advocacy

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“To try and sidestep Rubio while he is secretary of state is downright foolish and bound to backfire,” said Rick Herrero, the executive director of the Cuba Study Group, a Washington-based policy and advocacy group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s advocating for things that are normative in the scientific community,” said Jules Barbati-Dajches, an analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit advocacy group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Extensive health studies were conducted on the Apollo astronauts, but technology has advanced greatly in the 50 years since, said Bruce Betts, chief scientist at the Planetary Society, a space advocacy group.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If this claim is substantially correct, the implications for racial justice advocacy are profound.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander