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When we asked our readers why they chose to donate, these were some of their responses:

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--Michael from Stamford, CT

The other day I made a small donation - it's the first one I've ever made … I've seen many requests for donations over the last couple of years that I've been on Truthout's mailing list, and in the past I've always thought that others would come through...but this time, in this political climate, I believe that it is even more vital that your good work continues.

--Rob from Ontario, Canada

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I want Truthout.org to continue "speaking truth to corporate power"!

John from Portland, OR

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--Donald from Reno, NV

We do similar work, on Latin America, at the Americas Program - pieces are sometimes picked up on Truthout. I really respect your writers and believe that investigative reporting and outside-the-mainstream perspectives are critical today.

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Regular news media is owned by conservative/Republican power people - that is why Sarah Palin is in the news and not the 45k who will die without health care. As your name speaks, we need to get the truth out in an analytical fashion.

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I live in a rural area of Texas where I hear Rush Limbaugh on the radio at the local hospital … When I go into Houston for medical appointments, Fox News is on the waiting room TVs nonstop. Until my husband and I can get the farm fixed up and sell it so we can move to someplace like Oregon, Truthout and web news services like it are all I have.

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I'm supporting independent journalism - it is essential to our democracy.

--Jeanne from Churubusco, IN

I'm a retired pastor. Truthout states truths the Church should proclaim courageously, but fails to do so (with a few notable exceptions). I turn to Truthout for information I can learn hardly anywhere else. So, my wife and I are very grateful to you and all your contributors.

--Frederick from Elkhart Lake, WI

I read your articles, doing my fair share.

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There is a wonderfully irreverent saying here in Australia and in New Zealand (my original home) that says succinctly: 'Keep the buggers honest.'

--John from Sydney, Australia

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--Debra from Jonesborough, TN

I donated after reading your article titled, "How Bush's DOJ Killed A Criminal Probe Into BP."Fakhri from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - I've been using Truthout as a selective, liberal, critical source of news since its inception and have repeatedly donated to ensure that that source not end. While I don't always agree with the opinions expressed, it has been an invaluable aid in keeping me up to current political news and thought in a variety of areas.

--Eric from Berlin, Germany

I discovered your site by accident ... and have been so pleased to have this source of information available to me. I have forwarded the link to many friends and family.

--Diane from Westerville, OH

"Truthout has consistently made available information that is hard or impossible to find in the major media, as well as penetrating analysis and insight that often go beyond their rather narrow spectrum of opinion. It is performing an invaluable service for those who hope to understand the world, and to go on to change it, to paraphrase Marx's famous observation about our tasks."
--Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of more than 100 books on linguistics and politics

"Like so many other people, I rely on Truthout for a daily flow of information and insights. In this challenging and ominous era, progressives need to sustain nonprofit institutions that function with independence and commitment to our values. Truthout strengthens us every day. We can't afford to take Truthout for granted."
--Norman Solomon, founder, Institute for Public Accuracy

"In a world rife with complexity and intentional diversions, the mainstream media increasingly offers us regurgitated press releases crafted by the very people, corporations, and governments that we seek to inspect more thoroughly. Without the honest and democratic journalism and commentary of sites committed to the truth behind the rhetoric, we would be a sadly misinformed nation."
--Nomi Prins, Author of “It Takes a Pillage”

"Truthout is the stage on which real journalism can perform unshackled and uncensored. And since merging with Buzzflash, it just becomes the have-you-read-that? site. Its truth goes marching on!"
--Greg Palast, Investigative Journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller, “Armed Madhouse”

"Democracy requires a full marketplace of ideas, and Truthout meets that obligation by supplying facts and commentary which are unavailable elsewhere. I hope it will get the support it needs to continue its indispensable work of honest journalism."
--Howard Zinn

"I have written for Truthout for many years and still look forward to the lineup every day for my research on the hot button issues. It just keeps getting better!"

-Marjorie Cohn, professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, immediate past president of National Lawyers Guild

"Truthout is one of the few forums genuinely dedicated to critical reflection and providing information in the public interest. The assault over the past thirty years on institutions whose mission is the cultivation of public intelligence has left little room for words and deeds by which political life and the necessities of freedom receive support. As time becomes more compressed and the world increasingly shrinks under the weight of technological developments, the need for electronic public-oriented media becomes more urgent. I am proud to be a contributor to and supporter of truthout. I urge fellow-minded readers also to contribute what they can for this precious resource. In the end, democracy depends on the collective responsibility for the public, which, after all, is no more than every one of us."
--Lewis Gordon, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Temple University, founder of the Center for Afro-Jewish Studies

"I wouldn’t miss my regular pit-stop at Truthout even for a day. It’s invaluable for anyone who wants to grasp the world as it is (and sometimes, as it should be)."
--Tom Engelhardt, Editor, TomDispatch.com

"Truthout is a valuable source of information and ideas. I am proud of the fact that I have been writing for the site for the last 4 years."
--Dean Baker, co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research

"Freedom of thought is proximate to all other liberties. Truthout provides news, views and analysis about critical issues that are often ignored by mainstream media. The service they provide to the quality of democracy is invaluable."
--Cynthia Boaz, Vice President of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education and assistant professor at Sonoma State University

"I make personal donations to Truthout because of their commitment to credible and quality truth-telling."
--Bernie Lunzer, President, The Newspaper Guild