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We announce the Mother Jones Corruption Project
« on: April 24, 2019, 04:35:19 PM »

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MoJo Reader,

We're a long way from being done processing the full Mueller report—or, given how much is redacted, from knowing what it really says.

But the way it has played out already speaks volumes about a broader problem: how those with money and power manipulate the system for their own gain; how far they'll go to lie, spin, and misinform the public to get away with it; and the degree to which scandals unlike any we've ever seen are becoming increasingly normalized.

How journalism can confront that pattern is a big part of what we've been thinking about as we consider how to approach our 2020 election coverage: What can we do better or differently than in 2016? What lies beyond the distractions? How can we make sure our reporting stays focused on what matters most to you—and has an impact?

There was one word we kept coming back to: corruption. Because when you look behind the headlines, the Russia scandal and so many of the other scandals come down to those with wealth and power putting their interests above those of most Americans, hiding it—and often getting away with it. 

That's why, today, I'm excited to announce the Mother Jones Corruption Project. We're launching an ambitious new initiative to do deep, time-intensive reporting on the corruption that is both the cause and the result of the crisis in our democracy. And I hope that by the time you finish reading this email, you'll decide to help us go all in with a tax-deductible donation.

It's unlike anything we've ever done before, and you can read the full plan in our new column, "Corruption Isn't Just Another Scandal. It's All of Them." But here's the short(er) version.

As we reviewed and refined Mother Jones' approach to covering the 2020 election, we realized that so many stories come down to corruption. Not just the kind where money changes hands under the table, but the kind that systematically favors those with the most resources. The Trump tax cut? Check. Promoting fossil fuels while floods and fires threaten more Americans? Check. Fiddling while the opioid crisis enriches billionaires. Check.

It's an insidious phenomenon because it is self-sustaining: Donald Trump (and others around the globe) first benefit from corruption, then run on a platform of fighting it, then take fuller advantage of it once in office.

It can seem grim, but it's not hopeless. There is evidence that more Americans increasingly recognize this pattern. "Corruption of government officials" is the one concern that unites voters across the political spectrum—a recent poll shows it as Americans' top fear (more on that in the full column). And we think MoJo and our community of readers can make a difference because, like with marriage equality or #MeToo, when enough people agree about a problem, a big shift in prevailing attitudes can come fast.

But for enough people to agree on a problem, first they have to be given a framework for recognizing it as systemic and subject to change. The overarching goal of our Corruption Project is to do deep, time-intensive reporting to understand both how we got here and how we might get out.

There are two key pillars of our Corruption Project plan: 1) Creating a new reporting position dedicated exclusively to uncovering corruption, flanked by research and multimedia journalists, and giving them the time to dig in on what MoJo co-founder Adam Hochschild once called "the great unelected power-wielders of our time," and 2) Publishing our investigations in a concerted push, including a special issue of our magazine, a series of videos and podcasts, and a dedicated online portal so they're not buried in the daily deluge of headlines and breaking news.

It will be the biggest challenge we've taken on, and the full-court press we want to do will cost more than $1.2 million for two years. We've got seed funding to get started, but because many of you tell us you care deeply about this issue, we're looking to our readers to pitch in $500,000 so we can go all in.

Please help us get off to a strong start on Day 1 with a tax-deductible donation today.

It's a huge goal—way more than we typically raise during our annual spring fundraising drive—but it's what the moment demands, and neither Mother Jones nor our readers have ever been known for being timid.

We'll make key budget decisions as the new fiscal year starts in July—for this project and all 2020 election coverage—and for a reader-supported nonprofit like MoJo, the more money we can raise by then, the more we can dig.

I hope you'll join us with a donation to help kickstart our Corruption Project and fund all of the other reporting you expect from us. (We have something big coming your way in a month or so that isn't related to Trump or corruption, but it's a story that needs to be told.)

It's because we answer to readers like you, whose support makes more than two-thirds of our budget, that we're able to tackle the most pressing issues while giving our reporters the time to do the job right. I'm incredibly grateful for that, because there's nothing more important as we get ready for a historic election.

Thanks for reading, and for everything you do to make Mother Jones what it is. Whether or not you pitch in today, it's good to know you're with us.


Monika Bauerlein, CEO
Mother Jones

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