Common Dreams was founded in order to lift up the voices and address the issues ignored by the corporate media.
Today, after 30 years of massive corporate consolidation of the news media, that mission is more crucial than ever. And yet it’s harder than ever to survive as an independent news outlet.
Costs for everything are going up, while donations aren’t keeping pace. Meanwhile, Big Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are able to exert ever more control over traffic on the internet and deprioritize independent outlets like Common Dreams in news feeds and search results.
That’s why this Giving Tuesday is so important. Giving Tuesday has become one of the most significant fundraising days of the year for nonprofits like Common Dreams, and if we fall short of our goal, there’s simply no room in the budget to cut back.
