04 Dec 2025 Reading time: 1 minute Quick spotlight on a group that turns legal expertise into real‑world impact.
What is Lawyers for Good Government?
Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is a community of 125,000+ lawyers, law students, and activists using pro bono work to protect equal rights, equal justice, and equal opportunity — from democracy and the rule of law to civil rights and climate justice.
Why I like recommending them
They leverage specialized skills at scale — one organization coordinating thousands of pro bono hours where they matter most.
How to support
Donate — Lawyers for Good Government
If you’re in the legal world, their pro bono projects are also worth a look.
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02 Dec 2025 Reading time: 1 minute Quick spotlight on a group doing vital, concrete work for trans people.
What is Trans Lifeline?
Trans Lifeline is a peer‑run hotline and microgrants nonprofit for trans people.
- Hotline: confidential peer support from trans operators
- Microgrants: help with ID changes and basic survival costs
Why I like recommending them
- By and for trans people.
- Material help, not just talk.
How to support
Donate — Trans Lifeline
Monthly gifts help keep the hotline staffed and microgrants available.
If you or someone you know needs it
01 Dec 2025 Reading time: 30 seconds 
This is Endorsement #8 — for Kat Abughazaleh, running for Congress in Illinois’ Ninth District.
Her core line: Democrats need to do more to stop Trump and fight for working people.
Why this endorsement
- Working‑class focus. Frames the race around working people, not donors.
- Real primary contrast. Presses Democrats to confront Trumpism and the billionaire status quo.
If this matches your politics, chip in or volunteer.
30 Nov 2025 Reading time: 1 minute
Four tense, character-driven crime stories about detectives, killers, and the cost of obsession — perfect when you want smart suspense and something to talk about after.
A cab driver’s ordinary night turns into a high‑stakes tour of L.A. when a contract killer gets in his car — a neon‑noir thriller about chance, complicity, and what you do when you’re in too deep.
A hyper‑disciplined assassin lives by routine and control — until a job goes wrong and every “rule” he’s built starts to collapse.
Two detectives — one haunted by an old case, one desperate for a win — fixate on a possible serial killer in 1990s L.A., where the mystery is as much about guilt and doubt as it is about evidence.
On the verge of retirement, a detective promises a grieving mother he’ll find her daughter’s killer — a vow that slowly consumes him in a quiet, devastating character study about faith, justice, and obsession.
