Foundation to Promote Open Society

Organization Trends
Institute for Policy Studies: The Left’s Original Think Tank
Today, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) probably doesn’t make the shortlist of finalists for most influential left-of-center think tank in the country. Although reasonably well-funded and very much…
by Robert Stilson on August 30, 2022

Philanthropy
“Democracy Funders” Lopsidedly Liberal
Of the top 200 givers to “democracy” as defined and tracked by Candid, 121 are ideologically categorizable as left-of-center and 21 are categorizable as right-of-center. Of the Candid list’s top…
by Michael Watson on May 3, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
CRC’s Parker Thayer Featured in Governing for Impact Exposé
Fox News reporter Joe Schoffstall revealed more of the Left’s hypocrisy over “dark money,” thanks to Capital Research Center investigative researcher Parker Thayer. From the article: A…
by Parker Thayer on April 27, 2022

Green Watch
Rise of the Eco-Right
The Capital Research Center broke the news on liberal mega-donors secretly bankrolling leading members of the eco-Right, which advocate for carbon taxes and other burdensome regulations to address the supposed…
by CRC Staff on December 27, 2021

Green Watch
Rise of the Eco-Right
The “eco-Right” is CRC's name for “the few dozen lobbying, litigation, and activist nonprofits that identify themselves as free market or broadly right-of-center and yet are attempting to rebrand environmentalism and…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 11, 2021

Special Report
Rise of the Eco-Right
The “eco-Right” is the few dozen lobbying, litigation, and activist nonprofits that identify themselves as free market or broadly right-of-center and yet are attempting to rebrand environmentalism and global warming…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 7, 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

Deception & Misdirection
Soros-Funded District Attorneys Linked to Increases in Violent Crime
George Soros has spent millions on giving to left-wing progressive candidates for district attorney positions across the country in an effort to advance his radical criminal reform agenda. The massive…
by John Byrne on February 24, 2021

Organization Trends
The Funding Behind the Quiet Push to Move Biden Left on Foreign Policy
One debate rocketing around the halls of Washington, DC, is whether President Joe Biden will govern as a moderate and predictable Democrat politician or something more akin to a far-left…
by Sarah Lee on February 9, 2021

Organization Trends
States Newsroom: A Tip of the “Dark Money” Iceberg
If the 2020 election proved anything, it’s that so-called mainstream media outlets like CNN, MSNBC, and even Fox News are little more than Democratic Party activists posing as serious journalists.
by Hayden Ludwig on January 7, 2021