Subject: We're in dire need of some hope!
From: Joe Macaré, Truthout <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:10:41 -0500

t r u t h o u t | It's not just the onset of winter here in Chicago, too cold and too soon, that's getting me down. It's not just the sun setting too early in the afternoon.

As we wait for news of the latest miscarriage of justice or new grim details about the impact of climate change, it can be easy to lose sight of hope. With a few exceptions, the recent midterm election results didn't provide much reason for it. The strangling influence of corporate money in politics seems more powerful than ever, there's a Republican resurgence (I still can't bring myself to say "Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner" out loud), and meanwhile too many Democrats are busy doing their best impression of Republicans.

For all the dark stories that Truthout covers, however, we also find the glimmers of hope. Ordinary people, young and old, are fighting back against injustice and inequality, militarism and systematic discrimination, environmental ruin and economic greed. These are the people who helped push President Obama into action around immigration reform, and these are the people who will keep demanding more. My hope lies in these fearless people and the work they do.

There's not a lot of media outlets covering this work. Truthout urgently needs your help to keep doing it. I won't sugarcoat this: If we don't raise the $45,000 more we need by the end of this campaign, we won't be able to maintain the same level of service we provide. Our fundraising drive has started very slowly. Can you chip in today to turn it around?

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Yours,
Joe Macaré, Publisher

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