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The Vivo Foundation is a left-of-center family foundation formed in 2021 by Medline Industries president Andy Mills and his wife Nancy. The foundation was funded with a $200 million bequest from Andy and Nancy Mills and focuses on funding “education equity” issues mostly in the Chicago area, making grants to
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The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a left-of-center organization that advocates against racism, homophobia, and “LGBTQ+/SGL bias and stigma”; for black LGBT, “queer+, and same gender loving (LGBTQ+/SGL)” people; and those with HIV/AIDS through advocacy, research, and education. The group sees itself as the “leading national black LGBTQ+ civil
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Other Group
The After Party is a six-part video course for churches, church small groups, and individuals that says it helps to navigate “extreme polarization” that has resulted from politics. 1 It is a project of
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Non-profit
The Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) was founded in 2001 by civil rights activists who claimed that there was a rise in anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A major point of contention for MLFA was the 2002 creation of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration
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The Center for Just Journalism is a left-of-center news analysis and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. The Center claims that the mainstream media has, since the 19th century, sensationalized crime, cherry-picked data and information it shares about crime, and prioritized the perspective of law enforcement while using dehumanizing language
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Person
Jeremy Corbyn is, as of 2024, a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and former leader of the left-of-center Labour Party. 1 In 2020, Corbyn was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party,
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Other Group
Nebraska Examiner is a left-of-center online news outlet, and a member affiliate of the States Newsroom. 1 Like many other affiliates of States Newsroom, it is
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Non-profit
MuckRock, formally known as the MuckRock Foundation Incorporated, is a non-profit news organization and online platform that facilitates freedom of information requests and investigative journalism. Founded in 2010 by Michael Morisy and Mitchell Kotler, MuckRock aims to promote transparency and accountability in government by empowering citizens to request and access
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Labor Union
The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is the statewide teachers’ union in Oregon. It is affiliated with the National Education Association and exerts its significant political power in the state to advance liberal interests and Democratic Party policy priorities.
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Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ) is a membership-based coalition open to election officials and administrators representing jurisdictions that have a population greater than 300,000 or that are one of the three largest jurisdictions in their state.
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Non-profit
Redefining Progress was a left-of-center public policy organization based in Oakland, California, that described itself as seeking allegedly market-based solutions for environmental issues. Redefining Progress called for stopping global warming through carbon taxes, auctioning emissions permits, and securing multinational treaties on emissions. The organization called for ending the exploration for
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Person
Carolina Lopez is the executive director of the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ), a national network of election administrators from jurisdictions with a population of greater than 300,000. 1
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Other Group
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 policy goals that were adopted by all United Nations (UN) member states in 2015 as a part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Non-profit
DC Jobs with Justice (DCJWJ) is the Washington, D.C. chapter of Jobs with Justice, a national coalition of worker centers and advocacy groups that promotes labor union policy priorities and perspectives across the country.
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Non-profit
The Brooklyn Arts Council is a New York City-based nonprofit that specializes in funding and supporting the arts in Brooklyn. While the group does mostly fund artists, it does occasionally fund activist groups that produce arts such as a 2021 mural painted by the left-of-center criminal justice policy group
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Other Group
The Chicago Monitor is a left-of-center online publication closely associated with the Chicago chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago). The paper was founded in 2012 by Ahmed Rehab and Aymen Abdel Halim, both senior staff at CAIR-Chicago.
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Non-profit
TurnUp is a left-of-center youth voting initiative created in 2019 by Zev Shapiro, a Massachusetts Democratic youth activist. The organization is a self-described “super-power for social justice change-makers,” despite also claiming to be nonpartisan. 1
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Person
Shawn Fain is the president of the United Auto Workers (UAW). Fain was unexpectedly elected in early 2023 by a narrow margin after working in the union for almost 30 years. Shortly after his election, Fain launched an aggressive strike against the Big Three car companies (General Motors, Ford,
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Other Group
The Rhode Island Coalition for Israel (RICI) is a right-leaning organization that promotes Western and Judeo-Christian values and America’s alliance with Israel. 1 The group opposes antisemitism and the boycott, divestment,
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Other Group
Atlas of Blackness (AOB) is a research and advocacy organization that focuses on documenting the stories of African Americans and providing mentorships to African-American foster youths under the age of 30 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota region.
