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Known as the Bureau of Investigation until 1935, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was created within the Department of Justice in 1908, in defiance of a prior refusal by Congress to fund it. One lawmaker had predicted that the Bureau would become a “central police or spy system
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Non-profit
Tennesseans for Student Success is a right-leaning education advocacy group that promotes higher standards in public schools, school choice initiatives, and charter schools. 1 The organization describes itself as a statewide network of
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Person
Kate Shaw is a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and a left-of-center political commentator. She frequently comments on legal and election-related issues. In addition to being a law professor, Shaw is a legal analyst for ABC News. She is also the co-host of the
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Non-profit
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) conducts behavioral and social science research for clients including the federal government. Founded in 1946, it produces white papers and provides technical assistance on social science subjects including health, education, human services, and workforce development.
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Other Group
The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity is an activist research organization housed at the Ohio State University. Founded in May 2003, the institute produces reports, articles, and other content to promote left-of-center narratives of race in American society and support the activities of left-of-center ethnic activist
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Non-profit
Latinos for Education is a left-of-center advocacy group founded in 2016 that focuses on issues related to education in the Latino community. 1 Activity In 2020, Latinos for Education launched a campaign demanding that
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Non-profit
Vote.org is a left-of-center get-out-the-vote organization specifically designed to mobilize minority communities through online communications and resources. 1 Vote.org says it is the “largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America, with the goal of reaching
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Person
Doug Pagitt is a liberal evangelical Christian pastor, author, and religious activist. The founder of several left-leaning organizations, including a non-denominational church and the anti-Trump voter engagement group Vote Common Good, he is widely cited by mainstream media outlets as an alternative voice to evangelicals who supported President Donald
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Non-profit
Measures for Justice (MFJ) is a Rochester, New York-based nonprofit that collects, organizes, and publicizes criminal justice data from around the United States. Founded in 2011 by attorney and journalist Amy Bach, MFJ received funding from the Bureau for Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice for its
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For-profit
TED Foundation Inc. (commonly known as TED or TED Conferences) hosts speeches and discussions on a wide array of topics. It is best known for its “TED Talks,” speeches of no more than 18 minutes given by prominent scientists, businesspeople, artists, and others which have been viewed billions of times
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Non-profit
Secure Elections Project is an election administration and lobbying group that supports left-of-center policies that it claims will restore confidence in the vote and expand access to the polls.
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Non-profit
The Omidyar Network Fund is a grantmaking nonprofit founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam Omidyar. Its sister group, the Omidyar Network, is an LLC that makes philanthropic “impact investments.” Omidyar Network Fund and the Omidyar Network are often referred to interchangeably, and both support
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Non-profit
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund is a non-profit organization that focuses on funding initiatives that promote Latino political engagement. It also promotes left-of-center talking points on immigration, voting rights, the Census, and election administration. NALEO Educational Fund receives most of its revenue from
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Person
David Wallace Douglas is a left-of-center American philanthropist, lawyer, writer, and environmentalist activist. He is the eldest grandson of Henry A. Wallace, who served in the Franklin Roosevelt administration as the 33rd Vice President of the United States
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Person
Klaus Schwab is an engineer and economist and the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Schwab is a proponent of left-of-center economic policies, particularly “stakeholder theory.” He is the author of the “Davos Manifesto” and the ideas behind the “Great Reset,” a controversial proposal to use the COVID-19
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For-profit
BWG Business Solutions, LLC provides diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training, and consulting to businesses and institutions. BWG stands for “Black, White, Green,” stemming from the idea that “diversity is not about black and white, but green,” and the company contends that when companies focus on DEI, they will become
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Person
Anand Giridharadas is an American writer best known for his critical views on American and global elites, whom he believes use philanthropy and lackluster reform efforts to avoid or obscure the perpetration of structural economic inequality. Career After graduating from the University of Michigan in 20013 with a degree in
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Susan Disney Lord is the daughter of Roy E. Disney, who was a longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company as well as the nephew of Walt Disney.
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Person
Scott Fitzmorris is co-chair of the Wallace Global Fund, a prominent supporter of left-wing causes, particularly environmentalist groups. In January 2022, Fitzmorris was named one of the “most powerful heirs in philanthropy” by Inside Philanthropy.
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Non-profit
Safe and Just Michigan is a left-of-center advocacy group that advocates for criminal justice and prison reform in Michigan. Leaders of Safe and Just Michigan have claimed that police started as slave patrols sent to capture runaways, that the “historical racial oppression” is embedded in modern police departments,
