04 Oct 2025 Reading time: 1 minute 
Introducing Endorsements: brief, occasional picks where I back populist candidates who focus on working people, affordability, and reject big‑money / establishment politics. This is Endorsement #1.
Graham Platner is a Marine and U.S. Army veteran, oyster farmer, and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine; running to defeat Susan Collins, take on her billionaire backers, and win back the seat for working Mainers being priced out of their homes.
His message is direct and populist: “Mainers first. Maine Always.” He argues that an economy designed by and for billionaires has priced out regular people, calling it a “billionaire economy”, and makes affordability the north star of his campaign.
Why this endorsement:
- Working‑class focus: Platform centers housing affordability and cost of living for Mainers.
- Anti–Big Money posture: Explicitly rejects a politics “by, of, and for billionaires.”
- Authentic profile: Oyster farmer, working class background matches the message.
He gets it.
Notables and links:
- Endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Press Herald, Sep 1, 2025): Article
- Grassroots giving via ActBlue: Donate
- Get involved: Volunteer
- Events calendar: Mobilize
If you’re aligned with this platform and want to help flip the seat, chip in or volunteer above. This is the first entry in a new Endorsements series — more to come.
03 Oct 2025 Reading time: 1 minute
Quick TV picks worth your time — strong writing, memorable characters, and fully bingeable.
Long Bright River: With Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson. A Philadelphia police officer searches for her sister, an addict who has gone missing.
Andor: Created by Tony Gilroy. With Diego Luna, Denise Gough, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller. In an era filled with danger, deception, and intrigue, Cassian Andor embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero.
The Dropout: Created by Elizabeth Meriwether. With Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews, Michel Gill, William H. Macy. TV series that chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Created by Joss Whedon. With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head. A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
29 Sep 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes These are all nonprofit, independent, or worker‑owned news sources. They are all a little different but one of the general themes for many of them is to aim to amplify truth, accountability, and power for working people — outside the incentives of billionaire-owned media. If this helps, please subscribe, share, and support your favorites.
You can visit each outlet’s site to subscribe to their newsletters and follow their social accounts — even on platforms you don’t use much. It helps boost reach and puts their work in front of people who might not otherwise see it.
Organizations
National / General
Nonprofit newsroom building power for working people through video journalism and investigations.
Nonprofit media and education on worker cooperatives, economic democracy, and a more just economy.
Fact-checking from the Poynter Institute; rates claims with the Truth-O-Meter.
Nonprofit investigative newsroom focused on accountability and abuses of power.
Reporting and analysis on voting rights litigation and democracy issues.
Nonprofit newsroom focused on the U.S. criminal justice system.
Nonpartisan investigative journalism on inequality, politics, and policy.
Investigative reporting from The Center for Investigative Reporting; audio, data, and visual storytelling.
Nonprofit newsroom covering climate, energy, and environmental justice.
Nonpartisan research on money in U.S. politics; campaign finance and lobbying data.
Investigative journalism on politics, national security, and civil liberties.
Independent political news, analysis, and investigations.
Global nonprofit newsroom covering technology's impact beyond the West.
Independent newsroom with global focus — daily recaps, video journalism, and cultural preservation.
State-focused reporting from across the U.S., aggregating journalism from state-based newsrooms.
Reader-supported investigative journalism on power, politics, and business.
Independent, ad‑free magazine of politics and culture — essays, reporting, and analysis.
Regional
Worker-owned local newsroom for New York City; reporting, investigations, culture.
Independent nonprofit newsroom serving New Yorkers with accountability reporting and service journalism.
Washington, DC local news; policy, community, and impact reporting.
Nonpartisan, member-supported public-interest newsroom covering Texas policy and politics.
Nonprofit newsroom explaining California policy and politics.
Writer-owned, reader-funded local news for Minneapolis–St. Paul.
Individuals
Economist and former U.S. Labor Secretary; commentary on economics, democracy, and labor.
28 Sep 2025 Reading time: 30 seconds Here are a few books worth reading — each of these you can learn a lot from (even the graphic novels).
Tap/click any cover to open its Amazon page in a new tab.
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