Democracy Alliance

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Revolt of the Activists
Matt Bai's firsthand account of the multifront internecine conflict between the Democratic Party’s grassroots and establishment between 2004 and 2006 has many interesting takeaways. It’s a well-written, entertaining read, but…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Democracy Alliance Is Born
Today, the Democracy Alliance bills itself as “a preeminent network of donors dedicated to building the progressive movement in the United States.” Individual alliance members, known as “partners,” are expected…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Winning Elections
Although a major part of the Democracy Alliance’s mission is to foster “the infrastructure necessary to advance a progressive agenda for America,” it has always maintained a clear and simultaneous…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Book Profile, Organization Trends
The Argument: Funding Nonprofits
Independent nonprofits have always been the primary types of organizations that the Democracy Alliance has recommended to its funding partners. Nearly all the groups identified in The Argument as among…
by Robert Stilson on September 30, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
SEIU Throws Weight Behind Mail-In Voting
One of the largest and most politically active unions in America gave $40,000 to a group that registers Virginians to receive absentee ballots in an effort to bolster Democratic turnout for the…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 27, 2021

Organization Trends
Watch Out, Virginia—Another Flood of Mail-In Ballot Mailers Headed Your Way
A new wave of absentee-ballot mailers is about to overwhelm mailboxes across the commonwealth, courtesy of the same professional activists who flooded the Old Dominion in 2020. The Blank Rome…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 2, 2021

Foundation Watch
The Left’s Campaign for Socialized Housing
For the increasing unaffordability of housing in much of America, observers offer a variety of explanations and remedies. Numerous factors are at play. The housing market is, after all, a…
by Robert Stilson on August 26, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left’s Love Affair with Big Tech Appears to Be Over
If Big Tech didn’t know it had run afoul of almost everyone, the latest effort from the progressive-Left wing of American political influencers ought to clear up any confusion. Via…
by Sarah Lee on August 24, 2021

Commentary
Telling Lies, Ignoring Truths: Jane Mayer Strikes Again
You can understand why Jane Mayer didn’t call us at Capital Research Center before publishing her latest New Yorker article, even though it references my testimony to the Arizona state…
by Scott Walter on August 6, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Going Postal: How the Left Will Use Vote by Mail to Federalize Elections
Vote by mail is the future of American democracy, with all the accompanying opportunities for ballot harvesting, mail fraud, and deceit—at least if the left has its way. This was…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 9, 2021