinship.

What Do We Do Now That We're Here?

By Rosie Spinks

A Substack-featured newsletter about how to live a meaningful life in a chaotic, unstable world.

Reading the City

By Tyler Wetherall

a newsletter of bookish events in New York City

A writer I adore giving me fabulous ideas about things to do in the city? Yes please!

- Anya Kamenetz

Climate Psyched

By The Climate Psychologists

For everyone who feels psyched out about dealing with the climate crisis. Here you can read about climate psychology, climate emotions, building resilience, large-scale behavior change and how to start feeling psyched up about the climate transition.

I Want to be Her!

By Andrea Linett

A shopping and style blog by Andrea Linett, creative director, author, former Sassy and Harper's Bazaar editor, and co-founder of Lucky Magazine

GROUP HUG!

By Elise Granata

practical + impractical reflections on community building

Law Dork

By Chris Geidner

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The Snap Forward

By Alex Steffen

Climate futurist Alex Steffen helps you see the patterns beneath the chaos — and build new strategies for life in a time of planetary discontinuity.

I've relied on Alex's work for years to help me make sense of this incredibly fast transition that we're going through.

- Anya Kamenetz

The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern

Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist teacher and student. He is the author of the books Confidence, The Road Home, and The Dharma of the Princess Bride, and the host of The Road Home podcast.

Stay Human - Shape Tomorrow

By Paul T. Shattuck

Navigation for staying human under authoritarianism and other systems trying to manipulate or drain you

Rough Transition

By Gregory Warner

Stories from a changing world, from the host and creator of the NPR podcast Rough Translation.

Completely Different

By Matthew Miles Goodrich

a blog about power

Kids Can't Wait

By Bruce Lesley

From the frontlines of child advocacy, Kids Can't Wait covers the policies, politics, and power struggles that shape children's lives — making the case for putting kids first in the U.S. and around the world.

Press Watch

By Dan Froomkin

An intervention for political jouornalism.

The Family Frontier

By Elliot Haspel

Analysis, future-casting, and philosophizing on child care & family policy from Elliot Haspel

Climate Change and Your Home

By Ethan Fletcher

I'm Ethan Fletcher, the first climate-focused real estate agent. This newsletter is about how climate change is damaging homes, spiking insurance costs, and eroding tax bases, all of which changes what home buyers need to look for.

Matriarchy Report

By Lane Anderson

A feminist newsletter about care work, family, and capitalism and how to make things better for everyone. Gender, motherhood, occasional rants. By two journalists + uni profs.

Unthinkable

By Britt Wray

Britt Wray's newsletter about staying sane in the climate crisis, psychological resilience, and courage for unthinkable times.

Britt's work is groundbreaking and has shifted my understanding not only of the field of climate mental health, but of my own experiences.

- Anya Kamenetz

Living the Dream

By Kezia Vida

Compassionate, grounded guidance on reclaiming the miracle of dreams & using their sacred power to animate your soul.

Charm of the Wilderness

By Elizabeth Doerr

A Millennial Mom’s Attempt to Become One with the National Parks

Group Life by Priya Parker

A newsletter and training ground where I’ll teach you what I know as a facilitator – how to gather well, hold healthy conflict, and build vibrant, resilient, meaningful groups people want to be a part of.

Priya is a consistent source and curator of fun, creative, thoughtful ideas that both enhance my personal life and also contribute to making a better world.

- Anya Kamenetz

Jenny Explains World Systems & Stories

By Jenny Abamu

Explore global systems, cultural intelligence, and sci-fi writing. Weekly insights through the eyes of a writer, journalist, and former diplomat to navigate our complex world.

the healing lab

By Kate Speer

Exploring serious mental illness, recovery, and what healing looks like beyond the capitalist and biomedical model

Hold Nothing

By Elena Brower

Dedicated to practice, study and listening.

the examined family

By Courtney Martin

figuring out how to be and care for ethical, joyful humans in beautiful, horrible times

Dear Somebody

By Meera Lee Patel

A short weekly note chronicling five things worth remembering, including a look into my process, reflections on motherhood, and creative inspiration.

Techno Sapiens

By Jacqueline Nesi

Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.

Cramming for the Apocalypse

By Elizabeth Doerr

An aspiring optimist's quest for hope in the face of climate change

Refreshing, raw and real.

- Anya Kamenetz

Real Self-Care

By Pooja Lakshmin MD

Helping you feel human again