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Friend,

When you see and experience things daily that you thought you'd never
see or experience, it's jarring.

In recent years, with the noxious, nonstop 24-hour news cycle of a "not
normal" president on the one hand and a set of far-reaching global
calamities on the other, it has been a serious challenge—both personally
and professionally—to maintain one's bearings.

If you work in the news, friends and family often ask: "How do you do
it?"

They say, "I could not do that. Not every day. I need to turn that stuff
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But here at Common Dreams, we do not turn it off. What's at stake in
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communities, our rights—indeed, life as we know it. And we are dedicated
to this bigger-than-life story—in all its manifestations—365 days a
year, rain or shine.

And now as we look out at what's coming our way, those stakes are only
increasing. And here's the bitter question: Will what we treasure and
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that our commitment is always to our readers. If you can help us reach
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