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270 artists and creators demand congress drop “Nonprofit killer” law, opposing Trump’s attack on organizations essential to our society


Today, 270 artists and creators released a letter denouncing recent efforts to pass a “nonprofit killer” law that would give the executive branch unlimited power to annihilate any nonprofit in the United States with no due process or appeal. Signers of the letter include Lucy Lawless, Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), Tom Morello, Flobots, Shawna Potter […]

Signers of the letter include Lucy Lawless, Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), Tom Morello, Flobots, Shawna Potter (War on Women), Kathleen Hanna, YACHT, Dessa, Zoe Keating, Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards), Rhett Miller (Old 97’s), Molly Crabapple, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, and Karen Joy Fowler. Dessa, singer, rapper, writer, former record executive and a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree, said: “Nonprofits do some of the hardest, most important, and least glamorous work in our society. They have supported countless people – including artists and creators – in advocating for fair pay, healthcare and employment assistance and so many other ways that fill the gap of our current system.

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