Sites like theglobalcurrents.com

Thomas Fazi's Substack newsletter of reflections on geopolitics, economics, war, energy and society, written by Thomas Fazi

A Substack newsletter by Zichen Wang offering commentary on China's politics, foreign relations and US-China strategy

Geopolitical Economy Report, an independent news and analysis outlet on world affairs and international politics, founded in 2022 by journalist Ben Norton

Noahpinion, an economics and current-affairs newsletter on Substack by economist Noah Smith

Science for the People, a radical science-activist organization and magazine on science, politics and social movements

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

Five Books, a website of expert-recommended book lists and interviews in which academics and specialists name their five best books on a subject

China Translated, a personal newsletter by Robert Wu explaining China's economy, companies and trends through briefings and essays

An Italian-language research and news observatory on the Balkans, Caucasus and wider Europe, run by OBCT, the Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa

An English-language online news outlet covering Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe, with daily news reports and features

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

The Free Press, a news and commentary publication with investigative stories, essays and podcasts by Bari Weiss and contributors

Chuang is a Chinese-language magazine on politics and culture, run by a collective of contributors, with an About page explaining its name

A Substack newsletter by economist Matthew C. Klein on the global economy and financial markets

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

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

Philosophy Break, an online social enterprise offering short philosophy articles, a weekly newsletter, and online courses on living well

Verso Books, a London publisher of radical political and social non-fiction, with a blog and book club

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

Sinica, a Substack newsletter and podcast by Kaiser Y Kuo with essays on current affairs in China

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

Thread Reader App, a tool that unrolls Twitter threads into readable pages, with search, accounts and a premium tier

A podcast network of author interviews about academic books across arts, politics, religion and other scholarly fields, by New Books Network

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

Sinocism, a Substack newsletter on Chinese politics and business by Bill Bishop

A newsletter by writer Derek Thompson on abundance, politics, and building a better world

Lex Fridman's personal site on AI, robotics and human-AI interaction, with his podcast, AMA question form and research publications

Drop Site News, an independent online news outlet on politics and war, with video livestreams, interviews and reports by Murtaza Hussain and Sarmad Jawad

ChinaTalk is a Substack newsletter and podcast by Jordan Schneider on Chinese technology, US policy, and war

libcom.org is an online library and archive of anarchist and libertarian communist texts, histories, and news about workers' struggles

A podcast of long-form interviews with intellectuals and researchers, hosted by Dwarkesh Patel

Nate Silver's Substack newsletter of essays and election, sports, and poker analysis, with polling models and trackers

Legit.ng is a Nigerian online news site covering breaking news, politics, sports, celebrity, business and world stories

A website from the Centre for Effective Altruism explaining the philosophy and movement of using evidence to find the most effective ways to help others