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Non-profit
CalMatters is a left-of-center media organization that publishes articles covering current events and politics in the state of California. 1 CalMatters publishes legislative trackers and voter guides for California voters, publishing the status of California state legislation
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Government Agency
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
The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, promotes democratic institutions, global development, and serves as an election observer around the world. It has worked as a watchdog for 113 elections in 39 countries through its “Democracy Program,” and announced in August 2020 that it
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Non-profit
Not to be confused with Omidyar Network (Nonprofit) The Omidyar Nexus describes a collection of nonprofit and for-profit organizations associated with and funded by Pierre Omidyar, a billionaire donor to center-left political causes and founder of eBay. Information about each member of the nexus is compiled below; for
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Person
Rajiv Chandrasekaran is the director of policy and strategy at The Emes Project LLC, a project of Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz, that works with the left-of-center Schultz Family Foundation. 1 Prior to
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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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Person
Michael Peterson is the son of billionaire of Peter G. Peterson, founder of the centrist Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which seeks to reduce the national debt and federal budget deficit.
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Person
Ken Zimmerman is the director of the mental health strategic impact initiative at the Jed Foundation, adjunct assistant professor of urban planning at New York University (NYU), and a fellow at the NYU Furman Center, NYU’s research center for urban policy. Zimmerman was previously the director of U.S. programs at
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Other Group
We Are Home (WAH) Campaign is a far left immigration activist coalition of 18 immigration, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations with more than 50 partner organizations. 1 WAH advocates amnesty for all
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Person
Saul Alinsky (1909-1972) was a leading political activist and theorist, social critic, self-described “radical,” and an architect of the modern Left’s structure and approach to advocacy and electioneering. Alinsky pioneered “community organizing,” a form of coalition-building centered on aligning the common goals of multiple interest groups too small or electorally
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Non-profit
The Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research is a non-partisan, public policy think tank that advocates for individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, especially as it regards tax, health care, and entitlement policy.
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Political Party/527
The Black Panther Party was a communist Black militant organization founded in 1966 that allied with extremist New Left organizations such as Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and communist regimes abroad.
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Non-profit
Time’s Up Now is the lobbying and advocacy wing of the left-of-center Time’s Up Foundation. Time’s Up Now has advocated for policies that extend the statute of limitations in rape cases,
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Person
Miguel Cardona is a longtime educator and the Secretary of Education in the Biden administration. Prior to becoming Secretary of Education, Secretary Cardona worked as an educator in Connecticut and as the state Education Commissioner. During his time as Education Commissioner, Secretary Cardona oversaw the implementation of a statewide
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Non-profit
Advanced Energy Works (AEW), formerly Advanced Energy Economy 4, is the lobbying branch of the environmental advocacy business league Advanced Energy Economy. It advocates for policy that promotes a transition to relying on environmentalist energy and supports the workers within the related industries. As an advocacy arm of Advanced
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For-profit
NewsGuard is a web browser extension that rates the trustworthiness of online news sites based on nine criteria, providing a trust score between 0 and 100. NewsGuard has rated more than 6,000 websites and is used by over 700 libraries in the United States and Europe.
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Non-profit
VDare is an anti-immigration advocacy group and news site founded by Peter Brimelow. VDare is commonly considered an alt-right or white nationalist organization, though Brimelow denies the designations for himself and the group. VDare primarily operates as a “forum” and host for political commentary.
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Non-profit
Opportunity Ohio (O2) is a is a right-of-center organization promoting free-market ideas through education for citizens and policymakers in Ohio. O2 supports policies that encourage job creation in Ohio. O2’s videos, data sheets, articles, and public speaking engagements espouse free-market ideas and policies to citizens on a variety of issues
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Non-profit
The Berger Action Fund (formerly Wyss Action Fund) is a left-of-center lobbying nonprofit and the advocacy arm of the Wyss Foundation, the grantmaking foundation funded by Swiss billionaire and liberal mega-donor Hansjorg Wyss.
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Non-profit
The Thomas Jefferson Institute of Public Policy is a right-of-center think tank established to promote individual opportunity and economic progress. The organization advocates for low taxation and the removal of regulatory barriers to economic growth in Virginia.
