About The Wells Post

Turning the light of truth on power.

The Wells Post covers the decisions made in legislatures, courtrooms, boardrooms and government agencies with one question in mind: what does this mean for the people who have to live with the consequences?

Too much political coverage treats public life as a game played among the powerful. We think readers are better served by journalism that explains what is actually at stake — for wages and rent, for health care and the climate, for civil rights and the health of our democracy — and that is honest about who benefits and who pays.

We aim to be accurate first, clear second and fast third. Every article is grounded in reporting from established news organizations, links to the sources it draws on, and follows our published editorial standards.

The Wells Post is a progressive publication, and we say so plainly. We believe readers are better served by an outlet that is open about its values than by one that claims to have none. These are the values that guide our coverage:

• A democracy that works for everyone — the freedom to vote, fair representation, and institutions that answer to the public.
• An economy that rewards work — fair wages, the freedom to organize, and housing, health care and child care that families can afford.
• Urgent, science-based climate action — with the costs and benefits of the energy transition shared fairly.
• Equal rights and equal justice — civil rights, accountable policing and courts, and a humane immigration system.
• Health care as a right — and public health policy built on evidence.
• Accountability for concentrated power — whether it sits in government, in corporations or in the technology industry.

Our perspective shapes which stories we choose, the context we provide and whose experiences we put at the center. It never changes the facts. We report what our political opponents actually say and do, accurately and in context, and we label opinion as opinion. A point of view is not a license to get things wrong.

Our news desks each cover one beat, and every article carries a label telling you whether it is news, analysis, an explainer or opinion.

• PoliticsPower, elections, Congress, the White House and the fight for a democracy that works for everyone.
• EconomyWages, prices, housing, unions and who the economy is really working for.
• ClimateThe climate crisis, clean energy, environmental justice and the policies that will decide our future.
• JusticeCourts, civil rights, policing, immigration and the rule of law.
• HealthHealth care access, public health, drug prices and the systems that keep us well.
• WorldGlobal affairs, conflict, diplomacy and human rights around the world.
• Tech & PowerBig Tech, artificial intelligence, privacy and the fight over who controls the digital world.

Opinion

Our opinion section argues for progressive positions openly and forcefully. Opinion pieces run under named columns rather than under the names of individual writers, and they are always labeled as opinion:

• The Argument — The progressive case, made plainly, on the debate of the day.
• Power Check — Holding the powerful — in government and business — to account.
• Kitchen Table — What policy fights mean for working families' budgets and lives.
• The Editorial Board — The considered view of the publication on the issues that matter most.

The Wells Post is produced by an automated newsroom. Our articles are researched, written and checked by software built around AI language models, working within rules set by the publisher. They are not written by human reporters, and we do not do original reporting such as interviews or on-the-ground investigation. What we do is read widely, synthesize carefully and explain clearly — and show you our sources.

1. 1.Monitor

   Our systems continuously read the public news feeds of established news organizations and wire services, along with public data on what people are searching for.

2. 2.Cluster

   Reports about the same event are grouped into a single story. Stories covered by more independent, reliable outlets rank higher.

3. 3.Plan

   The newsroom decides what to cover and in which format — news, analysis, explainer or opinion — weighing news value, our editorial priorities and aggregate data on what readers find worth reading.

4. 4.Research

   For each story, the system gathers the full source reporting and, where enabled, searches the web for further context, official statements and primary documents.

5. 5.Write

   An AI model drafts the article using only the facts in that research material, and lists every source it relied on.

6. 6.Check

   Automated checks confirm that every quotation appears word for word in a source, that the writing is original, and that each factual claim — and the headline — is supported. Drafts that fail are revised, and drafts that still fail are thrown out.

7. 7.Publish and correct

   Articles that pass are published with a disclosure explaining how they were made and a linked list of sources. When we find or are told about an error, we fix it and note the correction on the article and on our corrections page.

Automation has limits, and we don’t pretend otherwise. Our AI policy explains each step in detail, what the AI is never allowed to do, how the newsroom learns from what readers read, and where it can still go wrong.

The Wells Post is published by The Wells Post Media. It is free to read and is funded by advertising, which is served mainly through Google’s advertising network and may also include clearly labeled sponsorships in our newsletter. Every ad is labeled as an ad.

Advertisers have no say over what we cover or how we cover it. Ads are placed by automated systems that are entirely separate from the newsroom’s decisions about what to write, and we do not sell sponsored articles or accept payment for coverage. See our advertising standards for the ads we will and won’t accept.

We are not affiliated with any political party, campaign or candidate. Our progressive perspective is our own, and we criticize politicians of every party when their record deserves it.

No invented people

Our bylines are desks, such as the Politics Desk, and named opinion columns, such as The Argument. We never create fictional reporters or columnists.

Quotes are real

Direct quotations appear only when the exact words are found in a source, attributed to the speaker and the outlet that reported them.

Sources you can check

Every article ends with links to the reporting it draws on, so you can read the original for yourself.

Mistakes are corrected in public

Corrections are noted on the article and listed on our corrections page.

AI is disclosed

Every article says how it was made. Our AI policy explains the details.

Your privacy is respected

Our own analytics use no cookies and store no IP addresses. See our privacy policy.

We read every message. Email is the best way to reach us; our contact page explains what to include so we can help quickly.