Racial Justice
Natalie Green
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

Just after 32-year-old Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police in Louisiana, another young black man, Philando Castile, lost his life at the hands of police in Minnesota. Like many young black people in the United States, I’m left confused, scared, sad, and angry all at once. 

Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
Women's Rights, Criminal Justice
Kate Davey and Juliana Schwartz
Stanford Students Ask: Why are Universities ...

In response to the sexual assault of Emily Doe by Brock Turner, the Stanford Survivor Solidarity Network started a petition asking the university to release the names of known rapists on campus. Tina Ju and Amanda Lorei, two Stanford students who helped author the petition, took the time to speak with us about that petition and how it relates to Title IX.

 

Stanford Students Ask: Why are Universities Protecting the Identities of Sex Offenders?
Ben Rattray
150 Million People Fundraising for Change

Today, we announce a major expansion to our platform to further amplify this emerging citizen power: a new suite of fundraising tools. In addition to empowering people to raise their voices to create campaigns for change, people will now be able to use Change.org to raise money to drive those campaigns to victory.

150 Million People Fundraising for Change
Environment
Adam Schwartz
KEEN is Stepping Up to Protect the Places We ...

A GMC Eleganza is the unlikely symbol for Keen’s “Live Monumental” campaign, an initiative to push the U.S. Department of the Interior to designate 5 parks as America’s newest National Monuments.

KEEN is Stepping Up to Protect the Places We Play
Food
Brianna Cayo Cotter
Here’s How The Huffington Post is Empowering ...

We our excited to announce that we are partnering with The Huffington Post on its new ‘Reclaim’ campaign to empower people to do something to end food waste. I caught up with Jo Confino, the Executive Editor of Impact and Innovation at The Huffington Post, who has been spearheading this project.

Here’s How The Huffington Post is Empowering People to End Food Waste

Politics

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The Young Turks to DNC: We Want to Host a Debate

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The Young Turks to DNC: We Want to Host a Debate

Channel founder Cenk Uygar said that The Young Turks want to host a debate between Democratic presidential candidates after a petition asking the YouTube channel, the DNC, and the candidates to commit to an online debate garnered more than 35,000 signatures in its first two days.

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For Residents in Upcoming Primaries, Issues Lost in the Media Circus

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For Residents in Upcoming Primaries, Issues Lost in the Media Circus

With media coverage of the Republican presidential primary reaching a fever pitch, voters in major upcoming contests may find their biggest issues lost in the shuffle. To get a clearer picture of the conversations people are having, I analyzed the most-signed petitions in several key upcoming primary states.

Virginia Votes: The Most Persuasive Endorsements for Each Presidential Candidate

Virginia Votes: The Most Persuasive Endorsements for Each Presidential Candidate

More than 700 voters in Virginia have made endorsements of presidential candidates on Change Politics in the lead up to the state's "Super Tuesday" primary election on March 1. Here we highlight the most compelling and persuasive endorsements we came across for each presidential candidate.

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Want to Be a 2016 Power Player? Just Ask.

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Want to Be a 2016 Power Player? Just Ask.

The symbiotic relationship between Roosevelt and what became the White House Correspondents Association set the standard for how politicians talk to the public. With the launch of Change Politics, the Roosevelt model is shifting. Voters no longer need to hope their interests are addressed in a televised debate. 

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Change Politics: New Hampshire Speaks

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Change Politics: New Hampshire Speaks

Change Politics' online town hall with the Concord Monitor is now underway! We kicked things off in Concord, NH on Tuesday with our partners, including the New Hampshire rebellion and No Labels. On the ground, our team has been crisscrossing the state to solicit voters' questions.

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4 Questions Being Posed to Presidential Candidates via Petition

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4 Questions Being Posed to Presidential Candidates via Petition

Getting candidates to debate each other means coming up with great questions about the complex issues facing our country. So as we prepare for the debate on Wednesday night, we thought you’d like to see what questions people on Change.org want to hear the candidates answer.

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Jon Stewart to Moderate 2016 Presidential Debate?

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Jon Stewart to Moderate 2016 Presidential Debate?

A petition to make Jon Stewart a presidential debate moderator is currently the fastest growing on Change.org. The petition, which asks the Commission on Presidential Debates to consider Jon Stewart as a moderator for one of the three major 2016 presidential debates, has garnered nearly 81,400 signatures 170,000 signatures.