Sites like directleft.com

A Substack newsletter by Brad Pearce on the irony of human affairs, including war, peace, and politics

A newsletter by Stephen Semler visualizing politics through a class lens, published as Polygraph on Substack

A Substack newsletter by Corbin Trent on American politics, deindustrialization and what a real political revolution would require

A British Substack newsletter on working-class politics and anti-imperialism, published under the name Council Estate Media

Do Not Panic!, a Substack newsletter by Nate Bear investigating empire and dismantling political narratives

A blog on transgender science and lived experience by Zinnia Jones, launched in 2014 as "Gender Analysis

A Substack newsletter by Jordan Schachtel on COVID, politics, foreign policy, national security and Washington, DC

Black Agenda Report, an online news, commentary and radio magazine from the Black left, with a weekly radio show by Margaret Kimberley

The Handbasket is an independent journalism newsletter by Marisa Kabas covering politics, extremism and US current affairs

Daily writings by Caitlin Johnstone, an Australian author, on politics, media and the end of illusions, plus podcast and print magazine

Michael Tsai's blog on Mac and iPhone software development, Apple news, and tech commentary, running since 2004

A Substack newsletter by investigative reporter Matt Taibbi offering news, features, columns and creative writing on politics and media

A left-leaning American magazine of politics and culture, with articles and a print edition, edited by Nathan J. Robinson

Democracy at Work, a media organisation led by economist Richard Wolff producing podcasts, videos and books on economics and socialism

OSNews, a long-running news and discussion site covering operating systems, computing, software development and technology news

An independent news site with a daily video show and articles on foreign policy, technology and politics, by Whitney Webb and Derrick Broze

CovertAction Magazine is an English-language magazine on US foreign policy, intelligence agencies and war, with articles by contributors such as Jeremy Kuzmarov

Investigative journalism and commentary on the public interest and policy influence by independent journalist Lee Fang, published as a Substack newsletter

A Substack newsletter by Hamilton Nolan on labor, politics, and power, called How Things Work

More Perfect Union, an Emmy-winning nonprofit video journalism outlet covering working-class politics, labor, and immigration in America

An online magazine of long-form essays on politics, science, culture and free speech, based in Australia and named Quillette

People's Policy Project is a think tank publishing economic policy analysis and white papers on welfare, labor, housing, and climate

A Substack newsletter by Erin Brockovich and Suzanne Boothby on the national water crisis and toxic chemicals in the environment

Sludge, a news site investigating how money and hidden interests shape American politics, with reporting and a newsletter

Political Currents, a Substack newsletter of original essays on politics, society and culture by Ross Barkan

An anti-imperialist news site investigating Canadian foreign policy and the military-industrial complex, published as The Canada Files newsletter and blog

An independent American news site publishing investigative and adversarial journalism on geopolitics, foreign policy and media, with news reports and analysis

Popular Information, an independent accountability newsletter on politics and corporate misconduct by journalist Judd Legum, published on Substack

A blog critiquing corporate social responsibility and US policy on Venezuela, drug enforcement and foreign interventions

A newsletter and weekly podcast on politics, culture, and media criticism from a left perspective, published on Substack

Unicorn Riot, a nonprofit independent news outlet publishing grassroots video and reporting on community and social justice stories, with merchandise and donations

A policy and politics blog by Matthew Yglesias, with Brian Beutler appearing in podcast-style posts, published on Substack

Calibre, a free open-source e-book management software for converting, organising and syncing e-books across devices

Indrajit Samarajiva's personal blog of essays on politics, war, empire, and family, with book collections

An independent English-language news and analysis website on Venezuelan politics and the Bolivarian Revolution, with a podcast, by editors Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner