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Philanthropy
Are Americans Becoming Less Generous?
The annual industry-funded report showed that charitable giving in 2022 retreated from an historical high in 2021, falling by 10.5% to $499 billion in inflation-adjusted terms. Every category of donors—individuals, estates, foundations,…
by Jeffrey Cain on August 23, 2023

Book Profile
Is the Future Really That Dark?
Glenn Beck's Dark Future will likely bring awareness of the Great Reset and its critics to a wider audience, those who have studied the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Great…
by Michael Watson on August 1, 2023

Labor Watch
The NEA Cult?
This month, the National Education Association (NEA) held its Representation Assembly (RA) in Orlando, Florida. The last time the RA met entirely in person was in 2019. No surprise that…
by Kali Fontanilla on July 31, 2023

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #279: Environmentalist Potpourri
We’re trying something new for this week: A round-up of stories and discussions not long enough by themselves to carry a podcast, all put together. Joining me to discuss solar…
by Ken Braun, Michael Watson on July 28, 2023

Green Watch
Yes, America, There Is a War on Cars
The war on cars is not a war on internal-combustion cars for the benefit of electrics; it is a war on all cars, Teslas and Toyotas alike. Even electric cars,…
by Michael Watson on June 16, 2023

Organization Trends
SPLC Plus Teachers Union Ideology Equals More Disparagement
This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the self-appointed watchdog of extremism and “hate groups,” formally designated 12 conservative parents’ advocacy groups as “anti-government extremist groups.” Two of the most…
by Michael Watson on June 8, 2023

Education Reform
There Is Hope for Education
Expanding school choice, scrutiny of curriculum containing critical race theory, parental rights legislation, academic transparency laws, banning sexually explicit books from school libraries and classrooms—Randi Weingarten, president of the American…
by Kali Fontanilla on May 9, 2023

Labor Watch
Teachers Unions and the Lowering of Standards: Teaching in Compton
Teachers unions are pushing to lower the academic and behavioral standards of America’s public school students, especially for minority children. Yet there is no need for these lax policies, as…
by Kali Fontanilla on May 8, 2023

Labor Watch
Teachers Unions and the Lowering of Standards: Behavior Standards
In July 2022, the National Education Association, America’s most prominent teacher’s union, issued a statement that among other things promoted “restorative justice” and the “elimination of inequities in student discipline…
by Kali Fontanilla on May 8, 2023

Labor Watch
Teachers Unions and the Lowering of Standards: Academic Standards
A similar disposition of low academic standards has become popular among left-wing progressive circles today and is promoted by teachers unions. Standardized tests are just one example, but a key…
by Kali Fontanilla on May 8, 2023