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Recommended by James Livingston

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

This newsletter provides analysis and discussion of how power works in our society, and it shares insights and ideas with anyone interested in something beyond the echo chamber of the mainstream media.

Tim Dunlap is a tough-minded journalist and an erudite cultural critic. He moves easily between Canberra and Deadwood, from politics Down Under to America's Wild West. Great writer.

- James Livingston

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Editorial cartoons by Racket News' Daniel Medina

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Unpopular Front

By John Ganz

the junk shop of history

John Ganz denies having any academic credentials, but he's more learned, thoughtful, and engaging than any professor I know or read. His political insights alone are worth the price of a subscription, informed as they are by a scrupulous historical consciousness.

- James Livingston

BIG by Matt Stoller

The history and politics of monopoly power.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

Nobody writes like Matt Taibbi, no matter the subject, and he keeps broadening his range, to include inimitable book reviews and author interviews. His honesty and insights in analyzing US foreign policy are invaluable.

- James Livingston

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