Substacks recommended by Noah Berlatsky

Recommended by Noah Berlatsky

Howdy, I write about issues affecting sex workers, including local and national policies, stigma, and lateral whorephobia. I also write historical fiction about 19th century sex workers in the Midwest.

Juniper writes about sex work, motherhood and social justice movements. She's essential!

- Noah Berlatsky

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

A deep dive into the human rights issues affecting humanity. Pulling from my experience as a human rights lawyer—I bring the receipts to disentangle fact from fiction and advance the fight for universal human rights.

Commentary on politics and human rights

- Noah Berlatsky

Good Politics/Bad Politics

By Jonathan Bernstein

A Plain Newsletter About Government and Elections in the US with Jonathan Bernstein, Julia Azari, and David S. Bernstein

Political scientists Jonathan Bernstein and Julia Azari and political reporter David Bernstein are all excellent analysts I've been following for years.

- Noah Berlatsky

Under the Olive Tree

By Olivia Vincent

poetry, prose, essays, and musings on life, love, nature, and all the things

Layla's one of the most informed and thoughtful commenters on Israel/Palestine I've read.

- Noah Berlatsky

We Need A Black Woman In Charge

By Zuri Stevens

From Michelle Obama to Oprah Winfrey to Rihanna to Beyoncé, when Black women are in charge, the world is a much better place. We need more Black women in charge.

The Play Typer Guy

By Stephen Robinson

I write about politics, the arts, and something else that interests you.

Stephen's a great commenter on culture and politics; worth checking out!

- Noah Berlatsky

Wondering Freely

By Helen De Cruz

Substack by Helen De Cruz, Philosopher. Musings and wonderings about philosophy, religion, art, politics, and literature.

Switch Hitter

By Julia Serano

Julia Serano on gender, sexuality, science, & social justice.

Julia Serano is a brilliant writer on sex, gender, and trans issues.

- Noah Berlatsky

For The People: A Leftist Library Project

By For The People Libraries

The newsletter connecting folks who are interested in defending, strengthening, and expanding public libraries.

Prisons, Prose & Protest

By Prisonculture

This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things. Please support our Giving Circle: https://ko-fi.com/prisonculture

Mariame Kaba is one of the key leaders of the police and prison abolition movement in the US.

- Noah Berlatsky

The Spyhop

By David Neiwert

David Neiwert writes about right-wing extremism and cetaceans. Preferably not in that order. Author, The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Uncivil War on American Democracy, as well as Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us.

Tusk

By Seth Masket

Understanding U.S. political parties, who they nominate, how, and why, by Seth Masket

The Memphis Vatican Parish Bulletin & Literary Review

By popelizbet

poetry, law, the adventures of popelizbet, reading lists, weird art...

Poetry and more; Elizabeth is the best.

- Noah Berlatsky

Nobody Wants This

By Anne Lutz Fernandez

education, culture, books, politics, transportation, and the ordinary extraordinary

Good Eye: Movies and Baseball

By Noah Gittell

movies, baseball, and also baseball movies

Noah is a thoughtful and knowledgeable movie critic who I disagree with almost all the time—which is fun!

- Noah Berlatsky

The Moral High Ground

By Evan Hurst

We are living through a world-historical temper tantrum from white conservative Christians over their loss of control, relevance, and supremacy. This weekly newsletter looks at current events through that lens and usually mocks it mercilessly.

Evan's an excellent analyst of our christofascist hellscape.

- Noah Berlatsky