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Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Revolt of the Activists
Matt Bai's firsthand account of the multifront internecine conflict between the Democratic Party’s grassroots and establishment between 2004 and 2006 has many interesting takeaways. It’s a well-written, entertaining read, but…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Democracy Alliance Is Born
Today, the Democracy Alliance bills itself as “a preeminent network of donors dedicated to building the progressive movement in the United States.” Individual alliance members, known as “partners,” are expected…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Winning Elections
Although a major part of the Democracy Alliance’s mission is to foster “the infrastructure necessary to advance a progressive agenda for America,” it has always maintained a clear and simultaneous…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Funding Nonprofits
Independent nonprofits have always been the primary types of organizations that the Democracy Alliance has recommended to its funding partners. Nearly all the groups identified in The Argument as among…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Organization Trends
Immigration Deception: Zombiecare
Many on the Left would have the public believe their issue campaigns are born from broad grassroots support for Big Government policies. But it is far from the truth. The…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 29, 2021

Organization Trends
Immigration Deception: “Dark Money” Monster of the Atlantic
Atlantic Philanthropies’ island headquarters gives it critical advantages: Unlike domestic U.S. foundations, it never has to reveal its finances and can grant money to U.S. 501(c)(4) advocacy groups to influence…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 29, 2021

Organization Trends
Immigration Deception: Silent War on America’s Borders
For a decade, Atlantic Philanthropies quietly bankrolled perhaps the largest ongoing campaign to drastically overhaul American immigration policy in U.S. history. From 2004 until liberals gave up on the issue…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 29, 2021

Organization Trends
Immigration Deception: Reform Immigration for America
A huge opportunity for comprehensive immigration reform materialized with the Democrats’ nomination of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in the 2008 election, and Atlantic curried the support of Latino voters as…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 29, 2021

Organization Trends
Immigration Deception: Alliance for Citizenship
Obama’s reelection fueled Atlantic Philanthropies’ third—and final—attempt at comprehensive immigration reform. Shortly after the 2012 election, Atlantic and George Soros’s Open Society Foundations invited some 40 unnamed donors to discuss…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 29, 2021

Book Profile, Philanthropy
Some of Woke, Inc.’s Reasoning Could Be an Alarming “Sleeping Giant” for Philanthropy
Successful entrepreneur, investor, and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy’s new book "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam" has been justifiably well-received among conservatives for its thoughtful argument against businesses consciously placing a pursuit…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 28, 2021