Friend,
I co-founded Common Dreams more than 25 years ago with my late wife, Lina Newhouser. Our vision was a new, people-powered media model committed to the progressive values of peace, social justice, and a fair economy — entirely funded by the voluntary donations of readers.
People said we wouldn’t make it a year, but we proved them wrong thanks to the unbelievable support of readers like you.
Today, however, it’s more challenging than ever to survive as an independent digital news outlet. We find ourselves struggling to make ends meet at the worst possible time, with a fascist in the White House and democracy hanging by a thread.
Which brings me to the reason I’m emailing you today. Arriving in a few days is Giving Tuesday, one of our most important fundraising events of the year, and our goal is to raise at least $50,000 by midnight Tuesday to keep our newsroom operating at full strength in this pivotal moment in our history.
So please, if you value the hard-hitting journalism of Common Dreams, make a Giving Tuesday donation and help us continue to inform, inspire, and ignite change for the common good.
