InfluenceWatch Podcast #291: The Left of the Left
They are the “Left of the Left”: The Democratic Socialists of America, a socialist political faction influential in the Democratic Party. Who are they, what do they stand for, and…
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InfluenceWatch Podcast #290: The Black Hole of Terror Funding
I’m Sarah Lee, and this is the Influence Watch podcast. With me today is my colleague Ryan Mauro, an expert on terror funding and the movements of terror cells across…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #289: The Arabella Machine Rolls On
The Arabella Advisors-managed network of liberal dark money groups that includes the New Venture Fund, Sixteen Thirty Fund, Hopewell Fund, Windward Fund, and North Fund continues to attract attention. Not…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #288: UAW on Strike
The United Auto Workers union has called rolling strikes against the Detroit Three automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) since mid-September. The labor action, and other strikes including the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #286: Political Football
It’s September: The kids have gone back to school, the oppressive heat dome is beginning to lift, and the sports calendar has turned from baseball (for those of us whose…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #285: The AI Revolution Is Here (Whether You Want It or Not)
Those of us old enough to remember the panic over Y2K – a panic that was, as it turns out, mostly driven by fear of the unknown – see a…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #284: The Anti-Nuclear Movement
The weather is unreliable, and often unpredictable—anyone who has grumbled at the weatherman’s forecast knows this. But increasingly, environmentalists demand that only the weather can generate the electricity that modern…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #283: Partisan Charities
Electioneering by charities—“501(c)(3)s” in the trade—was forbidden, to begin with. But that has not stopped liberal Big Philanthropy from using charitable organizations for activities that dance along that legal line…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #282: Closing the Foreign Influence Loophole
Do Americans appreciate foreign nationals using their money to help Americans decide who should lead them? Honest Elections Project Action recently asked people, and—no prizes for guessing this—they don’t. Joining…