Good intentions don’t pay the bills. The Indypendent is actually independent. There is no man behind the curtain choosing the content and paying the bills. We aren’t beholden to advertisers or a wealthy patron. But now we need help from you. We are in a fiscal crisis and need to raise $10,000 if we are to continue publishing regularly for the rest of the year. In some ways, we’ve been a victim of our own success. When the Iraq war began two years ago, we started publishing twice a month to better reach tens of thousands of New Yorkers hungry for real news. We’ve been printing more papers, more often, working hard to increase distribution in and around New York City, now to more than 500 locations. But the bills are piling up, and we want to concentrate on reporting the news that’s vital to those fighting for social and economic justice. The Indypendent has joined in the outpouring of dissent from the World Economic Forum to Feb. 15 to the Republican National Convention, when we printed more papers than any radical paper in recent American history. That The Indypendent exists at all is a testimony to the unpaid work of scores of people, not just in New York, but around the world. The Indypendent has won more awards from the Independent Press Association for the last two years running than any other local paper. And we’ve pissed off all the right people. Since last summer, the NYC Indymedia has been investigated or subpoenaed by the FBI, Secret Service, NYPD and the City of New York. We must be doing something right. Our budget is shoestring, our expenses minimal – we have no paid staff. The vast majority of our funds go to printing and distribution. The Indypendent can be found in more than 500 locations in and around New York City. But we’ll have to scale back our distribution unless we get your support. Think about the vital importance of having a truly independent voice in times like these. Think about how we highlight hundreds of people’s struggles, extraordinary and everyday, or how we provide a forum for debate and ideas. Please show your support today when it matters most, whether it’s $25 or $500. You can go to our website, indypendent.org, click on the donate button and make a contribution with a credit card. We’ve also attached envelopes to many issues in which you can mail a check or money order made out to The Indypendent. Or you can fill out the form on the back page and send to: The Indypendent 34 E. 29th St. New York, NY 10016 or contribute directly here: https://ssl.nycimc.org/ Thank you in advance for your support to help keep us going strong.