THE UPSTATE AMERICAN | REX SMITH

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Exclusive content from retired Glens Falls (NY) Post-Star editors Ken Tingley and Will Doolittle about the world, state of New York and Adirondack region of upstate New York delivered four times a week.

Why was the newspaper in little Glens Falls, N.Y, the best community daily in the state for so many years? Maybe it was because of this guy, who was the paper's sensible and big-hearted editor.

- REX SMITH

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The wide-ranging intellect of historian Heather Cox Richardson is what first drew me to Substack. I wish I had her energy! If you believe that history echoes through contemporary events, you'll want to read her.

- REX SMITH

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the Issues of Our Day

Maybe you don't believe there is such a thing as talk radio on the left -- but this guy does it, and he's better at it than anybody. Check out the Substack newsletter; his columns are often simply brilliant, with insights you won't find elsewhere.

- REX SMITH

The Cottage

By Diana Butler Bass

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

If only American politicians had listened to Bill McKibben when he first began to warn us of how severe the impact of climate change could be. His Substack newsletter remains essential reading (as is his memoir, "The Flag, The Cross and The Station Wagon").

- REX SMITH

Robert Reich

Exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused