Substacks recommended by Chartbook

Recommended by Chartbook

Unevenly Combined Thoughts

By Angus Bylsma

Semi-coherent musings on economic history.

An Africanist Perspective

By Ken Opalo

African political economy, foreign affairs, and general commentary.

Warfare and Welfare

By Michael Brenes

on war, politics, political economy, and connections between them.

Sustainability by numbers

By Hannah Ritchie

Using data and research to understand what really makes a difference

Bo’s Research

By Bo Harvey

bridging the gap between class struggle and the accumulation process

The Tactical Notebook

By Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

The Tactical Notebook explores the armies that are, the armies that were, and the armies that might have been.

This is a fascinating military-historical scrapbook.

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Distilled

By Michael Thomas

Deeply researched stories about climate change

The East is Read

By Zichen Wang and Yuxuan Jia

A China newsletter.

Interconnected

By Kevin Xu

On the intersections of tech, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations

Briefing Book

By Kevin Rinz

The economic analysis policymakers get, from their expert former staffers

Observing Japan

By Tobias Harris

News and views on Japan's politics

The Crude Chronicles

A blog about the financial history of the Oil & Gas 🛢 industry told through charts 📈 that go back 💯+ years.

Origins of Our Time

By Tim Barker

20th century history and 21st century political economy

Geld für die Welt

By Maurice Höfgen

Analysen und Kommentare rund um Wirtschaft, Geld und Politik.

Great German-language econ channel.

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India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat

Analysis, interviews and links on Indian politics, foreign policy, history and more.

Japan Economy Watch

By Richard Katz

Mostly about Japan, but also international trade and US economic policy

The Overshoot

By Matt Klein

Making sense of the global economy and financial markets

Matt Klein delivers outstanding in-depth and original analysis of the world economy. Every post is a winner.

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Apricitas Economics

By Joseph Politano

Data-driven Insights on Economics, Business, Finance, and Public Policy.

The Border Chronicle

Original Reporting and Analysis from the U.S.-Mexico Border

Global Inequality and More 3.0

By Branko Milanovic

Global inequality and More 3.0

Uncharted Territories

By Tomas Pueyo

Understand the world of today to prepare for the world of tomorrow: AI, tech; the future of democracy, energy, education, and more

Geoeconomics

By Shahin Vallée

geoeconomics, international macro, climate, finance, monetary system, fiscal policy

Imperfect notes on an imperfect world

By Christopher Hobson

Japan-based scholar and writer Christopher Hobson reflecting on a world of crisis and change.

American Inequality

By Jeremy Ney

Explore the biggest social issues of our time through data and maps. Cutting across inequalities on housing, healthcare, education, jobs, tech, and policy.

The Moving Train Book Club

By Vincent Palumbo Smith

My thoughts on the books that I read.

Notes on Growth

By Sam Dumitriu

Markets, tech and policy.

Construction Physics

By Brian Potter

Essays about buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology.

Rortybomb

By Mike Konczal

Economics, policy, and the like.

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality

Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles...

Essential economics follow. Brad DeLong is the original econ blogger.

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Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Age of Invention, by Anton Howes

Tales from the history of innovation.

BIG by Matt Stoller

The history and politics of monopoly power.

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Essential source on China news. Top recommendation.

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