Friend,
What Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies are doing right now is nothing less than an all-out attack on democracy taken straight out of the same authoritarian playbook used by rising autocrats throughout history and around the world.
The lawless deportations and embrace of ethnic cleansing. The demonization of the free press, academic freedom, and federal judiciary. The shameless smash-and-grab corruption. The army of sycophants and flood of lies so brazen that people question the nature of truth itself.
We’ve seen it all before, and we know where it all leads… unless enough people of goodwill stand up and speak out.
That’s where we come in. For over 25 years, our mission at Common Dreams has been to inform, inspire, and ignite change for the common good.
While right-wing news outlets and social media platforms amplify Trump’s lies, and “corporate” news outlets increasingly bend the knee, we’re committed to not just cataloging Trump’s outrageous attacks but connecting the dots to show people how it all fits together and what they can do to fight back.
Today, we’re launching our Spring Campaign to raise $150,000 by May 1 to fuel our operations in the weeks and months ahead. As a nonprofit, reader-funded news outlet, we simply can’t survive without the generous financial support of readers like you.
So if you’re with us, if you feel the same sense of outrage and urgency that we do, please chip in whatever you can — $7, $27, $50, or $250 — to help power the work and mission of Common Dreams.
If we survive this dark chapter in history, it will be because we stood together and fought like hell. We refuse to give in, and we hope you’ll join us.
