Most active News & Politics Substack groups.
3 News & Politics communities are ranked this week out of 177 observed, with data through Oct 21, 2026 (UTC). Most active right now: BLINDSPOT, Education Is Elevation, The New Yorker Subscriber Chat.
Scores come from privacy-safe daily totals reported by Subshack installations that are members of each group. A day counts once three independent installations confirm it; no message or member identity is ever stored.
Privacy-safe · rolling seven days
7-day community activity leaderboard
| Rank & community | Category | 7-day score | Help requests | Status | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 BLINDSPOT0 help requests · News & Politics | News & Politics | 241d | 0 this week | Unclaimed | View analytics & leads |
#2 Education Is Elevation0 help requests · News & Politics | News & Politics | 01d | 0 this week | Unclaimed | View analytics & leads |
#3 The New Yorker Subscriber Chat0 help requests · Culture & Ideas | Culture & Ideas | 02d | 0 this week | Unclaimed | View analytics & leads |
Real groups observed by Subshack
Activity data is collecting
Listed after the first public observation. Scores start when three independent installations report activity for the same full UTC day.
The Bulwark Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 1M members2/3 signals
The Parnas PerspectiveNews & Politics · 900K members2/3 signals
Drop Site News Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 816K members2/3 signals
Glenn Greenwald Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 307K members2/3 signals
Raw America Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 280K members2/3 signals
Ken Klippenstein Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 195K members2/3 signals
BIG by Matt StollerNews & Politics · 177K members2/3 signals
PersuasionNews & Politics · 130K members2/3 signals
Abundantia Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 65K members2/3 signals
Onward with Ava DuVernayCulture & Ideas · 55K members2/3 signals
On Democracy with FPWellman Substack CommunityNews & Politics · 50K members2/3 signals
More to HateNews & Politics · 42K members2/3 signals
Matriarchal BlessingCulture & Ideas · 41K members2/3 signals
@jasmine’s substackTech & AI · 39K members2/3 signals
Kinjiro House: Michael and Masako YonNews & Politics · 38K members2/3 signals
Progress ReportNews & Politics · 26K members2/3 signals
Filling The PailNews & Politics · 18K members2/3 signals
The Bulletin 411: A Take on Culture and EducationNews & Politics · 18K members2/3 signals
No More MarkingNews & Politics · 15K members2/3 signals
Wisdom of Crowds Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 13K members2/3 signals
Philosophy bear Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 7.5K members2/3 signals
The Overflowings of a Liberal BrainNews & Politics · 7.1K members2/3 signals
The Black SheepNews & Politics · 4.8K members2/3 signals
Cross PollinationsCulture & Ideas · 1.3K members2/3 signals
Pragmatic Social WorkHealth & Wellbeing · 1.3K members2/3 signals
TheEnlightenedWriter Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 933 members2/3 signals
Left BehindNews & Politics · 932 members2/3 signals
Earth Times by PatrickNews & Politics · 922 members2/3 signals
Things Schools Don't Teach Us Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 376 members2/3 signals
Late for Break Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 318 members2/3 signalsThe Global Grid Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 278 members2/3 signals
Developmental InsightsNews & Politics · 246 members2/3 signals
Legally Politically Pink Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 171 members2/3 signals
The Alt Media with Adam Parkhomenko and Sam YoungmanNews & Politics2/3 signals
The.InkNews & Politics2/3 signals
yes, it is that deep.Culture & Ideas2/3 signals
ZeteoNews & Politics · 713K members1/3 signals
Instead of DoomscrollingCulture & Ideas · 589K members1/3 signals
Thinking about...News & Politics · 454K members1/3 signals
Racket NewsNews & Politics · 439K members1/3 signals
Protect the Wild Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 323K members1/3 signals
Ryan Grim Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 303K members1/3 signals
everyone is entitled to my own opinionNews & Politics · 188K members1/3 signals
The Social Contract with Joe WalshNews & Politics · 185K members1/3 signals
Rick Wilson’s Against All EnemiesNews & Politics · 170K members1/3 signals
Katie Phang Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 146K members1/3 signals
FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse™)Health & Wellbeing · 140K members1/3 signals
Tulsi Gabbard Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 140K members1/3 signals
The Beautiful Mess by John PavlovitzNews & Politics · 117K members1/3 signals
Outspoken with Dr Naomi WolfNews & Politics · 113K members1/3 signals
Truth Matters Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 103K members1/3 signals
Patterns by Naomi KleinNews & Politics · 91K members1/3 signals
INDIA HICKS. An Unexpected Journey.Lifestyle & Relationships · 90K members1/3 signals
LOOMER UNLEASHEDNews & Politics · 80K members1/3 signals
KrassenCastNews & Politics · 67K members1/3 signals
Jon Rappoport Archive Subscriber ChatHealth & Wellbeing · 61K members1/3 signals
The EU AI Act: Newsletter & PodcastNews & Politics · 60K members1/3 signals
Jonathan Cook Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 40K members1/3 signals
Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates SextonNews & Politics · 30K members1/3 signals
Foreign ExchangesNews & Politics · 29K members1/3 signalsFound an incorrect listing? Contact the Subshack team.
Category data & methodology
About News & Politics Substack communities
What are the most active News & Politics Substack groups this week?
1. BLINDSPOT (24/100); 2. Education Is Elevation (0/100); 3. The New Yorker Subscriber Chat (0/100). These positions use the current seven-day activity index through Oct 21, 2026 UTC and can change when a new qualified day is added.
How large is Subshack's News & Politics groups index?
This page contains 177 observed News & Politics communities inside Subshack's index of 1,867 public Substack groups. The category covers journalism, current affairs, politics, policy, and government. Metrics use a rolling seven-day window through Oct 21, 2026 UTC.
What is the current activity rate for News & Politics communities?
3 of 177 observed groups currently qualify for ranking, an activity rate of 2%. Here, activity rate means the share of observed groups with at least one complete UTC day confirmed by three independent Subshack installations during the seven-day window.
How responsive are News & Politics Substack groups?
Ranked News & Politics groups recorded 1 aggregate messages in the current window. Their mean published reply rate is 1.3 replies per thread, calculated from the 3 ranked communities; it is a conversation signal, not a guarantee that any individual post will receive a response.
How does Subshack calculate the seven-day activity score?
Each complete UTC day combines aggregate messages, active participants, replies, and help requests into a score from 0 to 100. A day counts only after three independent Subshack installations report it. The leaderboard uses the mean of qualified days in the latest seven-day window; raw messages and member identities are never stored in the public index.