A personal newsletter by writer Mel Buer and others covering labour and working life, mixing first-person reflection on creative work and precarity with on-the-ground reporting such as a hospital strike and ICE raids in Los Angeles. Readers get a blend of candid essays about making a living as a writer and sourced news about workers' struggles.
Website: https://www.wordsaboutwork.news/
Dada Drummer Almanach mixes literary prose poems with essays on music and art. Its recent issues argue against generative AI in music and critique the financial bubble around AI, with a strong personal voice.
Ravenous is a worker-owned publication that mixes personal essays on restaurants, food and culture with reporting on issues like restaurant data collection and the role of food in community life. Readers get opinionated, first-person takes on specific dining experiences alongside pieces on the broader social meaning of what people eat.
Hamilton Nolan's newsletter offers sharp, opinionated commentary on labor, politics and power, covering issues like home insurance affordability, Democratic factional fights and union dynamics. Readers get a clear left-leaning argument per issue plus reported investigations such as an undercover look at a police union convention.
Brian Merchant's Blood in the Machine is a tech-critical newsletter on AI, Silicon Valley power and labor, mixing reporting, interviews and essays. Readers get analysis of fights like California's billionaire wealth tax and AI worker protections, plus critical takes on AI hype and the Luddite tradition.
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