Dear Friend,

With fewer than 14 days to the presidential elections, the most important message to all is to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!

And that’s what our November issue is dedicated to—a focused discussion on what’s at stake with the upcoming elections.

The same virus that has infected our democracy and social fabric is tearing at the fiber of media and journalism. Like voting, supporting independent, fact-driven journalism is of the utmost importance.

Only you can do something to help us fight the GOP’s systematic demolition of our decency. You can cast a vote for our rigorous, uncompromising work in print and online by making a donation to the Fund for The New Republic. You’ll be fortifying TNR and coverage such as:

—Inside the GOP’s Drive for Permanent Minority Rule: How the GOP keeps cheating its way into power—and may get away with it again in 2020

—Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy: Beyond packing schemes, we need to diminish the high court’s power

—How Police Unions Bully Politicians: Can cop associations’ dirty tactics survive a new era of protest?

—Can Don Jr. Keep the Party Going? How the prodigal son became the heir to Trumpism*

—The Politics of Everything podcast: Can the Supreme Court Be Fixed?

You will also help provide the resources we need to continue producing these hard-hitting investigative features and publish the best writers in American independent journalism.

The moment to give is NOW. DONATE.

Kerrie Gillis, publisher

*Available online Thursday, October 22