YOUR ISSUES. YOUR PACE.
Follow what matters.
Leave the outrage behind.
The Glad Reader is a personal issue tracker and updater for people who care about progress—and want an alternative to aggressive news feeds.
Keep up with the issues you choose. Read the fuller picture in Unfiltered, or take a break with positive news in Relaxing. No ads. No photos. No comment-section fights.
CARE DEEPLY. BREATHE EASIER.
Staying informed shouldn’t mean staying on edge.
When you care about civil rights, LGBTQ+ inclusion, climate, fair treatment at work, or the cost of everyday life, tuning everything out can feel impossible. The Glad Reader is built for progressive readers who want useful updates and a more welcoming place to get them.
Follow the subjects that matter to you. Make room for both important developments and the good that’s happening.
RELAXING
Take a break from the news.
Keep the good news.
Positive stories, constructive progress, and useful discoveries in the issues you follow. A gentler feed for the moments when you need some breathing room.
- Positive outcomes and hopeful developments.
- No politician names, party labels, or political scorekeeping in Relaxing stories.
- No stories involving Trump—even when the outcome sounds positive.
- No rage-bait, personal attacks, or graphic imagery.
These are our editorial rules, not a guarantee that every story will feel comfortable to every reader.
UNFILTERED
When you’re ready,
get the fuller picture.
Follow important developments, difficult subjects, and clearly labeled opinion. It’s the place for broader news—not a requirement to be an activist.
- Updates on the issues you care about, including political context.
- Important bill developments clearly distinguished from regular articles.
- Election information stays on this side.
- The same text-first, ad-free space, without a hostile comment thread.
Unfiltered can include upsetting subjects. Switch back to Relaxing whenever you need a change of pace.
IMPORTANT BILL ALERTS
Alerts for House & Senate bills.
The issues important to you.
Alerts are for government bills only. Get important updates on House and Senate bills related to your chosen topics.
Follow the issues you care about without checking the feed all day. Bill alerts bring important developments to you, with quiet hours for notifications.
Subscriptions include unlimited reading and bill alerts for $1.99/month or $19.99/year. No ads.
Explore plans →Important developments.
Your chosen topics.
FOLLOW YOUR PRIORITIES
Choose the issues. Skip the noise.
Your main feeds show the topics you follow. Choose them yourself at setup, and adjust each feed’s topics later.
Sources you can check. Corrections we take seriously.
Our content is AI-assisted and reviewed before publication. Errors can still happen. Source links and a correction contact are part of the app—not an afterthought.
Our editorial approach →