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Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Megaphones and Militancy
The Ford Foundation is filled with money earned a century ago by Henry Ford in gritty Dearborn, Michigan. But neither the family nor the automaker control it anymore. Decades ago,…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Funding for Politics
In addition to all of the groups mentioned so far, Ford has given an additional $54 million since 2022 to several dozen other groups and causes involved in motivating and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Big Labor, Big Government, Big Censorship
In addition to the nearly $100 million in grants noted thus far, another $92.1 million given out by the Ford Foundation since 2022 has specifically funded left-leaning labor, economic, and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Media and Climate Alarmism
Influencing the content of all the media we consume has been the purpose of at least $14.3 million in Ford grants given since 2022.
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
This Is Who They Are
The Ford Foundation’s funding of a graphic novel portraying “how close we came to authoritarianism” cranks its left-wing audience into believing a complete lie about the nature of their policy…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
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…
by Fred Lucas on August 5, 2013