Newsletters on Social Justice

Understand the world, imagine better futures Sentiers is a weekly newsletter where author Patrick Tanguay sheds light on social and cultural issues, looking for ways to bring positive change through humane tech. Every Saturday, Patrick sends out curation of selected articles to inform and educate people on various topics such as tackling climate change, the evolution of AI, and how investors can influence the development of civilization. You can further boost your knowledge and apply what you learn by becoming a member, accessing Sentiers’ Learning Collection, and participating in the learning community. Subscribe to Sentiers to enhance your knowledge on abstract topics and societal issues while developing your thinking for a broader perspective on tech, culture, and society.  

Reporting, first-person commentary, and reported essays on communities that journalism in the United States has typically ignored. The Objective is here to fix journalism. The writers believe in their mission and are ready to share, critique, and undo “the industry’s historical wrongs”. The newsletter is full of behind-the-scenes stories, highlighting what is behind the culture war, lack of diversity in newsrooms, and other important issues that are easily missed as they’re rarely covered by other media outlets. Subscribe to The Objective and join the community to help solve problems that are troubling the media industry.

Today Do This chooses one story from the week’s news and suggests one simple action you can take that day to make a difference.  Every week you’ll get encouraged to do something about the things you care about. Whether it’s tackling the climate crisis, fighting discrimination, or protecting democracy, and responding to disasters - you can always find one small thing to do, that would change things for the better. Subscribe and start changing the world every day!

Delivering democracy daily via local news, election data, and maps. Battleground is a daily newsletter examining America’s electoral geography. Justin Case Brown writes with a “maps-first” approach (maps that he, himself created) to illustrate voting patterns for every state and district in the country. Every issue leads with a map and follows with a deep dive into the political geography backed by data and ends with bonus material in the form of “Leftover links” of relevant reads. If you’re looking to bring context to the current voting trends and avoid conspiracy rabbit holes, subscribe to Battleground and start digging!

Think more about the culture that surrounds you Thought-provoking perspectives on a world full of hidden cultures are delivered to your inbox every week. The Culture Study is a newsletter where American writer and journalist Anne Helen Petersen shares her views on complex topics and discusses evolving cultures, and social issues with an aim to break the cycle of traditional thinking. Anne Helen Petersen shares deep dives, expert interviews, and weekly community threads and hosts occasional takeovers from guest writers. From misinterpretation of colored groups to understanding why millennials are under a mountain of stress - you’ll embark on a journey exploring different cultures in the vast world around you.  Subscribe to Culture Study for insights into evolving cultures and trends to understand the changing dynamics of this world and keep your thinking broad.  

Keeping up with the gender data gap Understand how having a male-biased approach to the world is hurting women. Caroline Criado Perez highlights the issues with male biases and how they shape the culture around us. She jots down her observations and critical thoughts through critiques of patriarchy and societal issues revolving around the gender data gap. She aims to break down false claims and slam stereotypes aimed at devaluing women’s efforts through her writing. Explore a range of topics including - The Case of Male Officers Harassing Women, Problems with the Gender Pay Gap, and Patriarchy’s Role in Undervaluing Women. Caroline provides well-researched information and valuable material based on sheer truth. This data is not only eye-opening for the general public, but also really helpful for researchers working in similar domains. Subscribe to Invisible Women and get regular posts exposing the gender data gap within society, discrediting stereotypes, and giving women the recognition they deserve.

The Pudding is a digital publication that uses visual essays to explain ideas debated in culture. Explore stories on thought-provoking cultural debates, ideas, and issues in a fun, engaging way. The Pudding is a digital publication that aims to explain cultural debates with easy-to-consume visual essays. Discover intriguing stories and exciting visual journalism on various topics, including, How Artists Get Paid from Streaming, The History of Rickrolling, and a Look at 200 Different Banknotes to See Who’s Represented on the World’s Currencies. The newsletter stands out because of its originality and reliability providing only legit news and helping the truth prevail. Subscribe to The Pudding for informative, engaging, and entertaining stories based on data.

Important news about women.  The LZ Sunday Paper is a perfect compliment to your lazy Sunday morning. Lauren starts the newspaper by sharing some current life updates, everyday actualities, joys, and struggles. She carefully curates the news on everything written by, for, and about women. She covers a wide range of topics ranging from politics to TV and from Business to Arts and even includes some Obituaries. Expect links to articles about women billionaires who are changing early childhood education, a disinformation campaign behind a top pregnancy website, and how black mothers are finding freedom in mushrooms. It is a lovely, easy, women focused curation that will keep you informed at all times.