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Labor Watch
Teachers’ Unions vs. Teachers, Parents, and Children: The COVID-19 Lesson
The teachers’ unions sure revealed their character during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020–2022. They successfully kept kids out of schools, made sure that the children were all wearing masks, began…
by Aaron Withe on September 14, 2023

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on September 1, 2023

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