Pick Bill McKibben’s Brain

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Monika Bauerlein,
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Dear MoJo Reader,

Have you been following the news less? A lot of people have, and that can be good, but it can also spell trouble for those of us in the news business. We're about to find out, because Mother Jones has a $350,000 fundraising goal right now. In "Slow News Is Good News," I try to reset after several chaotic years and make a longer-lasting case for why our nonprofit journalism matters. I hope you'll read it and that you'll pitch in if you can.

Have you been following the news less? A lot of people have, and that can be good and bad. It's unnerving, because Mother Jones has a $350,000 fundraising goal right now. In "Slow News Is Good News," we try to reset after several chaotic years and make a longer-lasting case for why our journalism matters. Please read it—and please pitch in!

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Join us at noon Pacific time (3 pm Eastern) today when Chip Giller, founder of our Climate Desk partner site Grist, hosts a live chat with Bill McKibben, environmental activist and author of The End of Nature and Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Ask McKibben about the latest news on climate science and climate politics, the need for direct action in the climate movement, and 350.org‘s big plans for a global work party on 10/10/10.

This chat was produced by Grist as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Front page image: 350.org/Flickr