Please Give Me a Chance to Laugh at You

Ticker

Monika Bauerlein,
CEO

Dear Reader,

The next few months are make-or-break for Mother Jones’ fundraising, and we need more online readers to pitch in than have been of late. In "It's Not a Crisis. This Is the New Normal," we take a level-headed look at the brutal economics of journalism, why investigative reporting like you get from us matters, and why we're optimistic we can grow our base of support in a big way—starting with hitting a huge $300,000 goal in just three weeks. Please learn more and donate if you can right now.

The next few months are make-or-break for Mother Jones’ fundraising. We need to raise $300,000 quickly, and we need more online readers to pitch in than have been. Please learn more in "It's Not a Crisis. This Is the New Normal," where we go into the brutal economics of journalism, and what makes Mother Jones unique and worth supporting if you can right now.

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.

Just a quick note: Every pundit who laments the fact that President Obama didn’t “do more” to get some kind of budget agreement through the supercommittee should be required to:

Explain exactly what Obama should have done.
Explain whether they think Republicans would ever, under any circumstances, have accepted a deal with a net tax increase.
If yes, provide details.
If no, explain why their hypothetical deal is any better, or more politically feasible, than the default trigger deal.

That’s not so much to ask, is it? I should warn everyone ahead of time, though, that I mainly want answers to these questions so that I can laugh at you.