The Connector

Understanding power, conflict, and the systems beneath the news

by Laura Jedeed

Ideas about social change, with a focus on organizing, power, democracy, and global development.

I explore subjects ranging from the mystical and psychedelic to the political and mundane.

Dispatches from a veteran reporter

Learning what we can from the data we have

American Futures focuses on uniting majorities around solutions to the problems that matter to people in their daily lives, and highlight the stark contrast with authoritarian extremism.

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

Surviving and thriving in liminal times

Changing the way the American Left engages in the public debate.

We fill the gap between extremes on Israel/Palestine and on critical issues for Jewish Americans, providing thoughtful commentary and practical solutions for readers to bring into their community conversations. Published by J Street.

Subscribe to The Ticket, CBF's newsletter on fusion voting, multi-party democracy, and helping save the country and democracy we love.

We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community.

In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked: what kind of government have you created? He answered, "a republic — if you can keep it." From Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism.

Improving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens

The evolution of a decade + tradition of posting interesting articles, stories and what I think is great writing on Sundays. Archives at www.sundayreads.org

Amplifying the work and voices of the grassroots.

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.

Turning political anxiety into strategic action. Intelligence, insights, and historical context to help you resist the Trump regime.

What you need to know/do today for repro rights

Your guide to navigating our sociotechnical world.

The newsletter of AI Impact Lab, exploring how the fast-moving world of generative AI will affect mission-driven organizations

A newsletter tracking digital spending, strategy, and trends in our elections.

Political science for people who haven't given up on democracy.

A newsletter about the intersections among climate, thriving lives, and power.

A project of the Pro-Democracy Campaign, we aim to highlight commentary, research, and examples of strong organizing, better voter engagement practices, and strategies to make democracy work for all in America.

Dispatches from the better catastrophe, writings from Andrew Boyd.

A newsletter that mixes insights from the history of the digital future (#WIREDarchive) with observations and rants about the state of politics today. Basically a blog for your inbox.

The great secret of politics is that we have more solutions available than campaigns actually use—solutions that help us find common ground with the people who decide close elections.

The fight to preserve civil society and save democracy.

a weekly(ish) newsletter from Michael Slaby on media and information, culture and meaning, politics and government — and finding better ways forward...... I'VE MOVED: please subscribe here -- https://michaelslaby.com