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Your Signature Needed: Sea otters, bears, and other vulnerable wildlife still need you in this fight

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  A VICTORY FOR WILDLIFE:  Because of activists like you, we  STOPPED  H.R. 1897 from going to a vote in the House — securing a major victory for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the thousands of species it protects!  Now, help us build on the momentum by standing up for vulnerable wildlife before the next attack → Together, we proved something important: when people show up, speak out, and demand better, it works.   Lawmakers are paying attention — and this win shows that public pressure can make the difference between protection and harm. But we must also remember that a win today doesn’t mean our most vulnerable species will be safe tomorrow.   Attacks on the ESA aren’t going away. And we’ve already seen how aggressive Trump and his anti-wildlife cronies can be when given the chance. They’re not backing down. They’re regrouping.   H.R. 1897 could resurface again in the future. And behind the scenes, new proposals are likely already taking s...
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Our deepest investigation yet into the media’s pro-Israel bias

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  When Palestinians kill Israelis, the media calls it a “massacre.” But when Israel kills Palestinians, it’s merely exercising its “right to defend itself.” From the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza in 2023, corporate media outlets in the United States have been complicit in villainizing and dehumanizing Palestinians — contributing to death, famine, and displacement on a horrific scale. It’s time for a national reckoning over how U.S. media outlets helped Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public. The Intercept is on the verge of publishing a painstaking analysis of thousands of articles and TV segments that systematically documents the scale of pro-Israel media bias. This is our most ambitious project yet on a subject that most outlets, for obvious reasons, simply won’t touch. We need your help to get it across the finish line — and ensure it gets the attention it deserves, with a visual presentation that will make the reality clear to anyone who sees it. We’re aiming ...
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In Mass., the middle class is holding on, but financial anxiety continues to climb

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CommonWealth Beacon  Turns 30 Dear Reader, When  CommonWealth  magazine published its first edition in 1996, the State House press gallery was packed with reporters from local papers around the state. Today, those reporters have dwindled, but we are still there providing in-depth, nuanced reporting on the issues shaping daily life across Massachusetts. That’s why we want to celebrate our 30th anniversary with you, the readers and supporters, who have sustained us for 30 years and counting. Next week, we're holding a big celebration to mark this milestone, and we'd love to have you join us in downtown Boston. Marty Baron, the former editor of The Boston Globe and Washington Post, and Ali Noorani, the new president of the Barr Foundation, will be featured speakers. You can  purchase your tickets here . While one of us has been here for over 20 years and the other arrived just 18 months ago, we share a deep pride in our history and tremendous excitement about our future...
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