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 – …
Posted on December 7, 2018
This Holiday Season, OUR Walmart Demands $15/hr, Real Raises for Long-Term Employees and Full-Time Hours for Associates
Madeline Chambers is a mother, OUR Walmart leader, and Walmart associate of two years living with two kids in Gastonia, NC. OUR Walmart improves the lives of workers in the country’s largest employer and job sector and is …
Posted on November 13, 2018
Fighting for our future: How NARAL members are mobilizing for reproductive freedom
For more than four decades, Roe v. Wade promised the right to legal, safe abortion care. But that promise, more often than not, doesn’t square with reality. The reality is that for many, access to abortion care is …
Posted on October 18, 2018
Millennials and the Midterms: The Potential Power of the RAE
I’m 25. When I get the question “what do you do?” from people my age, I excitedly explain that I work at a non-profit that focuses on voting. Unfortunately, I hear responses like… voting doesn’t actually matter… there’s …
Posted on September 18, 2018
Women of Color are Giving the Nation Something to Hope For
Editor’s Note: Aimee and her team at She the People just put on an amazing summit in San Francisco where they brought together visionary women of color from across the country, including Alicia Garza, Ai-jen Poo, Linda Sarsour, …