Last week I sent an e-mail reviewing the first six months of RGM’s reporting in 2026—the investigations that went deep, often broke news, and shined a light where darkness reigned. I also asked for your support.
The response was encouraging. The number of voluntary paid subscriptions increased by nearly twenty percent, the largest one-week increase since RGM launched. Generous one-time contributions came in, too, and the RGM Investigative Fund received its first donations, including several through donor-advised funds.
Bill Shein
I’m enormously grateful. The amount of time I devote to this work depends entirely on the support of readers who believe it matters. Last week, many of you made clear that it does. Thank you.
As a reminder, there are three ways to help:
- Become a paid subscriber →
- Make a one-time contribution of any amount →
- Make a tax-deductible contribution to the RGM Investigative Fund, hosted by RGM’s fiscal sponsor, the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation →
(To make a contribution to the RGM Investigative Fund from a donor-advised fund, click here.)
Have a safe and happy Fourth! Particularly in this moment, Independence Day is a good day—and arguably the best day—to embrace and defend a free and independent press.
Onward,
Bill
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