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Friend,
In response to some recent Common Dreams coverage, a trusted old friend and supporter of the site reached out to lament about the current situation this world now faces.
"We are in the very dangerous waters now," this longtime ally wrote.
And you don't have to look far to see what that means: a pandemic raging, an economy reeling, new fires burning, storms at sea brewing, inequality still soaring, wars not ending, and the promise of democracy cracking under the crush of corporate greed and a grotesque pathology that treats both people and planet as exploitable at best and disposable at worst.
The waters are indeed very dangerous, but we—those of us who believe with our whole being in the necessity of lower-case common dreams—are here to stand against the tide of hatred, cynicism, and the forces that say our progressive vision for a better world must wait or stand aside.
We are in dangerous water now—it's true. But that danger only grows larger if we succumb to those forces—of whatever political stripe—that say our collective dreams for economic justice, healthcare for all, ecological care, and a more peaceful future are naive or unattainable.
Common Dreams seeks to prove that there is an alternative to the corporate-infested waters that have brought us to this point—but this model of people-powered and mission-driven media only works if those who trust in our work and believe in this vision come with us. As we always say: without you, we don't exist.
In these hard and uncertain times we know that many cannot, but if you can help sustain this mission today—every donation of any amount is crucial—please join us now.
We don't have to explain to you what's at stake in the crucial months ahead. Everything is a stake. We are here for the struggle today and the struggles ahead.
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