From TPM Reader WM …

Three thoughts on Platner from a coastal Maine resident and why while I’m mad as hell, I’m not feeling all that pessimistic — yet:

From TPM Reader CS …

I contributed some cash money to the TPM fund and you asked people to let you know why we did, so…

I support TPM because I agree with you about the current importance of independent media. Major media (if that’s the correct term) now seems entirely captured by the billionaire class that has demonstrated a clear lack of concern with civic democracy and an active interest in mass opiates. So independent media is a critical bullwark for civic democracy at a time when voices opposing the status quo are being systemically eliminated with a historical efficiency (see: AI and social media).

From TPM Reader TS …

I have been a member of TPM for 10 years and a reader for more than 20 years.  I gave this year and I try to give every year because your work brings me joy.  Yes, it informs me and educates me, but it also gives me great joy.  And not just as a reader who craves smart and thoughtful news and commentary, but as a fellow business owner.  I have had my law firm for over 22 years (we are now 7 lawyers and 3 staff), and I have learned that culture, openness, and transparency are the keys to success.  I treat my team and my clients like grown-ups, and it fosters an environment of respect and general fulfillment (is it a job after all!).  I see the same thing with TPM, and it shows in everything you do.  I get my news from many sources that I respect, but TPM is one of the few that I support financially because I feel like I am part of something positive with good people on your team and among your readers.  Thank you and keep up the good work.

From TPM Reader JB …

I contribute to the Journalism Fund for the same reason I am an Inside Member. Over the last quarter century, having read TPM since 2000, I have found it to be an invaluable lens for bringing the cacophony of national events into understandable order.