Editor’s Note: May 28, 2024: Updated Texas analysis with new data. January 18, 2022: Analysis completed for all states. The latest in a series exposing Mark Zuckerberg’s…
On April 2, Wisconsin voters adopted a ban on private funding of elections. The next day, news headlines were filled with baseless smears. One particular article from USA Today used…
CRC’s Parker Thayer recently appeared on the Jesse Kelly Show to talk about Zuckbucks and their impact on past and upcoming elections within the state of Wisconsin.
Supporters of ranked-choice voting (RCV) frame it as a nonpartisan issue, but the money behind the push for RCV tells a different story. The major donors behind the campaign are…
The New Organizing Institute (NOI) is the predecessor of the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), the organization behind “Zuck bucks.” From 2005 to 2015, NOI had one purpose:…
Much of Corridor Partners’ data originated with NOI’s voter registration research, which advised allies on how to “narrow the [turnout] gap” by targeting the “emerging majority”: African Americans, Latinos, Asian/Pacific…
Reaching this “emerging majority” required a sophisticated and well-funded operation. In an August 2012 presentation, Joy Cushman calculated that trained activists could reach a target of 1,000 new voters by…
Few details remain about the involvement of CTCL’s co-founders in NOI’s registration and electioneering work. Yet we know they were present for both operations. The question remains: Who devised “Zuck…
ne of the ugliest surprises to emerge from the 2020 election was one billionaire’s partisan attempt to privatize the election process across America. By now, most have heard about Facebook…
Climate activists know full well that the environmental victories under the Biden administration can also be reversed under a future administration. That’s why they are working to maintain their grip…