Molly Ivins in Hospital

Brian Zick

In These Times is at a crossroads and we urgently need your support. Will you help us raise $50,000 by the end of the week?

Via Raw Story, KGBT Channel 4 TV News in Texas reports: AUSTIN, Texas Liberal Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins has been hospitalized in her ongoing battle with breast cancer. Ivins assistant Betsy Moon says her boss may be able to go home Monday. She adds that those close to Ivins are "not sure what's going to happen, but she's very sick." (…) The California-born, Houston-raised journalist got her third cancer diagnosis more than a year ago and has undergone chemotherapy. update: E&P has more.

In These Times is only able to publish the fierce, deeply-reported articles we do because of readers like you who contribute a few dollars each month to keep us independent.

If you donate just $5/month or more right now, you'll get a free annual subscription and your support will be felt throughout the newsroom.

Will you support us now? Our goal is to raise $50,000 by the end of the week.

Get 10 issues for $19.95

Subscribe to the print magazine.