| | | |  | Dear John: TODAY IS #GIVINGTUESDAY!—the unofficial start of the year-end giving season, and the day when good people across the globe unleash a wave of generosity designed to transform our communities and improve our planet. Despite this year’s constant attacks on fair elections, free media, and civil rights, American democracy has held strong. But with Trump threatening to punish his political enemies, the House in chaos, and dark money stoking bogus culture wars to divide us, many threats lie ahead. That’s why our team at the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has been working overtime to expose the far-right forces pushing for laws that attack public education and unions, restrict abortion and reproductive healthcare, undermine free and fair elections, and obstruct urgent action on climate change. So as you make your choices this Giving Tuesday, I hope we can count on you to help us celebrate our 30th anniversary by making a generous tax-deductible gift to CMD in support of our exposés and award winning investigations.  Your gift in support of CMD will ensure that we continue to investigate the corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity for the next 30 years! | | | Thanks to donors like you who have made our work possible, CMD has continued to punch above its weight again in 2023. So far this year we: - Blew the whistle on the Right’s “anti-ESG” campaign backed by Big Oil to block climate progress and manufacture a crisis around responsible investing under the guise of attacking “woke capitalism.”
- Shined a light on 50 years of harm caused by ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) and its long-running efforts to promote the legislative wish lists of Big Tobacco, the gun lobby, Big Oil, pharmaceutical giants, and right-wing fundamentalist groups opposed to abortion, racial diversity, and LGBTQ rights.
- Exposed the far-right’s dangerous campaign for a constitutional convention that would give delegates handpicked by GOP politicians supermajority control over proposing radical changes to the Constitution aimed at rolling back a century of progress on economic, racial, social, and environmental justice.
- Published over 70 original investigations revealing the Right’s attempts to crush local democracy, prevent urgent action on climate change, and pump dark money into our elections.
- Collaborated with Newsweek, The American Prospect, Grist, Common Dreams, The Progressive, and other media outlets to publish in-depth reports and opinion pieces, significantly growing CMD’s impact and reaching tens of thousands of new readers.
There’s so much more to be done in 2024, especially with a presidential election just around the corner that promises to set a dark money spending record. CMD’s scrappy crew of investigative reporters and pro bono lawyers will hit the ground running in the new year to expose the corporate Right’s plans to subvert future elections, stoke the culture wars, block climate progress, and crush unions. So, on this Giving Tuesday and our 30th anniversary, please dig deep to help us keep up the fight! Together we can make a difference! “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity, and for all that you do to make our world a better place.  Arn Pearson
Executive Director | CMD is a 501(c)(3) national watchdog and media group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media and democracy. Our work is regularly cited by news outlets, policymakers, and grassroots activists working to build a more sustainable future and just society. CMD is reader-supported. Please make your Giving Tuesday tax-deductible donation today. Thank you!  | | | | Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! | | Contact Us Center for Media and Democracy
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