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Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Election Day
Left-of-center nonprofit organizations played a pivotal role in augmenting Native American turnout on and off reservations to seal Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election. This…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Nationwide Organizational Structures
Van Jones’s remarks correctly identified Native Organizers Alliance as a critical nationwide nonprofit organization involved in turning out heavily Democratic-leaning Native American voters to propel Joe Biden to victory in…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Arizona et al.
In the 2020 election, the Native American vote may have had the greatest impact in Arizona, where American Indians make up 6 percent of the vote. In Nevada, Native American…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Beyond 2020
The Democratic Party’s electoral victories have expanded the influence of several Native American foundations where they operate. Immediately following the 2020 presidential election, left-aligned Four Directions began work to support…
by Ike Clayton on December 2, 2021

2016 Conventions
Van Jones launching social justice PR firm
PHILADELPHIA — Self-described “communist” and “rowdy black nationalist” Van Jones is starting a new “social justice” public relations outfit to be called Megaphone Strategies. The firm touts itself as a…
by Matthew Vadum on July 24, 2016

Organization Trends
Unabashed Radicals: The mission of Demos, Elizabeth Warren’s favorite left-wing group
(PDF here) Summary:  Demos, a New York City think tank and advocacy shop, is not a place for the timid.  It pines for “global governance,” major redistribution of wealth,…
by Barbara Joanna Lucas on July 3, 2014

Foundation Watch
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…
by Jonathan M. Hanen on December 2, 2013

Foundation Watch
The Structural Racism Racket
(PDF here) The Applied Research Center has a benign-sounding name, but this community organizing group is a scrappy leader among new groups that use anti-racist rhetoric to…
by W. James Antle III on March 1, 2013

Deception & Misdirection
SCANLON: Obama’s radical energy transformation reversal
CRC President Terrence Scanlon has an op-ed in today's Washington Times. Here it is: President Obama has his second term and will never face voters again. On one of…
by CRC Staff on December 10, 2012

Organization Trends
Southern Poverty Law Center: Wellspring of Manufactured Hate
Read CRC president Scott Walter’s op-ed on the SPLC’s use of fake “hate group” labels here (Full PDF here) Summary: The Southern Poverty Law Center began…
by James Simpson on October 7, 2012