American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Philanthropy
Philanthropy, Nonprofits, and Deinstitutionalization of the Psychiatrically Vulnerable
As it is usually told, the fascinating story of how America came to embrace its now approximately half-century-long experiment in deinstitutionalizing psychiatrically vulnerable populations boils down to a set of…
by Neil Hrab on March 3, 2025

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on February 7, 2025

Foundation Watch
BEST OF 2024
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America: Megaphones and Militancy
The Ford Foundation is filled with money earned a century ago by Henry Ford in gritty Dearborn, Michigan. But neither the family nor the automaker control it anymore. Decades ago,…
by Ken Braun on December 27, 2024

Organization Trends
The New Left’s Total Victory in 2024
The New Left was still pretty “new” at the annual convention of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in June 1969. A direct ideological/historical line connects that long ago…
by Ken Braun on December 4, 2024

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on October 25, 2024

Deception & Misdirection
Active Federal Meddling in Elections: “Bidenbucks”
Some of the most notorious leftwing interest groups partnered with federal agencies for what amounted to a taxpayer-sponsored get-out-the-vote campaign under President Biden’s election-meddling executive order. The Biden-Harris administration kept…
by Fred Lucas on October 22, 2024

Deception & Misdirection
Active Federal Meddling in Elections: “Listening Session”
While a who’s who of the far Left attended the July 2021 listening session, only a few gave presentations. Representatives from the White House, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human…
by Fred Lucas on October 22, 2024

Deception & Misdirection
Active Federal Meddling in Elections: Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that it aligned with the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, the Campaign Legal Center, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, Disability Rights DC, and the…
by Fred Lucas on October 22, 2024

Deception & Misdirection
Active Federal Meddling in Elections: Federal Employees
While the Biden administration didn’t give federal employees a whole day off to vote, as Fair Fight Action called for, the Office of Personnel Management adopted a policy to give…
by Fred Lucas on October 22, 2024

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on May 17, 2024