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‘#BoycottABC’ Trends After Debate Night Over Ad Against Socialism And Ocasio-Cortez
Calls to boycott ABC News have arisen following Thursday evening’s 2020 Democratic debate over a commercial featuring a picture of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face burning while speaking out…
by Shelby Talcott on September 16, 2019

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Scott Walter Talks Left-Wing “Dark Money” on American Family Radio
CRC President Scott Walter joins Sandy Rios in the Morning on American Family Radio to talk about the outsized influence of Arabella Advisors, the for-profit consultancy at the center of…
by CRC Staff on September 16, 2019

Philanthropy
Donors: be wary of “scam PACs”
Suppose you’re a donor who has $500 and wants to influence politics. What is the best way to use the money? You have several options. One is to donate it…
by Martin Morse Wooster on September 16, 2019

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #89: Leftist ThinkProgress Shuts Down
In this episode: we say good riddance to the liberal blog ThinkProgress after its corporate parent shuttered it, the Freedom Foundation forces the SEIU to respect a worker’s legal and…
by CRC Staff on September 13, 2019

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Featured Clip: Sandy Rios Covers Our Report on the Left’s Dark Money ATM
On Monday, Sandy Rios in the Morning highlighted our report on the Arabella Advisors and the vast “Dark Money” Network on the Left. Stay tuned next week an interview…
by CRC Staff on September 12, 2019

Special Report
National Service: Reconsidering the Federal Role
Capital Research Center gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided by OpenTheBooks.com in compiling federal grant data for fiscal year 2018, which provided the impetus for this research. This piece is one in…
by Robert Stilson on September 11, 2019

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CRC Distinguished Senior Fellow Addresses “Russian Collusion” at MENSA
CRC Distinguished Senior Fellow Dr. Steven J. Allen spoke at a MENSA regional gathering on August 17th, 2019, where he discussed the truth behind the effort to frame President Trump…
by CRC Staff on September 10, 2019

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Apatow Taunts Prager with Ron Burgundy ‘Boner’ Reference After ‘No Safe Spaces’ Gets PG-13 Rating
“The movie I made w/ Adam Carolla — No Safe Spaces — coming out in Oct, was just rated PG-13. To illustrate the left’s attacks on free speech, a cartoon character depicting the…
by Jerome Hudson on September 10, 2019

Green Watch
Oak Foundation Chose Silk Road over New World
The Oak Foundation, a Switzerland-based nonprofit foundation founded by British billionaire Alan M. Parker, funds numerous environmentalist organizations and climate litigation efforts led by legal advocacy…
by Shane Devine on September 10, 2019

Philanthropy
The Meow Wolf Art Collective Funds its Work Without Controversial Mega-Donors
One of the more contentious topics in philanthropy today is the relationship between donors and the arts. Here the major issue is the donations that the Sackler family—much of whose…
by Martin Morse Wooster on September 10, 2019