A people’s-price civic watchdog.
A daily email digest of U.S. news matched to your topics, NFL/NBA headlines and the bills from your district — for the price of a single postage stamp.
Includes the full feature list above — secure checkout via Stripe, cancel anytime.
What’s inside
Everything that ships with Backbench Monthly.
- 90-second daily email digest: U.S. news tied to your topics, NFL/NBA headlines and bills from your district
- Federal, state, regulator and council monitoring
- Plain-English summaries attributed and linked to the original publisher
- Half-drafted reply letters to your MP, state member or councillor
- Cancel anytime from your email receipt — no per-bill or per-seat add-ons
Common questions
The questions we get most about price.
Why so cheap?
A price below the cost of a cup of coffee keeps the watchdog inside reach of any household. The point of Backbench is that more people read what their parliament is doing — and access is what makes that possible.
How do I cancel?
From the link in your first receipt email, anytime. No phone call, no retention screen, no per-cancel fee.
Which currency will I be charged in?
The price is shown in the currency of your region — A$1 per month for Australian visitors (billed in AUD) and US$1 per month for U.S. visitors (billed in USD).
Still on the fence?
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The waitlist is small and we’re onboarding one neighbourhood at a time. Even rough postcodes help — we’ll be in touch before your next sitting week.