Channel Surfing

The title comes from a line of the Clutch song, "Spacegrass." I always thought Permanent Saturdays sounded like a good life goal, unencumbered freedom and joy. These are my thoughts on the world, out there and in here.

Labor, politics, and power.

Weekly philosophy essays

Occasional reflections, mostly personal

John Scott G writes short stories. Some are longish.

A municipal manager rethinking governance, management, community, mind, and life. Follow the different threads here, from philosophy of governance, Upper Valley happenings, technology, science fiction, photography, nature and more.

Covering US foreign policy, economic realities, and civil liberties in American society.

Everyday culture and found objects

Reporting and commentary on civil liberties and the criminal justice system. Plus other stuff.

A quality, data-driven, New York Knicks-centric NBA newsletter.

Left Politics & Culture (From a Nerdy BUT Cool perspective...hopefully...maybe)

Official Substack of musician Chuck Prophet

Where hip writers meet hot rockers

Opening the future by understanding the past.

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

The reader is my notebook

Living and Dying in America. A Daily Chronicle 2020-22.

the junk shop of history

I reported Trump '16 and '20 for magazines & in my book THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. I was going to sit '24 out, but the slow civil war is speeding up.

A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

The Coop Scoop newsletter from Marc Cooper, award-winning writer, author and retired Professor of Journalism, looking at the evolving state of play in American politics and culture. A biting contrarian view in every edition. Join us!

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

Race. Racism. Antiracism. Politics.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

An Intervention for American Political Journalism

Independent accountability journalism.