Nicole Froio

Nicole Froio

Nicole Froio is a writer and researcher currently based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. She has a doctorate in Women's Studies from the University of York. She writes about gender in pop culture, social

28 posts
Planned Parenthood Southeast workers dispute independent review that cleared leadership of misconduct
Economy & Workers' Rights

Planned Parenthood Southeast workers dispute independent review that cleared leadership of misconduct

Save PPSE campaign alleges that independent investigation did not speak to any former or current workers

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5 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies
Immigration

Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies

A Prism investigation reveals the State Department’s social media campaign of fear in Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico, laying bare the anti-immigrant messaging behind the new face of American diplomacy

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14 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Pro-Palestine nonprofits are at ‘financial crossroads’ after losing funding during genocide
Economy & Workers' Rights

Pro-Palestine nonprofits are at ‘financial crossroads’ after losing funding during genocide

Since Oct. 7, 2023, some organizations in solidarity with Palestinians have been defunded for their work. Now they are shifting away from philanthropic foundations and toward fundraising grounded in community

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12 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Workers and supporters accuse Planned Parenthood Southeast of straying from progressive mission
Economy & Workers' Rights

Workers and supporters accuse Planned Parenthood Southeast of straying from progressive mission

Mairo Akposé went from HR consultant to interim CEO of PPSE. Workers allege that she hired former colleagues and fired the entire policy and organizing teams

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9 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Why don’t humanitarian aid groups call it a genocide?
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Why don’t humanitarian aid groups call it a genocide?

Activists, academics, and consultants say humanitarian aid and global development groups want to appear neutral, but many are funded by governments that do not recognize Palestine as a state

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18 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Politics & Democracy

Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders

Journalists and leaders of nonprofit newsrooms detail losing funding and crackdowns on coverage mentioning criticisms of Israel

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6 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Texas bill to restrict voting rights runs out of time, but organizers warn of similar state and federal bills
Politics & Democracy

Texas bill to restrict voting rights runs out of time, but organizers warn of similar state and federal bills

The SAVE Act in Texas is dead after organizers educated the public, but the bill might pass at the national level

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5 Min
By: Nicole Froio
EXCLUSIVE: Is the ‘tech bro-ification’ of abortion here?
Economy & Workers' Rights

EXCLUSIVE: Is the ‘tech bro-ification’ of abortion here?

Repro workers and tech experts reveal startling gaps between the promises offered by abortion technologies and the realities facing abortion-seekers and support workers

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19 Min
By: Nicole Froio, Jade Jasmine Hurley
Pittsburgh voters won’t get to choose whether to divest from genocide in May primary election
Politics & Democracy

Pittsburgh voters won’t get to choose whether to divest from genocide in May primary election

Legal challenges killed the referendum effort. Now, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is suing grassroots organizers for legal costs

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6 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Alabama can’t prosecute people who help abortion-seekers access out-of-state care, court rules
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Alabama can’t prosecute people who help abortion-seekers access out-of-state care, court rules

A federal district court ruled on March 31 in favor of the Yellowhammer Fund after Alabama’s attorney general threatened abortion funders and providers

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4 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Workers strike after Cobalt Abortion Fund fires two union members, reassigns third to new role
Economy & Workers' Rights

Workers strike after Cobalt Abortion Fund fires two union members, reassigns third to new role

The Denver-based organization has engaged in union-busting and retaliation, union members allege

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6 Min
By: Nicole Froio
Philanthropists pulled $8 million from pro-Palestine nonprofits, report finds
Imperialism

Philanthropists pulled $8 million from pro-Palestine nonprofits, report finds

Funding Freedom reveals the behind-the-scenes funding struggles of nonprofits that have spoken out about the genocide in Gaza

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5 Min
By: Nicole Froio

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