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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.
Ariel Ramchandani is a writer based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Atavist, The Guardian, 1843, Wired, Pacific Standard, and other publications. She is the creator, writer, and co-host of No Place Like Home, a narrative podcast from Cadence13. Previously, she was an editor and writer for The Economist’s 1843, and the culture channel of The Economist Online. She’s a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, where she was a McCormick scholar and a Harrington Prize winner for magazine writing and editing.
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