Substacks recommended by Cryn Johannsen

Recommended by Cryn Johannsen

America’s Fractured Politics

By Mark Mansour

A publication about politics and the law by a longtime Democratic activist and attorney.

The Fractal Lounge

By The Bathrobe Guy (Robes) 👘

Where gravity, grief, and poetry share a cup of tea.

The Existentialist Republic

By Christopher Armitage

Public Policy and Investigative Journalism

OnyxRose9 -Presence Not Permission

ATTENTION: HI! I have made the move over to beehiiv, and will be posting longform there. I will no longer be posting my writing to Substack. The new address to find my content is https;//onyxrose.net Thanks!

Michael’s Substack

By Michael X

My personal Substack

Glass Empires By W. A. Lawrence

Glass Empires studies rogue authority the way others study art, mapping its architecture through history and global politics to reveal how psychology shapes control and how citizens renew resolve.

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

By The Rarebit Fiend

Occasional essays on literature, poetry, movies, and culture by the author of THE LAST WORDS OF JACK RUBY, a historical noir novel about the lifelong friendship between the notorious assassin and my cousin, the boxer and war hero Barney Ross.

Brief Ecology

By Ben Lockwood

Ecological news, essays, fiction and book reviews

your weirdo friend

haunted by the ghost of samuel langhorne clemens: sometimes creative, rarely fictional, unfashionably hopeful, hopefully practical, and unwaveringly invested in the common muppet.

Your Weirdo Friend offers invaluable information on how to organize and resist at the local level. I listen to them every day!

- Cryn Johannsen

Captain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars

By Captain Fransen Tim

World news and politics foreign and domestic

El Último Orbe

El pasado aún susurra, solo hay que saber escucharlo. Aquí busco la Historia que nunca nos contaron. Al suscribirte, recibirás una línea del tiempo exclusiva del Imperio mexica.

Ken Klippenstein

No-nonsense reporting on the U.S. national security state and politics.

Stephen DeAngelis

We're at a crossroads where AI advances meet humanitarian challenges. Today's decisions will shape global prosperity and humanity's future. Here, I'll explore this intersection and share insights on our world's most pressing issues.

Beer and Freedom

By dennis

marx / marxist-ecology / muskoka / translating revolutionary theory into collective power

Tom’s Substack:The Voice of the Resistance.

By Tom Joad

Voice of the Resistance is where I write hard truths about America, politics, and the fight to hold on.

Tom Joad writes deeply, passionately, and intelligently. I always come away wanting to write myself, and that's one of the reasons why I recommend him. He is also a great voice of the resistance.

- Cryn Johannsen

The Existential Reader

By Craig Snelgrove

The Existential Reader is an introspective publication of existential and hauntological writing on art, culture, and life in the modern world.

Wendy The Druid

By The Crew

A constellation of queer voices—trans, gay, and wonderfully others —bleeding ink across fiction, health, and geopolitical landscapes, crafting survival guides disguised as stories and wielding words like weapons against the systems that would silence us

The Medieval Chronicle

By TheMedievalist

If you’re fascinated by the Middle Ages—its power struggles, daily life, and weird little details—The Medieval Chronicle from HistoryMedieval.com is your new reading corner.

I'd Rather Be Writing

By Walter Rhein

My perspective is never given equal representation in the mainstream media. I believe character matters. I believe the experts. I believe in education. I believe women. Let me know if you have a story to tell. There's no AI content in my newsletter.

The Solidarity Wedge

By Godfrey Moase

The Solidarity Wedge is a Substack by Godfrey Moase on labour movement strategy and building worker power. His opinions are very much his own.

The Theory Brief

By Victor Shammas

A newsletter about politics, culture, and social theory.

Victor Shammas has fresh insights on the latest global events. He's always worth reading.

- Cryn Johannsen

Jim Farmelant

The History Alchemist

Investigating the unseen world of history, from unusual secrets to deep-dive historical mysteries, sometimes with a paranormal twist.

Anti-Capitalist Musings

By anti capitalist musings

Mapping the collision of class struggle and historical trauma. Interrogating the institutions that fail us and the capital that consumes us. This is a chronicle of the wreckage; do not look away.

Cryn’s Substack

Recommended by Cryn Johannsen