A day to fight commercial corruption

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     November 28, 2023 Today is a big day for me, and it’s not because I’m a huge fan of [French toast](, [Mars](, the name [Alan](—or because it marks [the anniversary]( of Margaret Thatcher’s resignation. I don’t dislike any of those things, but today is special and I’m guest-writing this intro note because it’s Giving Tuesday, and that helps me do my job: asking the MoJo community to [support our journalism]( with the donations we need to keep charging hard. What do you make of Giving Tuesday? I’m genuinely curious and you can [let me know here](. It took me a while to [warm up]( to the idea. But when I found out Giving Tuesday started, back in 2012, [explicitly]( to “fight against Thanksgiving’s commercial corruption,” I started to come around—that’s my love language, and quite Mother Jonesian. You can be sure [your Giving Tuesday donation]( will help [fight corruption]( of all sorts, day in, day out. It’s what we exist to do and can do thanks to being supported primarily by readers. Another great thing about Giving Tuesday: The 92nd Street Y, where the idea got started, made the conscious decision not to brand the day, or run things, as something they owned and controlled. Instead, they made advice and resources available to any nonprofit, and as the national day of giving took off, the publicity and tools benefited the nonprofit sector as a whole—and was especially helpful for smaller organizations that don’t have dedicated fundraising staff or the ability to be seen by a critical mass of donors on their own. That’s awesome, and egoless. Less awesome: I’m looking at north of $350,000 in [online donations]( I need to bring in by the end of December. And Giving Tuesday has never been a huge day for us, but [every single $5, $15, $50 donation matters]( and means a less fraught year-end push for the donations we need. So here’s an idea: In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, maybe more of you will pitch in this year if we don’t make it all about ourselves? My suggestion: [Donate $15 to Mother Jones]( and $15 to another nonprofit newsroom of [your choosing](. The Institute for Nonprofit News makes it [easy to search]( for local, state, or regional outlets—or publications that specialize in a certain topic—and many of them are participating in the annual NewsMatch campaign that will double your gift to smaller newsrooms. Thanks for reading, and I hope you all have a great [Electronic Greetings Day]( tomorrow! —Brian Hiatt Advertisement [Heifer International]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Those “Giving Pledge” Billionaires Had Better Pick Up the Pace]( Most longtime US members are richer now than when they signed up. BY MICHAEL MECHANIC SPONSORED CONTENT BY HEIFER INTERNATIONAL   Limited-Time Offer: All Gifts Matched - 4X The Impact! Giving Tuesday is a Global Day of Generosity encouraging us all to do a little good. What better way to give back than to send life-changing animals to families in need? To celebrate, a group of Heifer International donors is matching all gifts for 4X the impact, that’s FOUR times as many families you can help! [Donate Now!]( [Trending] [Koch network endorses Haley to defeat Trump. But the biggest loser is Ron DeSantis.]( BY INAE OH   [As climate risk grows, US fossil fuel production is setting records]( BY OLIVER MILMAN   [Slow down and read! A scientist's toolkit for propaganda-proof news.]( BY HENRY CARNELL   [Henry Ford perfected the mass production of cars—and antisemitism]( BY SAM VAN PYKEREN Advertisement [Heifer International]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [This New Orleans religious community took control of its climate fate]( “We realized that we had to stop waiting for a fix and do it ourselves." BY NINA LAKHANI [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755