InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Rockefeller Foundation
Jeffrey Hart’s 1969 Call for Philanthropy Reform in National Review
“C. Wright Mills, from the Left, called it the Power Elite. William Buckley calls it the (liberal) Establishment. But whatever it’s called, the large tax-exempt foundation is one of its…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
T. R. And Rockefeller in The Power and the Money
Presidential historian Tevi Troy‘s newest book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry, provides historical snapshots of relationships between leaders of…
Scott Walter Talks About Arabella with Ed Martin
Not many seem to be aware of the entity known as Arabella Advisors, despite it spending billions of dollars during each election cycle. Whereas names such as Mark Zuckerberg and…
A Conversation With Second Rough Draft’s Richard J. Tofel (Part 1 of 2)
After getting bachelor’s, law, and master’s degrees from Harvard, Richard J. Tofel began an interestingly varied career by first practicing law in 1983. He has since also been assistant publisher…
A Conversation With Second Rough Draft’s Richard J. Tofel (Part 2 of 2)
After getting bachelor’s, law, and master’s degrees from Harvard, Richard J. Tofel began an interestingly varied career by first practicing law in 1983. He has since also been assistant publisher…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Understanding ESG Activism
Corporate America’s recent leftward lurch on many divisive sociopolitical issues has not occurred in a vacuum. While it doubtlessly has many causes, chief among these is the pressure that businesses…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Quantitative Trends
The recent numerical increase in ESG shareholder resolutions has been well-documented. A comprehensive review of the 2022 proxy season by Georgeson counted 941 shareholder resolutions submitted to Russell 3000 companies,…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Qualitative Trends
The nature of ESG shareholder resolutions has shifted over the years to rapidly ramp up the pressure on American business. To quote the publisher’s introduction to the 2021 Proxy Preview,…