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It’s no secret that the current assault on democracy also targets independent journalism. Amid already-shrinking newsrooms and media closures around the country, the rise of a new authoritarianism has also had devastating consequences for free speech.
As a nonprofit newsroom, Inkstick Media isn’t safe. The White House has openly discussed plans to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits whose worldviews it disagrees with, and threats against the press have become so routine that they hardly draw a reaction anymore.
Here at Inkstick, we plan to continue working to report on conflicts, the resurgence of fascism, the military industrial complex, and other threats to democracy. In fact, our newsroom hopes to double down on our editorial mandate: investigating the human consequences of endless conflicts and telling these stories from the ground up.
Like all nonprofits, Inkstick relies on reader support to do its work. If you pledge support today, though, it will count as double — the annual NewsMatch campaign will match your donation. In other words, your $100 will get Inkstick $200, and your $500 will give our nonprofit newsroom $1,000.
Your support will go directly toward supporting Inkstick’s reporting. Check out some of our recent work below to get a better idea of why it matters:
In late September, Inkstick reporting fellow Tyler Hicks [ [link removed] ]reported [ [link removed] ] on the Trump administration’s push to militarize cities from Washington, DC to Chicago — and the grave consequences federal deployments have had for some of the most marginalized groups in American society.
In October, Inkstick reporting fellow Hannah Bowlus [ [link removed] ]took a hard look [ [link removed] ] at the environmental fallout of rocket launches on the California coast. As SpaceX and the Air Force plan to increase launches in an area known for its biodiversity, environmentalists and watchdogs highlight the harm local fauna endure.
Since August, Inkstick local reporting fellow Sophie Hurwitz has [ [link removed] ]tracked [ [link removed] ] the ongoing machinist strike that has put Boeing, one of the country’s leading defense giants, on its heels. Even as many striking workers have had to resort to food pantries and second jobs to make ends meet, they have kept up their work stoppage and taken a toll on the company’s production.
Last month, Inkstick’s Things That Go Boom podcast, produced in partnership with PRX, took listeners to Georgia, where an [ [link removed] ]anti-war socialist [ [link removed] ] managed to win over enough voters to become a state representative.
Just last week, Inkstick regular contributor Issam Adwan [ [link removed] ]introduced [ [link removed] ] readers to the Palestinians in Gaza who say the current ceasefire has so far been little more than a false promise of peace.
That’s just a small sample of our recent work. We’ve also covered the Trump administration’s [ [link removed] ]threats against the anti-fascist movement [ [link removed] ], the sometimes [ [link removed] ]deadly migration route [ [link removed] ] from Ethiopia through Somalia, and the reckless discussion of [ [link removed] ]relaunching nuclear weapons testing [ [link removed] ] in the US.
The NewsMatch campaign will last until the end of the year, but why wait? Support Inkstick today to make sure your contribution is doubled at no extra cost to you.
With Gratitude,
Patrick Strickland, managing editor
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