Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.
CommonDreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens’ organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser. They are a powerful online voice for change in America. With millions of monthly readers, they have become one of the top progressive websites.
Website of America’s satirical newspaper.
- Single Payer Action is a national non-profit.
- Founded by activists.
- For the American people.
- Seeking to implement a single payer health insurance system in the United States.
- Medicare for all.
- In our lifetimes.
Website dedicated to campaign finance reform in Oregon.
United Students Against Sweatshops
Formed in 1997, United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a grassroots organization of youth and students who believe that a powerful and dynamic labor movement will ensure greater justice for all people. We use our unique roles of students as consumers, workers, and members of the campus community to win victories that set precedents in the struggle for self-determination of working people everywhere, particularly campus workers and garment workers who make collegiate licensed apparel.
The Credit Union for Organized Labor
Organized Labor Credit Union began 35 years ago on April 17, 1974. The credit union office was originally located at 1005 ‘F’ Street, in Modesto, CA. Over the years, the credit union has grown to 4,378 members and $19.6 million in assets. We have one office located at 2112 McHenry Avenue in Modesto. We have a staff of six. The hours at the office are from 9:00 – 4:30 on Monday through Thursday, and 9:30 – 5:30 on Fridays.
American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU is our nation’s guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
People Over Profits, sponsored by the American Association for Justice, is committed to fighting back against the well-organized and well-funded assault on the civil justice system, and protecting American civil rights and trial by jury. When someone you love has been seriously injured or killed by a careless medical error or a defective product or drug, shouldn’t you have the right to hold the wrongdoers accountable?