Substacks recommended by The Beinart Notebook

Recommended by The Beinart Notebook

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A Palestinian journalist and writer from Gaza offering ground-level reporting with a blend of personal narratives and in-depth analysis.

Democracy of Hope, Jeremi and Zachary Suri

Daily newsletter on the history and future of democracy

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali

By THE LEFT HOOK

A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali

Israel, US Politics, AIPAC & Other Aggravations

By MJ Rosenberg

Will Israel's war on the Palestinians ever end? Will AIPAC and the rest of the Israel Lobby be shut down? Will Trump go to jail? I doubt it. So I'll keep writing.

Zeteo

By Mehdi Hasan

Zeteo is a new media organization that seeks to answer the questions that really matter, while always striving for the truth. Founded by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo is a movement for media accountability, unfiltered news and bold opinions.

Mehdi Hasan is a gifted interviewer, a dogged researcher and a deeply moral man. I think his new venture is going to be terrific.

- The Beinart Notebook

Jehad Abusalim

Jehad Abusalim’s Substack delves into the evolving realities of Palestine, Gaza, and the Middle East, offering insightful analysis and deeply personal reflections.

State of Siege

By Ahmad Ibsais

"Conflict?" No, its Apartheid. Weekly newsletter focusing on Palestine, the Middle East, and Western colonialism across the world. A politics, news, and culture reading.

Abu Aardvark's MENA Academy

By Marc Lynch

Everything MENA Political Science and Politics

Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s Newsletter

Politics, culture, humor, women, feminism, Jews, Israel-Palestine & more

Forever Wars

By Spencer Ackerman

Tracking the continuities, departures and permutations of the War on Terror.

Spencer Ackerman is one of most talented and courageous national security reporters around. You should read him.

- The Beinart Notebook

Cutting Through

By Mitchell Plitnick

MItchell Plitnick's Analysis and Opinion, Foreign and Domestic

The Bulwark

Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices.

Nonzero Newsletter

By Robert Wright

Politics, psychology, and tips on averting the apocalypse.

Foreign Exchanges

By Derek Davison

Daily roundups of world news and thoughtful commentary on US foreign policy.