Posted on March 29, 2017
VICTORY: Maryland passes fracking ban
We won. This week, the Maryland Senate passed legislation to permanently ban fracking in the state. As the bill had already passed in the House, the only step left now is Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature. Gov. Hogan initially did …
Posted on January 12, 2017
The Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017
I’m heading to the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21 because I believe there is no more important moment than right now to stand for the values I believe in. In fact I booked my flight to …
Posted on January 4, 2017
Reduce your mobile data usage with Netflix’s new download feature
Got Netflix? Now you can watch many of its award-winning shows and movies as you travel by train, plane or automobile. This feature is available to all Netflix subscribers and can help conserve cellular data usage. Netflix now …
Posted on December 14, 2016
Update: Kasich vetoes extreme abortion ban, signs 20-week ban.
In the last few days, CREDO members made hundreds of calls to Gov. Kasich’s office urging him to keep abortion safe and legal in Ohio. On Tuesday, Gov. Kasich vetoed a bill that would have almost completely banned …
Posted on December 9, 2016
6 ways progressives can fight back against Trump
Election night 2016 left progressives shaken. America elected a bigot as president of the United States. Despite the results, we can still fight Donald Trump’s hateful, reckless agenda. At CREDO, where I serve as CEO, we are executing …
Posted on December 5, 2016
VICTORY: Dakota Access pipeline blocked
In a surprise move on Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers denied the easement (PDF) needed for the Dakota Access pipeline to cross Lake Oahe, effectively blocking the construction of the pipeline from moving forward at this time.1, …
Posted on December 1, 2016
Victory: We just struck a blow against the right-wing’s agenda of hate
Our activism works. On Tuesday, after facing intense pressure from over 265,000 CREDO members and our allies in the progressive community, congressional Republicans caved and agreed to strip the anti-LGBTQ Russell Amendment from the defense spending bill. The …
Posted on November 10, 2016
Fight back against Trump’s hate (sign the pledge)
It’s happened. A candidate who ran on a platform of hatred, racism and misogyny was just elected president of the United States. While a Trump presidency will attack and assault every progressive value – from defending the environment …