InfluenceWatch Friday
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Virginia Mosque: We Support Hamas
The Manassas Mosque, a mosque in the Washington, DC area, explicitly declared its support for the Hamas terrorist organization in a recent newsletter. The Virginia mosque’s announcement is significant because…
Ryan Mauro Discusses the Israel-Hamas War
Ryan Mauro discusses the Israel-Hamas War, with Israel potentially facing war on three fronts: Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the West Bank. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are attacking…
The Left of the Left: What Is the DSA?
The Democratic Party of 2023 is not exactly a bastion of moderatism, and it has taken a pronounced leftward shift since the mid-2010s. On the Democratic Party’s left flank, the…
The Left of the Left: A Radical Agenda
With the DSA's increasingly solidified position within the American political landscape, it is crucial to understand that the DSA is a deeply radical organization with views that are far outside…
The Left of the Left: A Twisted Worldview
The DSA’s hierarchy of priorities can be found though examining its foreign policy. Its platform calls for ending economic and financial sanctions, specifically those levied against Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, and…
The Left of the Left: The Democratic Party
The DSA thus inhabits a political space that is well to the left of the mainline Democratic Party, even as the Democrats have lurched considerably. But just how closely should…
Spinning the Iran Deal to the Media: Elite Philanthropy Disguised as Grassroots Activism
Flying slightly under the radar are the high-level talks to reenter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran deal. One weirder aspect of this almost…
The White House’s Iran Treaty Echo Chamber
The role of left-wing nonprofits in advancing the political goals of liberal and progressive elected officials is well known. Our understanding of this dynamic has taken a giant step…