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Friends,

My wife and six-year-old son were out together yesterday when they
passed a man panhandling at an intersection.

When our son asked why she didn't roll down the window to give him
something, my wife explained that she didn't have any cash or even coins
to offer him.

"Tomorrow, mama," he told her. "We should get dollars and go hand them
to the people in the park who need them."

"Yes," my wife said. "We should do that."

Of course the exchange warmed my heart and made me deeply proud when I
heard it.

When even a young boy can look out and know—can see with his own
eyes—how much injustice remains in the world, it reminds me why the work
the dedicated team at Common Dreams does each and every day remains so
vital.

During what should be a season of giving and reflection, I want to thank
all our supporters for all that you do to make the world a better place.
Thank you for the empathy you show others and the light you provide even
when things look dark. You give me hope—real hope.

At Common Dreams, a key part of our mission is to lift people
up—regardless of what the daily news brings—because we need to be
reminded that the world, and the people and creatures in it, are
depending on us to keep fighting.

If you can today, please think about supporting a news outlet that does
not close its eyes to injustice, bury its sense of empathy, nor hide its
justified outrage.

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But even if you can't, we understand. We don't always have money in our
pockets. And that's the point.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and a New Year to come that
brings us closer to our common dreams—a year in which empathy and human
goodness wins more than it loses.

With deepest gratitude,

Jon Queally

Managing Editor

for the whole Common Dreams news team

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