Check the latest Federal news on http://nanomamnews.com/ !
Learning Resources:
"If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle". -- Sun Tzu, the art of war
Remember: knowledge is power!
Frontier tutorials on Powerplay
How to prepare: Powerplay Preparation for Dummies
How to fortify: Fortification for Dummies
Turmoil for dummies
Local Minor Factions for Dummies
Ship Building for Dummies
You can find the weekly strategy discussion on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteHudson/
However you can discuss here if you don't have / don't want a Reddit account.