Sotomayor and Her Radical Liberal Legal Group
For what it’s worth, President Obama’s radical new nominee to replace Associate Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, used to serve on the board of LatinoJustice…
Liberal Foundations
ACORN 8 Says Bank Donations to ACORN are Misused
Kevin Mooney of the Washington Examiner has another good article on ACORN (which we profiled in the November editions of Foundation Watch and Labor Watch). It begins:…
ACORN and Drummond Pike’s Tides Foundation
The “Glenn Beck Program” had a segment today on Fox News about the connection between ACORN and the Tides Foundation. (I can’t find a video clip of the…
You-Won’t-Get-A-Credit-Card-Unless-You’re-Rich Bill Passes Senate
People with good credit will soon be forced to pay more to subsidize people with bad credit. That’s because the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that puts the…
Clinton Flak Must Be Able to Argue 2+2=5
The William J. Clinton Foundation, which we profiled, is looking for a silver-tongued spokesperson to help it cover up misdeeds promote its programs. The want ad, found at…
Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin Moves to DC
Left-wing performance artist Medea Benjamin of Code Pink (shown at left in above photo) appears to be settling down here in the nation’s capital, at…
Common Cause Florida & New Jersey Chapters Go Kaput
Common Cause’s state chapters in Florida and New Jersey are going out of business, Tampa Bay Online reports: After 30 years of advocating campaign finance reform, tougher ethics laws,…
PETA To Make Clooney Flavored Tofu?
PETA president Ingrid Newkirk has asked actor George Clooney if he would donate his sweat in order to create Clooney flavored tofu. That’s right. Soon you may be able…
Google’s Brilliant
Larry Brilliant, a public health activist appointed to head Google’s charitable arm, Google.org, in February 2006, is leaving the post to become the corporation’s “chief philanthropy evangelist,” whatever that means. John…
147 Foundations Lose Millions Investing With Madoff
Private foundations that have lost millions of dollars investing in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme could be subject to a 10 percent IRS penalty for failing to exercise due diligence and…