The IRS Attacks the Tea Party
(PDF here) Summary: Left-wing activists like the Soros-backed ProPublica group helped Lois Lerner’s IRS persecute and harass conservative nonprofits that were seeking tax-exempt status. The great Daniel Webster…
Citizens United
The Victims of “Dark Money” Disclosure
(PDF here) Summary: Anonymous political speech has been essential to democratic discourse since the founding of our republic. Debates over whether to ratify the U.S. Constitution were primarily conducted…
Steyer and Koch: The Big-Oil Goliath[s]
In an interview with Politico April 22, hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer argued that “I think there are real distinctions between the Koch brothers and us.” Perhaps this is true,…
Campaign Finance “Reform” Exposed Once Again
(PDF here) Donors who crusade under the radar for campaign finance reform still fund activist groups like Public Campaign. And those activist groups still fight for a panoply of…
Americans United for Change
(FW0712) Funded by MoveOn and the labor movement, the advocacy efforts of Americans United for Change toe the Left’s line. The group has pushed for Obamacare, President…
The War on Corporate Campaign Spending
Last year’s Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC drove the activist Left to madness. The decision affirmed a principle that corporations, like individuals, have free speech rights, which…
September Publications Online
The September issues of Capital Research Center’s four monthly publications have been posted on the CRC website. 1) Foundation Watch The War on Corporate Campaign Spending By…