Donate to Sustain The Progressive Populist

I'm Jim Cullen, editor of The Progressive Populist, a twice-monthly journal from the Heartland of the United States that for nearly 30 years has covered politics, economics and the arts for working people. The past few years have been a challenging time for publishers, as much of the "content" that used to go into newspapers and magazines now are displayed on the internet.

I produce The Progressive Populist from Manchaca, Texas, with my brothers, who run a community newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa (where my brother, Art, won a Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 2017). We are working to develop and update our website , at populist.com, but we still publish our tabloid newspaper for those of our subscribers who prefer to read our columns from the comfort of their easy chair.

We're working to develop our website to attract younger readers who never got in the habit of reading a newspaper, but we are committed to continuing our newspaper for readers who prefer it.

In the past couple years our production costs have blown up while our circulation has dropped, as many readers have let their print subscriptions lapse, and printing and postal rates have increased substantially.

Unfortunately, we're not independently wealthy. We're hoping your contribution will help us shore up our financial reserves to keep the newspaper subscription affordable for readers with limited funds.

Any amount you can give will help. And if you know anybody who is looking for a good, progressive newspaper, let them know about The Progressive Populist.