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Recommended by Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

HCR's historical perspective on the news of the day makes her newsletter an education in US history. Every time I read it, I feel better grounded and clearer on what's going on and what we can do.

- Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern

Rogan's List

By Joe Katz

ways we can help save our democracy

Okay, you're already well-informed, angry, and depressed. Here's what you can actually DO, right now, in bite-size chunks, to make our country better.

- Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern

The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits.

Nadia Bolz-Weber says it best: "Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits." I'm often one or more of those things, so I feel very welcome and affirmed here.

- Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern

The Status Kuo

By Jay Kuo

The Status Kuo provides accessible political and legal analysis with a dose of humor. In crazy times, a little clarity goes a long way! Subscribe to receive my email in your inbox. All paid support is voluntary but deeply appreciated

Hold My Chalice

By Rev. Kimberley Debus

Thoughts about worship, theology, governance, congregational life, and the nonsense that emerges with humans in religious community. Written with a liberal religious bent and fair bit of snark.

Life is a Sacred Text

By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

Space to say true things, with ancient stories serving as mirrors and lights. Now living at LifeIsASacredText.com 🌱

I grew up Jewish, and so I wince at the worst of that religion, and eagerly seek out the best. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is the best.

- Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern

The Lo-Fi Gospel Minute

By Tripp Hudgins

Brief reflections, essays, and the occasional podcast about faith, spirituality, and religion from a progressive Southern white male perspective.

Progressive. Religious. Southern. Tripp, who works as a hospice chaplain in Richmond, VA, reminds me that those three things can co-exist in one kind, wise person.

- Amy Isabel Zucker Morgenstern