Posted on May 26, 2020
How March for Our Lives is Creating a Safer America
March For Our Lives was created by students in the days following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida just over two years ago. The youth-led movement organizes young people in all 50 states …
Posted on April 21, 2020
50 Years On, Earth Day’s Legal Legacy Looms Large
Fifty years ago, it wasn’t unusual for rivers to catch fire, for overflowing landfills to seep toxic gases, or for smog-filled skies to dominate our landscapes. While we still have a long way to go toward a healthy, …
Posted on April 15, 2020
Pesticide Action Network’s COVID-19 Response: Food system resources & initiatives
Our allies at the Pesticide Action Network — who CREDO members have donated more than $387,000 to over the last 30 years — are doing some incredible work during the coronavirus pandemic. Read on to learn more about …
Posted on March 24, 2020
CREDO Grantee Americans for Tax Fairness Is Fighting for an Economy That Works for Everyone
Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) is a coalition of more than 400 national and state endorsing organizations focused on creating an economy that works for all of us by making sure the wealthy and corporations pay their fair …
Posted on November 21, 2019
How CREDO donations helped Free Press Action Fund score big victories
This April, more than 64,200 CREDO members voted to donate $44,835 to Free Press Action Fund, a longtime partner in the fight for neutrality, safe online spaces, racial justice and trustworthy local journalism. These donations, powered by our …
Posted on October 14, 2019
How to Protect Your Digital Data at the Border
In 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conducted over 33,000 border searches of electronic devices, a six-fold increase from 2012. Because of the amount and types of information devices like smartphones and laptops contain – including …
Posted on March 8, 2019
The Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Are a Huge Failure. Now What?
Shrinking tax refunds this winter have raised renewed skepticism over the Trump-GOP tax plan rushed into law in late 2017. While a smaller refund doesn’t necessarily mean higher taxes, there’s plenty else in the Republican law for working …
Posted on March 4, 2019
This International Women’s Day, it’s time to end the global gag rule
Editor’s note: This International Women’s Day, we wanted to highlight the work of our partners at Planned Parenthood and Rewire.News on expanding women’s access to healthcare around the world. The global gag rule doesn’t just drastically limit access …
Posted on February 1, 2019
A Green New Deal to Save People and the Planet
Editor’s note: this piece was originally published on Medium. The U.S. Climate Report released in November and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released in October confirmed what we already know based on the extreme fires, droughts …
Posted on January 9, 2019
Does the person who cleans your home have benefits? They should. It’s easy with Alia.
Do you know if the person who cleans your home has benefits? If she is sick, can she take a day off to recover without worrying about losing a day’s pay? If she is an independent cleaner – …