Think Progress folds

https://www.thedailybeast.com/thinkprogress-a-top-progressive-news-site-is-shutting-down

After losing money every year, and facing a $3million shortfall this year, Think Progress will cease operations.

The publisher, the Center for American Progress, expressed disappointment that a buyer for the operations could not be found. (Here’s a hint, a business which loses money every year for a decade is likely to be hard to sell.)

Status Report

In the two weeks since the Pilot stopped comments, this blog has had 30 to 45 visitors per day, each clicking on 10 or so topics per day.

At this level of use, it is an interesting discussion for those of us here, but we aren’t having much impact on public opinion.