The simple reality is that we can only remain fully editorially independent if we fund our work from you, our readers.
Most news outlets rely on corporate advertising or infusions from their billionaire owners. You see what that leads to. More and more are putting their reporting behind a paywall, so only people who can afford to pay get to read the news. Even more evil, some outlets make money by selling your personal data to marketers.
We reject all of that. From the beginning, we were a different media model: people-powered and committed to inspiring change. So we make no apology for our fundraising campaigns. They are absolutely central to our ability to serve the progressive movement without compromise.
