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Friend,
The billionaires laugh because they know the corporate media prefers to fawn over them rather than hold them to account.
Already rich beyond belief, the wealthiest 745 people in the U.S. are laughing because they are now collectively $5 trillion—trillion, with a “T”— richer than they were when the pandemic hit.
It’s easy to laugh when you’re a billionaire, especially when the corporate press treats you like a glorious success, as opposed to the epitome of a broken social order.
But all these laughing billionaires are enough to make you furious.
Here at Common Dreams—a news organization built as an independent alternative to the dominant media system that stands in service to corporate power and individual wealth—our commitment is to the common good of humanity, and we share your belief that a better world is possible.
However, believing in that better world means recognizing that collective action and solidarity are the best and perhaps only strengths against the corporate forces aligned against our vision for a more decent and sustainable society.
Today we ask you to support our nonprofit journalism because we are not impressed by billionaires flying into space, their corporations despoiling our health and our planet, or their vast fortunes safely concealed in tax havens across the globe.
We are not laughing. We are hard at producing journalism for the common good. And if you can—no matter how big or small—please support this independent journalism today by donating to our critical Fall Campaign. We cannot do it without you.
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