Dear John:

This year has seen unprecedented attacks on U.S. democracy, disturbing disinformation campaigns, and cynical manipulations of racial and social tensions to distract voters from the real crises facing our nation and planet.

American democracy remains resilient—but it’s going to take all of us to turn things around.

My dear friends at CMD and I are keenly aware of the many threats that lie ahead:

• Trump has inflamed right-wing extremists and is actively plotting to take back the White House, by hook or by crook;
• A stacked Supreme Court stands ready to dismantle hard-won rights on voting, abortion, and gun safety;
• And Charles Koch and his fellow plutocrats will continue to bankroll dark money groups like Americans for Prosperity that seek to undermine the Biden administration and block progress in the states on the issues we all care about deeply.

That’s why I am reaching out to you to ask for your support. CMD’s role as a watchdog is vitally important and needed now more than ever!

And I’m not the only one who thinks so. Many heroes of American journalism and organizing alike have praised CMD’s groundbreaking investigations:

• Bill Moyers: “The fight to keep our democracy from becoming a plutocracy doesn’t have a scrappier warrior than the Center for Media and Democracy.”
• Nancy MacLean (author of Democracy in Chains): “To stop the assault on our democracy we must expose the stealth operations of moneyed interests. Few have done as much as CMD to shine a light into those dark corners.”
• Karen Hobert Flynn (President of Common Cause): “CMD is an invaluable partner in the fight to expose ALEC, the right-wing groups trying to rewrite our Constitution, and the dark money forces behind increasing attacks on our democracy.”

CMD is not about to let up in 2022. They’ll be working overtime to expose who’s bankrolling the Right’s new culture wars; Trump’s Big Lie and efforts to subvert future elections; disturbing new alliances between GOP-aligned groups and right-wing extremists; the corporate interests and front groups trying to block Biden’s climate and economic agenda; and the Right’s dangerous drive to convene a constitutional convention aimed at crippling the federal government’s ability to protect working families, the environment, and equal rights.

But they can’t do it without you. Your support has been essential to CMD’s success in 2021, and as we confront pernicious challenges to our rights and freedoms in 2022, CMD needs all the help you can give!

So please give as generously as you can! Your tax-deductible donation will enable CMD to reach its year-end goal of $150,000, AND...

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Together we can win back a democracy that works for all of us!

With deepest gratitude for your generous and ongoing support, and best wishes for the New Year,

Robert Reich
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor & Co-Founder, Inequality Media

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