Best of CRC Media Hits for July–September 2022
The summer of 2022 was marked by several syndicated stories. The two most prominent were activist Shaun King’s misuse of charitable donations to purchase an expensive guard dog for his…
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Liberal Commentator Discovers One Weird Trick to Progressive Utopia
Many Democrats are disappointed that President Joe Biden’s narrow election and the narrow Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have not yield liberal policy victories like those of Presidents…
The Bullying of Ben & Jerry
Ben & Jerry of ice cream fame are going to court to make sure their product is not sold in the West Bank in keeping with, they say, their ideological beliefs. A…
Amalgamated Bank: How Did We Get Here?
Few entities embody the symbiotic relationship between American organized labor and the Left better than Amalgamated Bank. With a client list that includes some of the biggest political players in…
Amalgamated Bank: Philanthropic Politics
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation has ballooned its revenues by 8,890 percent since its creation, from revenues of $253,000 in 2017 to nearly $23 million in 2019. The 501(c)(3) is focused on…
Amalgamated Bank: “Hate Is Not Charitable”
In mid-2019, the Amalgamated Charitable launched an aggressive campaign to curb donations to conservative, libertarian, and right-leaning nonprofits by labeling them “hate groups.” The Hate Is Not Charitable campaign was…
Amalgamated Bank: Shareholder Activism
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)activism can also extend beyond an organization’s own practices and investment decisions. Shareholders in publicly traded companies can attempt to leverage their position to pressure…
Organized Labor Is a Dubious Ally for Conservatives
American business, long the key funder and rock-ribbed ally of the Republican Party and the conservative movement that uses the GOP as its imperfect electoral vehicle, now seems captive to…
CRC’s 2021 Year in Review
In 2021, Capital Research Center’s ironclad research exposed power-seeking influencers and helped citizens reclaim their freedom. Our work was featured in seven new books released last year—on everything from the…
Comments on ESG Factors in ERISA Retirement Plans
The Capital Research Center (CRC) submitted comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration, noting concerns with how the agency’s proposed rule “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising…