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Special Report
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Ugly Truth
By cherry-picking facts and basing reports on insinuations ProPublica crafted a narrative so egregiously one-sided that many started to question its commitment to unbiased reporting. Bad journalism happens, especially in…
by Parker Thayer on June 27, 2024

CRC in the News
Scott Walter Talks About Arabella with Lee Smith
Although relatively unknown in the public eye, the Arabella Network's influence is felt within the electoral and political landscapes. The Arabella Network is organized with the for-profit consulting firm Arabella…
by Scott Walter on May 6, 2024

Philanthropy
Thought Experiment: Post-Fearless Fund, A World of Philanthropy Without Grant Contracts
During the months leading up to June 2023’s Supreme Court decisions finding race-conscious college admissions to violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, some in establishment philanthropy forward-lookingly…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 21, 2024

CRC in the News
CRC on Ranked-Choice Voting and United for Democracy
"Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, a conservative watchdog group, compared ranked-choice elections to 'putting the votes in a blender.' He said the method does not honor the…
by CRC Staff on January 31, 2024

CRC in the News
Who Are the Ballot Cleansers?
On The Vicki McKenna Show, CRC's Parker Thayer talks with guest host Matt Kittle about efforts to remove Donald Trump from the primary elections in several states. Citizens for Responsibility…
by Parker Thayer on January 23, 2024

Green Watch
The Activist Side Third-Party Litigation Support
Some tax-exempt groups—501(c)(3) public charities and giant private foundations—actively encourage, underwrite, and otherwise support strategic litigation aimed not at vindicating the rights of injured plaintiffs, but at achieving public policy…
by Robert Stilson on November 1, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the American Alliance for Equal Rights’ Edward Blum (Part 1 of 2)
Edward Blum has founded several nonprofit public-interest legal organizations that have helped secure several major legal victories against policies and practices that accord preferences to people based on race. The…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 10, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the American Alliance for Equal Rights’ Edward Blum (Part 2 of 2)
Edward Blum has founded several nonprofit public-interest legal organizations that have helped secure several major legal victories against policies and practices that accord preferences to people based on race. The…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 10, 2023

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for Second Quarter of 2023
In the second quarter of 2023, CRC reported on new investigations into the groups targeting Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court, published a massive new election integrity report on charities…
on September 25, 2023

Organization Trends
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.
by Jonathan Harsh on August 25, 2023