Citizens United

Philanthropy
The “Progressive Philanthropy Complex” and State Attorneys General
Adam Piper, executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association, appeared on The American Conservative’s TAC Right Now podcast late last week, during which he was asked about some of the recent…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 30, 2020

Organization Trends
The Funders Committee for Civic Participation
No single organization better illustrates the elite Left’s coordination ahead of the 2020 Census and 2021 redistricting effort than the Funders Committee for Civic Participation, an affinity group for…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 21, 2020

Featured Items
Featured Panel: Rethinking the Citizens United Decision
Capital Research Center is proud to report our February 28 panel, Political and Policy-Oriented Giving in the Post-Citizens United World, was a great success! CRC senior fellow Michael Hartmann shared his…
by CRC Staff on March 1, 2018

Organization Trends
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…
by Joely Friedman on March 11, 2016

Organization Trends
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…
by Jon Riches on September 14, 2015

Philanthropy
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,…
by Maria Girard on August 11, 2014

Foundation Watch
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…
by Fred Lucas on August 5, 2013

Foundation Watch
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…
by Fred Lucas on July 2, 2012

Foundation Watch
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…
by Michael Marinaccio on September 8, 2011

Organization Trends
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…
by Matthew Vadum on September 4, 2011