Substacks recommended by Network NOVA & VA Grassroots

Recommended by Network NOVA & VA Grassroots

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

The Home Front

By Reed Galen

Illuminating, educating, and organizing the pro-democracy movement.

Robert L Arnold

Writer, songwriter, story teller, I write poems and songs and essays. I post them here and hope they find who they are supposed to find.

By the Ballot

By Matt Royer

Weekly Substack from the New South’s next generation of Democrats about stances, tactics, and news on the Left.

Very good insight!

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Pepperspectives

By David Pepper

Saving Democracy: A User’s Guide

Chop Wood, Carry Water

By Jess Craven

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants. It also provides a Sunday good news list to show you all of our wins!

BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS

By Black Virginia News

We give you the no B.S. truth in an era of lying.

The Existentialist Republic

By Christopher Armitage

Public Policy and Investigative Journalism

Beth Macy

Small Deeds Done

By Michele Hornish

Red state Democrat, recovering lawyer, and the co-founder/ED of Every State Blue. I help Democrats fight everywhere, one "small deed" at a time. Here you'll find personal stories, political commentary, and a healthy dose of inspiration.

For Such a Time as This

By Andra Watkins

A guide to decode the country America has chosen to be.

The American Pamphleteer

By Lady Libertie

The American Pamphleteer publishes opinion, commentary and historically grounded analysis informed by law, politics and the long patterns of American history.

Blue Virginia News

The latest political news about Virginia, from a pro-Democratic perspective.

Watch Your Back

By Kirsten Miller

Looking Out for America's Women and Girls

Dahlia Lithwick

Senior legal correspondent, Slate Author: Lady Justice (Penguin Press 2022)

The Civics Center

By Laura W. Brill

The Civics Center is on a mission to make voter registration part of every high school in America. Every year, 4 million Americans turn 18 and become eligible to vote. But less than half of them do so, because they are not registered. thecivicscenter.org

Friday Power Lunch

By Network NOVA LIVE

The Friday Power Lunch is a weekly dynamic video LIVE podcast to amplify the voice of the grassroots in Virginia and across the Nation on politics, culture, elections, politics, and people making change.

The Dangerous Ones Network

News ★ Culture ★ Danger ★ Where Resistance Lives. Alternative, Pro-democracy media network built by award-winning creators & activists.

Sam Shirazi's Substack

Sam Shirazi shares his thoughts on American politics as well as other items in the news.

Țraċe Deē

The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper

My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view.

Front Porch Policy

By Joy Powers

Front Porch Policy is where neighbors come together for honest conversations, practical solutions, and a politics rooted in real life.

Observations of life as I know it

By jane A. martin

The New Journal of the Plague Year(s)

Dani Cook's Substack

Found my way to politics through advocacy and activism. Healthcare, social justice, and humanity are my focus so you'll find info on policies, their impact on people, the people behind them, and what we can do about them here.

As the Crone Flies

By Laura M

I write about writing, elections, life, the universe, and everything. Also, remember, Substack is not a dating service. Any flirty messages will be deleted and you will be chucked out the airlock. I can't believe I have to even say this.

Rose Fabia

Arlington, VA Democratic Activist

PINK THREADS by Elisabeth Griffith

By ELISABETH GRIFFITH: Pink Threads

These snippets about American women, stitching together individuals and events, create a colorful quilt from the patchwork of our history, weaving a tapestry from many strands, knitting connections, perhaps mending the fabric of our democracy with facts.

Elizabeth chronicles American women’s endless battle for fair treatment.

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The Grassroots Connector

Amplifying the work and voices of the grassroots.

Heidi_Maed_It’s Newsletter

Navigating current events and how it's tied into our Nation's history.