A personal curation newsletter that mixes political commentary, such as a boycott call over Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Western Sahara, with histories of Indigenous and reggae music in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Each issue pairs the author's short takes with links to films, documentaries, podcasts and organisations for further reading.
Website: https://www.polq.at/
Micah Lee, a security engineer and journalist-adjacent technologist, writes about digital security, privacy, and the politics of technology. Issues cover analysis of leaked datasets such as Flock camera firmware, alternatives to closed AI providers, and reposted reporting on hacker collectives.
Personal essays by writers raising trans kids, and by trans contributors, on activism, family, identity and navigating bureaucracy and shifting cultural attitudes. Readers get reflective first-person storytelling that connects parenting, solidarity and LGBTQ history.
Common People is a music and justice collective's newsletter about writing and releasing songs for faith-based social justice movements. Issues combine behind-the-scenes accounts of projects, theological reflection and commentary on cultural heritage and current conflicts.
Bill McKibben's newsletter offers commentary on the climate fight, linking climate action to elections, war and peace, and energy policy. Readers get his firsthand accounts from the campaign trail alongside analysis of political developments and climate science.
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