Dear readers,
Political and economic power are no longer concentrated in New York and Washington; today, many of the most powerful institutions in the world are in Silicon Valley, and California is the world’s fifth largest economy. Over the last year Guardian US has strengthened our commitment to reporting from the west coast.
This is where many of America’s challenges are being felt first – and worst: the climate crisis, homelessness, raging inequality, the ethical conundrums of big data and big tech. But it is also a place that shows America how an alternative political universe of social democracy can thrive and where demographic change is a force for hope, not hate.
Last year readers contributed more than $1m to the Guardian’s year-end campaign, money that helped support and expand our west coast reporting operations.
Here’s some of the journalism that support funded and the impact it had:
Now through January, we hope to raise $1.5m to fund our journalism in 2020.
With your help, we’ll continue to fight for the progressive values we hold dear – democracy, civility, truth.
Please consider making a contribution. And as always, thanks for reading.
