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Alex Friedmann is a left-of-center prison advocate who worked for the 2016 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He is a former staff member of the advocacy group Human Rights Defense Center and began writing for its monthly publication, Prison Legal News, while he served
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Alexis McGill Johnson is the acting President and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She entered the role on July 16, 2019 following the departure of Leana Wen.
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Daniel J. Jones is a researcher and former intelligence analyst who heads the advocacy organizations Democracy Integrity Project and Advance Democracy, and works as president of the Penn Quarter Group, an opposition research firm. Prior to taking those positions, he was a staffer for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and the
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Mother Jones, sometimes referred to colloquially as MoJo or MJ, is a left-of-center bimonthly general interest and politics magazine published out of San Francisco, California.1 The magazine is named for Mary Harris Jones, a
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Twitter (known officially since a 2023 rebranding as “X”1) is a social networking website founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams.
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Jack Dorsey is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square. Dorsey has said little publicly about his political beliefs, aside from supporting calls for a “universal basic income” welfare program. Dorsey has previously donated to Democratic candidates, particularly in the 2020 election cycle
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The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect (AFC) is a left-of-center 501(c)(3) nonprofit established to utilize the “diary and spirit” of Holocaust victim Anne Frank to educate communities about the dangers of prejudice and discrimination.
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The Sandy Hook Promise Foundation is a gun violence prevention group based in Newtown, Connecticut, formed by families of victims of the 2012 school spree shooting in the town. The organization has advocated for some gun control policies,
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Refuse Fascism was a radical left-wing organization devoted to promoting nationwide action to remove President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and all officials associated with their administration from office on the grounds that they constitute a “fascist regime.” The group has been present at many Antifa
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The Servant Foundation is a Christian nonprofit most known for launching the “He Gets Us” campaign, which included Super Bowl advertisements in 2023 and 2024.
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Susan Pritzker is a philanthropist, feminist, and political activist focused on left-of-center issues and redistribution of wealth. She married Nicholas Pritzker, a member of the family that started Hyatt Hotels Corporation and one of America’s richest families, and has spent over 45 years involved in philanthropy and activism. In
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The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) is a right-of-center government accountability organization launched by the Conservative Partnership Institute. 1
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B’nai B’rith International (B’nai B’rith) is a religious-based interest group first established in 1843 in New York that promotes Jewish unity and continuity. 1 B’nai B’rith is involved in disaster relief, advocates for senior citizens, and
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The California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) is a left-of-center agricultural policy research and advocacy organization that criticizes Californian agricultural systems as racist and colonialist “systems of oppression and extraction.” 1 CIRS was widely
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The Sentencing Project is a criminal justice activism organization. 1 Since its founding in 1986 as a legal assistance and training organization for prisoners with
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Independent Media Institute is an advocacy organization that uses journalism and related media disciplines to promote left-of-center messaging and policies. 1 It is best known for its creation and management of the AlterNet journalism
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Climate Defiance is a climate activist group founded in March 2023 focused on young adults. The group engages in direct disruption such as strikes, blockades, and mass occupations to gain media and public attention. In the initial three months since its creation, Climate Defiance has organized several disruptive protests, all
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Teen Vogue is an online journal publication produced by Conde Nast in 2003 as a spinoff of Vogue to build brand loyalty with adolescent women.
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Diane Ravitch is a self-described “public school activist” and an opponent of charter schools 1 who is the founder and president of Network for Public Education.
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Hamilton 68 (now known as Hamilton 2.0) is an “online dashboard” that operates as a watchdog for Russian influence in the American media. It is a project of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
