See which companies support the Congressional Climate Denial Caucus as you browse

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Thursday December 18, 2014 · 11:32 AM PST

2014/12/18 · 11:32

The Climate Denier Caucus is a list put together by ThinkProgress of members of Congress that have in some way denied climate change. Disrupt Denial is an excellent campaign from Forecast the Facts which identifies the biggest corporate donors to this dubious caucus, attempting to shame them to no longer donate to such candidates.

thinkContext is a web browser extension which notifies users of progressive campaign information related to what they are viewing. It includes information on a variety of labor, LGBT, environmental and political campaigns and recently added support for Disrupt Denial. As you can see in the screenshot, when you visit the website of a company listed in the campaign it will show you how much money they have donated to members of the Climate Deniers Caucus.

Software to help you support hotel and restaurant workers

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Monday January 13, 2014 · 12:31 PM PST

2014/01/13 · 12:31

ThinkContext is a browser extension which adds contextually relevant progressive campaign information into your web browsing. The latest version includes data from Unite HERE's Union Hotel Guide and the Restaurant Opportunities Center's restaurant rating program.

The extension works by keying off of the url of the restaurant when it appears in search engine results, a text advertisement or if you visit the restaurant website. The software inserts an icon to give you a visual indication that info is available. Then you can click or hover the mouse over it and it will tell you what the sources have to say about the establishment, is it unionized, is there a labor dispute where a boycott is called for, do they provide sick days, etc.

Say you are using Google to look for a hotel in DC. One of the results that comes up in your search results is in the Union Hotel Guide database on the boycott list so an icon appears next to it:

Hover the mouse over the icon to reveal more info, along with a link to the Hotel Guide:

In addition to labor info ThinkContext can display data related to several other progressive campaigns, including the StopRush.net database of Limbaugh advertisers, B Corporations, a directory of companies committed to more than the bottom line, The Green Pages, companies with sustainable values and the Bechdel Test, a database of movies that where female characters speak to each other about something besides men. The software gives you the option to select which of the campaigns you want to receive notifications about.

Hopefully you'll find the software useful in providing you with information that can assist you in living your values.

Know When To StopRush As You Browse

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Thursday March 14, 2013 · 7:31 PM PDT

2013/03/14 · 19:31

Outraged by Rush Limbaugh? Want to avoid supporting the advertisers that support him? Many of you are familiar with the excellent work of StopRush.net in compiling a database of his show's advertisers. However, it can be hard to remember to consult the database when you are going about your life or to keep up with it as it changes. ThinkContext is an extension for you web browser that takes the data off of the StopRush.net website and brings it to you as you go about your daily web browsing.

Say you are looking to buy flowers online. You do a Google search for "flowers". One of the top search results is 1-800-Flowers, a Limbaugh advertiser. If you have ThinkContext installed, it will notify you of this by displaying an icon next to the Google search result.

Hover the mouse over the icon and a small window pops up with more information and a link to the information page on StopRush.net.

This is just one of ThinkContext's features, but hopefully it gives you a taste of what it can do and how valuable it can be to bring this valuable data into your everyday life.

ThinkContext is aimed at giving progressives contextually relevant information in order to more fully live their values. So, in addition to data from StopRush.net, ThinkContext also utilizes data on progressive news, union status of hotel workers, and green businesses. We're a new project that is just getting started, so we're working on adding new features and getting more sources of progressive information. Visit us at thinkcontext.org to read more about the project and to install the software. We'd love to hear what you think here or on Twitter (@thinkcontext).

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