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Subvrt Newsletter

Subvrt is my newsletter on confronting power. Each issue is one main piece, five things worth reading, one from the archive, and a last thought. Start with the latest post below — or get it by email.

The coffee game

The coffee game

How to get your first 1000 supporters

How to get your first 1000 supporters

The five-minute lobbyist

The five-minute lobbyist

Taming Twitter (part 2)

Taming Twitter (part 2)

Taming Twitter (part 1)

Taming Twitter (part 1)

Know what you want

Know what you want

Tiny protest, big results

Tiny protest, big results

Dangerous ideas

Dangerous ideas

Managing for meltdowns

Managing for meltdowns

Choose left

Choose left

The tug of the tribe

The tug of the tribe

The right tools for the job

The right tools for the job

Beneath the surface of things

Beneath the surface of things

Do it yourself?

Do it yourself?

Providing hope in the dark

Providing hope in the dark


I’m Mehran Khalili, a political consultant and photographer based in Athens, Greece. Get my newsletter by email: