Dear John,

Election 2020 has turned out to be a massive people’s victory. Trump and the extreme right tried everything—massive disinformation, sabotaging the U.S. Postal Service, purging Black voters from the rolls, mobilizing white supremacists, and more—to stop us from making our voice heard.

We are full of gratitude and pride in the 80 million voters who ousted Trump under extraordinary conditions. Our readers have expressed over and over their thanks for our great coverage during the election, and dispelling misinformation with the truth.

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We can't exist without you! Please express your gratitude one more time by donating on #GivingTuesday.

People’s World said the biggest possible turnout was needed to defeat Trump and block his attempts to steal the election. As it turns out, that’s exactly what it took. Trump tried and failed and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take office Jan. 20, 2021.

The fight continues on new terrain to defend and extend the victory. The labor and democratic movements have some big tasks on their hands. The first battle is in Georgia to take the U.S. Senate out of GOP hands in January.

We came through it together and still have a long way to go, but your paper—People’s World—is asking for your help on #GivingTuesday.

The new administration and the coalition that elected it will need to fight GOP obstruction to pass its cabinet nominees, put science at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19, and pass the next coronavirus and emergency economic rescue package.

People’s World will be there for each and every fight and you can count on us bringing it to you.

Almost 300,000 people have been killed by Covid-19 and tens of millions left jobless - much of which tragically could have been avoided. This is a publication that depends on working class support to stay alive, so whenever the working class is suffering, People’s World suffers, too.

The truth is… People’s World’s finances have been severely impacted by the economic depression. The income which sustains the paper and keeps it going has fallen off a cliff.

People’s World needs your support to keep publishing. Please donate what you can on #GivingTuesday.

With COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc for working people, the fight is about to heat up again to demand the restoration of the $600 unemployment benefit, get frontline workers the PPE they need, help our struggling cities and states, make schools safe for kids, and create jobs.

This is no time for the people’s movements to be without People’s World.

During 2020, People’s World has broken all its previous records for readership and engagement. The paper published no less than 800 articles directly related to the elections and substantially grew its base of core readers, blowing past 3 million readers for the year.

PW also hosted two town hall forums with movement leaders, one on the unemployment crisis and another on voter mobilization. And the paper launched an exciting new podcast, Beyond the Page, which has produced four episodes so far.

In just the final days before the vote, some 50,000 people turned to PW for the latest news and analysis. That proves People’s World is a necessity for the democratic, labor, and people’s movements.

But the paper desperately needs an influx of new donors and sustainers to make sure this voice for socialism in the United States can survive.

Please give whatever you can on #GivingTuesday. Or, become a monthly sustainer at $5, $25, $50, or $100.

Lenin said that “a newspaper is not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, it is also a collective organizer.”

The readers, supporters, and writers of People’s World have put all our efforts into fulfilling this mission for the past 95 years, and we can’t stop now.

Help save People’s World. Donate or become a sustainer today.

C.J. Atkins

Managing Editor