Last Chance: $50,000 Match Ends Today

Hi reader, 

Today is the final day of our $50,000 match. It’s the last chance for your donation to be doubled, dollar-for-dollar, by a generous supporter. That’s double the impact for independent, investigative reporting that stands firm in the truth.

And standing firm means being in the line of fire more and more every day. Earlier this week President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It was a blatant attack on press freedom—but this time, it backfired. That’s because other TV networks decided to not point their cameras at Trump either, so long as their colleagues were banned.

What happens next?

Well, the news cycle moves at an unprecedented speed, and just while I was writing this email, there were twists to the story (including a report that the source for the Politico story that so enraged the White House was… JD Vance.) But one thing won’t change: Trump and others in power want the spotlight, but they don’t want people to know the truth. 

And that’s where Mother Jones comes in: with transparent and truth-telling journalism that never backs down. 

We can do that kind of reporting because we’re not backed by billionaires or corporations, we’re backed by readers who donate what they can—so that those who can’t pay can get the truth, too. It’s readers like you who keep our reporters on the beat and our stories open to anyone to read, watch, or listen to online. We stretch every dollar and put every donation we receive to good use, and we love when we can make your support go even further.

That’s why we have this $50,000 matching challenge. Your dollar amount doubles, and along with that, your impact in our newsroom doubles. More dollars equals more resources for interviews, editing, producing video, traveling to reporting locations, you name it.

We don’t run these fundraising drives as a gimmick. And the $50,000 match isn’t a trick to get you to open an email. These drives are how we raise the money we need to keep going. 

We do this high-wire act without a net. There is no backup, no corporations or billionaire owners waiting in the wings. (They’d hate the way we hold the powerful accountable.) We are only funded by our readers—people like you, answering our call to give what you can. And you have never let us down before. So, will you pitch in before the deadline tonight?

We need you now. Donate today and see your gift doubled.

Onward,
Monika Bauerlein, CEO
The Center for Investigative Reporting
Mother Jones

P.S. If you’ve been thinking about making a donation, now is the moment. This is the final day of our $50,000 match—the last chance to get your donation doubled. Fund more fearless journalism now.