Alternate Sources

Here are alternative sources and resources you may find helpful. Feel free to read a few and see if any are of interest to you. All are free with subscription options, except where noted. Please send suggestions or additions to seajay81@proton.me.

Print versions of newspaper front pages from around the world
You can bypass many paywalls at archive.ph

Updated August 17, 2026.

Newsletters

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A Fight Worth Having – Corben Trent – Factory owner turned political strategist.
American Prospect – Informed discussion on public policy from a progressive perspective.
Andy O’Brien – Mainer writing about labor, politics and history.
The Blue Yankee – Wayne Clark – Ninth generation Mainer aggregating information about progressive people and ideas.
Chris Hedges – The author of 2007’s American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America is still going strong.
Collins Watch– Keeping an eye on Maine’s soon-to-be former Senator.
Dan Froomkin – Press Watch – Insights on corporate media from a former editor and writer for the Washington Post .
Dan Froomkin – Heads Up News – Weekly reporting on acts of resistance and people making a difference.
Doomsday Scenario – Garrett Graff – “Reporting and thoughts, trying to answer if things are as bad as they seem.”
Farewell America – Neal Gabler – American journalist, writer and film critic who lives here in Midcoast Maine.
Grace Blakely – “I write about capitalism and how we replace it.”
Hope for America – Heather Delaney Reese – Exposing MAGA lies and government failures, and cutting through propaganda.
Hopium Chronicles – Simon Rosenberg – Long-time Democratic strategist covers positive developments in the fight for a new democracy.
Jason Kottke – Since 1998, a collection of people, inventions, and ideas that increase the “collective of humanity.”
Jeff Danziger – Longtime political cartoonist from Vermont.
Jessica Craven – A compilation of actions to save democracy, address the climate crisis, preserve freedoms, and elect better lawmakers.
Mark Elias – Democracy Docket – Information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
Means and Meaning – Newsletter from an insightful midcoast social studies teacher.
Mehdi Hasan – British-American broadcaster, journalist, left-wing political commentator, and founder of the media company Zeteo.
Qasim Rashid – A human rights project to provide objective and clear insights on critical human rights issues.
Robert Hubbell – Todays Edition – Hope and perspective for a community of like-minded citizens devoted to preserving American democracy.
Ron Filipokowski – Today in Politics – You have to subscribe to all of Meidas’ content to get Ron’s exemplary daily summary of quotes from the mouths of politicians. We filter out almost all the rest of Meidas.
Strength in Numbers – G. Elliott Morris – A data-driven news website covering U.S. politics, elections, and public opinion.
The Status Kuo – Jay Kuo – Defending our freedoms, rights, and cherished system of governance. “Just for Skeets and Giggles” weekly roundup of political humor, cats, and dogs.
This Week in Palestine – Zeteo – A weekly roundup of news related to the West Bank and Gaza.

Advertising-Free Sources

National and Global

Maine

Maine Monitor – From the nonprofit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
Maine Morning Star – States Newsroom
Maine Newsroom – Independent online news

Aggregators

Fix the News – Covers progress in science health and human thriving
Global Voices
Ground News – $99 a year
NOTUS – News of the United States
Sill Social – aggregates top Bluesky stories from the people you follow
Memeorandum – Subscribe to free RSS via Blogtrottr
Rest of World

Commentary

The Daily Show

Bluesky

My list (always changing). Highlights (in bold)

Organizers

Democracy First
Indivisible | Indivisible Guide | Action Now | Weekly Discussion
UAW
Working Families Party

Building a Better America

Game Changers