George Soros Undermines Ukrainian Sovereignty
The latest assault on the independence of Ukraine, a state long held in servitude to its Russian neighbor, comes from a pair of nonprofit organizations funded by George Soros.
Open Society Institute
The Rise and Rise of America’s Suicide Lobby
(PDF here) (Note: This edition of Foundation Watch updates an earlier report on the pro-assisted suicide movement. For further background, please see “Universal Hemlock Care: America’s Suicide Lobby”…
League of Women Voters: A Legacy of Liberal Issues and Causes
(PDF here) Summary: The 95-year-old League of Women Voters isn’t quite what it seems. It has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a nonideological, nonpartisan, good-government group, but contrary…
Partisan Donors Hiding Under Charity’s Banner
See article PDF in Foundation Watch. Few Americans realize it is legal for foundations to fund, and public charities to conduct, voter registration and “get out the vote” drives. The…
Planned Parenthood Under Fire
(PDF here) Summary: Whatever your view of abortion, it’s hard not to be appalled by the recent undercover videos of Planned Parenthood personnel casually discussing how they can profit…
Operation Choke Point
(PDF here) Summary: Since 2012, Eric Holder’s Department of Justice has been conducting Operation Choke Point by using informal guidance language to manipulate the FDIC into intimidating banks and…
The Bezos Family Foundation
(PDF here) The foundation that bears the name of Jeff Bezos, founder of online retailing giant Amazon, provides insight into the political vision he will bring to…
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
(PDF here) The Nathan Cummings Foundation is yet another philanthropy whose original donor was able to live the American dream and create great wealth through the free market. But…
Campaign Finance “Reform” Exposed Once Again
(PDF here) Donors who crusade under the radar for campaign finance reform still fund activist groups like Public Campaign. And those activist groups still fight for a panoply of…
Rallying the Catholic Left
(PDF) The 2012 race for the White House may depend heavily on the Catholic vote. Catholics significantly contributed to President Barack Obama’s election in 2008, but neither Democrats nor…