Philadelphia

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Updated Guide to Soros District Attorneys
George Soros has become something of a folklore monster whose reputation often exceeds reality, but his influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first…
by Parker Thayer on March 30, 2023

Organization Trends
How the Soft-on-Crime Sausage Gets Made
In October 2022, the Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic wrote an impassioned defense of the left-wing progressive criminal justice reform movement, claiming there is no clear connection between rising crime…
by Parker Thayer on January 30, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys [REPOST]
George Soros’s influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first began to back the campaigns of district attorneys, CRC researchers have tracked more than…
by Parker Thayer on December 23, 2022

Labor Watch
Corruption in the Labor Movement: Labor Rackets
Corruption by labor union officials, whether in service to themselves, political allies, or organized crime syndicates, has been a fixture of American labor history since the labor movement first began…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

Labor Watch
Corruption in the Labor Movement: A New Cast of Thieves
What is likely the largest federal union corruption investigation since the 1990s centered on a kickback scheme run through a joint union-management training center. Fiat Chrysler executives and agents would…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

Labor Watch
Corruption in the Labor Movement: Philly’s Labor Fixer
Before 2019, John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty Jr., the longtime business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98, was one of the most powerful men in Pennsylvania. From…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

Labor Watch
Corruption in the Labor Movement: Indictments
It has been over 30 years since then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani announced a civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that would lead to…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

Organization Trends
The Push for Permanent Vote by Mail: Amber McReynolds
Amber McReynolds is a progressive activist who sits at the center of efforts to remake the American election system. She’s often labeled a reform-minded “independent.” In interview after gushing interview…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 8, 2022

Organization Trends
The Push for Permanent Vote by Mail: Vote at Home in 2020
In 2018, Amber McReynolds left Denver to lead the National Vote at Home Institute and Coalition, a pair of tiny nonprofits in Washington, DC, formed the year prior to promote…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 8, 2022

Organization Trends
The Push for Permanent Vote by Mail: Your Opinion Is Disinformation
Since the 2020 election, Amber McReynolds has pivoted to dismissing any claims of election irregularities, fraud, or mischief as “disinformation.” Elsewhere, she’s claimed that “the 2020 election was the most…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 8, 2022