California

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Updated Guide to Soros District Attorneys
George Soros has become something of a folklore monster whose reputation often exceeds reality, but his influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first…
by Parker Thayer on March 30, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys [REPOST]
George Soros’s influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first began to back the campaigns of district attorneys, CRC researchers have tracked more than…
by Parker Thayer on December 23, 2022

Special Report
Lessons from the 2022 Midterms: Playing to Win the Game
Despite recapturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans were disappointed by the outcome of the midterm elections. Instead of a “red wave” sweeping GOP candidates into offices…
by Michael Watson on December 7, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #240: California’s Union Payoff
Since the Supreme Court decided the Janus v. AFSCME case and held that forcing government workers to pay union fees was an unconstitutional infringement of their free speech rights, union-aligned…
by Michael Watson on October 14, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Taking a Stand
Two years ago, Kali Fontanilla was teaching at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, California, and discovered that her school’s required Ethnic Studies course was really an indoctrination into…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Exposing CRT Teaching
Those in favor of CRT believe that America is systemically racist and want to push critical race theory lessons in our schools while actively trying to get a black teacher…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Key Tenets of CRT
Even if critical race theory isn’t explicitly taught in your city or state like it was in my district the essential ideas and concepts of the theory are still there.
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Expelling CRT from the Classroom
It’s shocking the amount of racist hate I have received since I have exposed the lessons containing CRT. Even if you favor critical race theory being taught to our young…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Green Watch
Ceres Inc.: The ESG Old Guard
In 1989, decades before the abbreviation “ESG” was in common media usage, the nonprofit Ceres Inc. was founded to promote left-leaning climate and economic governance at major investment firms and…
by Ken Braun on September 12, 2022

Labor Watch
Sectoral Bargaining Comes to California
Desperate to restore its position of power in the economy, the labor union movement continues to look to sectoral bargaining as a solution. On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)…
by Michael Watson on September 7, 2022