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Resources to teach, connect and inform

A curated list of news, analysis, and action sources — organized by the job each one does, not just by topic.


Staying informed right now is hard.  A healthy pro-democracy movement needs members who are well-informed and still have the energy to act.


The good news is that a reliable media diet doesn't require reading everything. It requires reading the right mix.
 

The list below was built from a poll of our own group leaders, cross-checked against outside surveys of Indivisible participants nationally, and organized by the job each source does rather than by topic or ideology alone. You don't need to subscribe to everything here. Pick one or two sources per category that fit your schedule and reading style, and treat the rest as backups or as ways to double-check what you're hearing elsewhere.
 

A few sources reappear in more than one category — that's intentional; several of the best ones serve double duty.
 

Breaking News- What's Happening 

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Straight reporting on what just happened, before anyone tells you what to think about it.

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•    The New York Times — www.nytimes.com  National newspaper of record; read with a critical eye.

•    The Guardian (US edition) — www.theguardian.com/us  UK-based, reader-funded newspaper covering U.S. politics and news.

•    NPR — www.npr.org  Nonprofit public radio network with national and international news coverage.

•    PBS NewsHour — www.pbs.org/newshour  Nightly public-television news broadcast with longer-form segments.

•    Associated Press (AP News) — apnews.com  Nonprofit global wire service; a factual-reporting benchmark used by outlets worldwide.

•    MeidasTouch — meidasnews.com  Progressive video and podcast network covering breaking political and legal news.

•    Aaron Parnas — aaronparnas.substack.com  Independent creator and lawyer posting frequent political news-update summaries.

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Analysis and Expertise

Sources that take the facts a step further and explain what they mean.

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•    Robert Reich — robertreich.substack.com  Former U.S. Secretary of Labor writing daily commentary on politics, inequality, and the economy.

•    Rachel Maddow — ms.now  Political commentary and analysis program, now airing under MS NOW (MSNBC's rebrand as of late 2025).

•    Paul Krugman — paulkrugman.substack.com  Nobel laureate economist writing on economics and politics.

•    RealClearPolitics — www.realclearpolitics.com  Cross-spectrum aggregator and polling-average site; useful for seeing coverage and numbers from multiple sides.

Historical Context

Putting today's news into the longer arc of history.

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•    Heather Cox Richardson — Letters from an American — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com  Historian's nightly newsletter placing current politics in historical context.

•    Timothy Snyder — Thinking About... — snyder.substack.com  Historian of authoritarianism connecting past patterns to present-day events.

•    Ruth Ben-Ghiat — Lucid — lucid.substack.com  Historian of fascism and authoritarianism writing on democratic backsliding worldwide.

•    Robert Hubbell — Today's Edition — roberthubbell.substack.com  Daily newsletter interpreting the news through both historical and hopeful, action-oriented lenses.

Legal Analysis

For understanding the court cases, indictments, and legal mechanics behind the headlines.

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•    Joyce Vance — Civil Discourse — joycevance.substack.com  Former U.S. Attorney providing daily legal and political analysis.

•    Democracy Docket — www.democracydocket.com  News platform covering voting-rights and election litigation, founded by election lawyer Marc Elias.

•    Legal AF — meidasnews.com/podcast/legal-af  Twice-weekly legal-analysis podcast hosted by trial lawyers Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

•    Harry Litman — Talking Feds — harrylitman.substack.com  Former U.S. Attorney hosting a podcast/newsletter with former federal officials on legal developments.

•    The Contrarian — www.contrariannews.org  Multi-contributor pro-democracy publication co-founded by Jennifer Rubin and Norman Eisen.

Action Items

Sources that end with something concrete you can do.

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•    Jessica Craven — Chop Wood Carry Water — chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com  Daily newsletter pairing a news summary with concrete civic-action steps.

•    Robert Hubbell (see Historical Context above) is also known for closing each issue with clear, actionable takeaways.

Emotional Balance

News and action items, without either constant despair or false comfort — for staying engaged over the long haul.

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•    Simon Rosenberg — Hopium Chronicles — simonwdc.substack.com  Longtime Democratic strategist writing analysis aimed at countering doom narratives with strategic realism.

•    Robert Hubbell, Jessica Craven, and Joyce Vance (listed above) are also consistently cited by our group for pairing hard news with a grounded, non-catastrophizing perspective.

Emotional Balance

For checking a claim or checking a source's track record before you share it.

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•    Snopes — www.snopes.com  The oldest and largest general fact-checking site, verifying viral claims and rumors.

•    FactCheck.org — www.factcheck.org  Nonpartisan project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center monitoring the accuracy of political statements and ads.

•    AllSides — www.allsides.com  Rates media bias (left/center/right) and presents the same story as covered across the spectrum.

•    Media Bias/Fact Check — mediabiasfactcheck.com  Independent site rating the bias and factual accuracy of thousands of news outlets.

Also Worth Knowing

•    Talking Points Memo (Josh Marshall) — talkingpointsmemo.com  Member-supported, liberal-leaning independent news site, one of the earliest online-only political outlets.

New Hampshire Local Politics

For members who want state- and local-level coverage alongside the national picture.

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•    Steve Marchand — The Politics of New Hampshire — thepoliticsofnewhampshire.substack.com  Former Portsmouth mayor writing NH-focused political analysis and commentary, with a companion podcast.

•    Andru Volinsky — andruvolinsky.substack.com  NH attorney and former Executive Councilor writing on New Hampshire law and public policy.

•    InDepthNH — indepthnh.org  Nonprofit investigative newsroom covering New Hampshire government and public-interest stories.

 

 

 

Compiled from a poll of our group leaders and outside surveys of Indivisible participants, following a framework shared by Indivisible's Ezra Levin. Sources and links current as of August 2026 — outlets occasionally rebrand or change domains, so it's worth re-checking links periodically.

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