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InfluenceWatch Episode #136: Ford Foundation and the Radical Left (with guest Sloan Rachmuth!)
In recent weeks we have covered the actions of Big Philanthropy, and for most of the modern history of philanthropy there has been no bigger force than the Ford Foundation,…
by Michael Watson on September 15, 2020

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InfluenceWatch Podcast #135: Today’s Woke-Progressive Infiltration
Since the initial demonstrations following the police-custody death of George Floyd, foundations have pledged over one billion dollars to support efforts to combat alleged “systemic racism.” In practice, that means…
by Michael Watson on September 8, 2020

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InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode #134: Big Philanthropy and the Professional Left
They say that in warfare, amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics. With that in mind, I’m joined by Mike Hartmann, Capital Research Center Senior Fellow and Director of CRC’s…
by Michael Watson, Michael E. Hartmann on August 28, 2020

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InfluenceWatch Podcast #133: The MSNBC “Cheesecake” Republicans
This week I’m joined by my colleague Sarah Lee to discuss how recent developments in the investigation of the Trump-Russia investigators illustrates the problems with the administrative state, ask how…
by Sarah Lee, Michael Watson on August 21, 2020

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InfluenceWatch Podcast #132: George Soros Turns 90!
Ninety years ago this week, George Soros was born; in the last year for which data are available, he spent $708 million through his two principal Open Society Foundations, mostly…
by Shane Devine, Michael Watson on August 14, 2020

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Influence Watch Podcast #131: Confronting Big Labor
If it walks like a labor union, talks like a labor union, acts like a labor union, and is funded by labor unions, is it a labor union? That is…
by Michael Watson on August 7, 2020

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Influence Watch Podcast #130: Exploiting COVID-19
In this episode we change up the format as Capital Research Center Director of Communications Sarah Lee comes back to interview our regular host, CRC Research Director Michael Watson, on…
by Sarah Lee, Michael Watson on July 31, 2020

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Influence Watch Podcast #129: The Hurdles of Re-Opening Schools
The demands are clear: Government-run Medicare for All, state wealth taxes and income tax hikes, and defunding the police. Those are just three of the demands that one teachers union,…
by Michael Watson on July 24, 2020

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Influence Watch Podcast #128: The Far-Left Uses Pandemic for Socialized Housing
In this episode, we look at Marxist-inspired organizations looking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to fundamentally transform America’s largely private housing market, we expose the institutional foundation behind the curtain…
by Michael Watson on July 17, 2020

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Influence Watch Podcast #127: Slay the Dragon Myths
The message of the film Slay the Dragon is simple, straightforward, and honest: A grassroots movement of Michigander “Voters Not Politicians” outspent by an incalculable margin won a huge victory…
by Michael Watson on July 13, 2020