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Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Election Day
Left-of-center nonprofit organizations played a pivotal role in augmenting Native American turnout on and off reservations to seal Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election. This…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Nationwide Organizational Structures
Van Jones’s remarks correctly identified Native Organizers Alliance as a critical nationwide nonprofit organization involved in turning out heavily Democratic-leaning Native American voters to propel Joe Biden to victory in…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Arizona et al.
In the 2020 election, the Native American vote may have had the greatest impact in Arizona, where American Indians make up 6 percent of the vote. In Nevada, Native American…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Beyond 2020
The Democratic Party’s electoral victories have expanded the influence of several Native American foundations where they operate. Immediately following the 2020 presidential election, left-aligned Four Directions began work to support…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
Independent Redistricting Commissions Are Problematic, Says . . . the New York Times?
Recently, readers of the New York Times learned what readers of Capital Research already knew. Independent redistricting commissions fail to generate fairer maps than traditional legislative redistricting. In fact, commissions…
by Michael Watson on November 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
“Pathological Altruism” May Kill a City Near You
San Francisco had a public health crisis last year. But it wasn't COVID. It was a 150 percent increase in the number of drug overdoses (697), more than double the…
by Ken Braun on November 16, 2021

Commentary, Labor Watch
Democrats Pack $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Bill with Payoffs to Big Labor
The core of the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled Congress’ legislative agenda is a $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill. While much attention has been paid both to the astronomical price tag, less…
by Michael Watson on October 6, 2021

Green Watch
The Future of American Cars Is Not All-Electric
The average electric vehicle consumes 30 kilowatt-hours (kw/h) to travel 100 miles, which Pew Charitable Trusts notes is “the same amount of electricity an average American home uses each day…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 9, 2021

Foundation Watch
Funding Leftist Groups Is Apparently “Public Health”
The California Endowment, a massive nonprofit born of the health care industry, uses its vast wealth to support “social justice” campaigns and defund-the-police efforts. It’s a lesson in what passes…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 17, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Capital Research Center’s Ken Braun
Braun recently has conducted research about the role of establishment grantmakers and their nonprofit grant recipients in the massive and growing problem of homelessness in Los Angeles—a problem to which…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 12, 2021