The Political Influence of Billionaires
The way billionaires and big tech are attempting to affect democratic processes via political spending is on nearly everyone’s radar after the 2020 election. Jeff Bezos and Amazon have demonstrated…
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Former Arabella “Pop-Up” Caught Blacklisting Trump Administration Officials
In February, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the House’s main investigative body, began an inquiry into a smear campaign run by two leftist groups with overlapping boards and…
The Groups and Persons Mentioned in Time’s “Shadow Campaign” Article
UPDATED March 2, 2021: expanded entries for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Molly Ball, and Vanita Gupta. On February 4, 2021, Time published “The Secret History of the Shadow…
Corporations Ditch the GOP After Capitol Hill Riot
In the wake of the Capitol Hill siege, a slew of corporations announced that they would be cutting ties to Republican lawmakers who voted against certifying the election of Joe…
Liberal Philanthropy’s Role in the 2020 Election
Molly Ball’s lengthy article in the most-recent edition of Time, which purports to tell “The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election,” is sure to reverberate for a…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #155: Radical Republicans, Corporate Democrats?
Continuing what has become something of a series on how American big business, big labor, and other “bigs” have gotten aggressively more aligned with progressive liberalism, today we turn to…
Party Realignment: Radical Republicans, Corporate Democrats?
Historically, white-collar business professionals were usually Republican, and the blue-collar working classes were Democrats. But this has been gradually changing… Working folks who used to be the staunchest Democrats voted…
When the Left Wished Death on Trump
The Left brands itself as the political force that wants to spread kindness and love into the world. But it’s easy to treat your friends well; one’s moral character is…
MOVIE NOW LIVE: “America Under Siege: Civil War 2017”
“Civil War 2017” is the first episode in a five-part “America Under Siege” documentary web-series to be released over the course of 2017. Each episode will profile the influence of…
The Perpetually Outraged
This article was originally posted at Philanthropy Daily. Look at the political struggles on campuses today, and a basic question arises: why are today’s college students so…