Thanks for tuning in, I’m Michael Watson and this is the Influence Watch Podcast. In this episode, we look behind the curtain of a massive “dark money” entity that funds left-of-center advocacy, the National Education Association’s annual report illustrates the teachers union’s massive left-wing political involvement, and we issue a caution to those pushing to restrain business from being business.
Listen to “Episode 101: Teachers’ Union Funding Abortion and Higher Taxes” on Spreaker.
InfluenceWatch: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Capital Research Center: An Ocean of Dark Money on the Left
The74million: How Much Does NEA Spend on Politics? Union Poured More Than $4.6 Million Into State Ballot Initiatives
InfluenceWatch: National Education Association
Capital Research Center: The Myth of Nonpartisan Districts
The74million: The NEA’s State of the Union — As Active Membership Declines by More Than 29,000, Political Spending Soars 36 Percent
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Grant Makers Face Uphill Battle as They Push for a Kinder Form of Capitalism
InfluenceWatch: Ford Foundation
National Review: You Didn’t Build That
InfluenceWatch: Economic Security Project
InfluenceWatch: The New Republic
Twitter: Ned Ryun’s Tweet
Washington Examiner: Conservatives, embrace Big Labor at your peril
