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Non-profit
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is a left-of-center immigration policy organization that seeks to liberalize policies on immigration to the United States and refugee status. 1
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Other Group
Scrutineers is a left-of-center election activist organization that plans strategies and works to implement the critical race theory-influenced concept of “election justice.” 1 Scrutineers is a member of the left-leaning Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD)
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Person
James “Jim” Baker is an attorney formerly employed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Twitter. He has also been a fellow at the Brookings Institution. Baker became the Twitter deputy general counsel in June 2020 and held
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Movement
In late November 2022, billionaire Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced he would be releasing “The Twitter Files on free speech suppression.” He allowed six independent journalists, many of them with left-leaning backgrounds, access to internal Twitter documents and communications covering a period beginning in 2016 when
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Non-profit
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF; formerly the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) is an agency of the United Nations (UN). Its stated mission is to support the health, education, rights, and overall welfare of children around the world. The agency was founded in the aftermath of the
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Non-profit
Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS) is a libertarian think tank focused on economic policy in Israel. JIMS advocates for economic freedom and individual liberty. Founded in 2003, JIMS publishes economic policy papers and editorials, operates educational projects, and administers the Israel Panel Study of Opinion Dynamics (IPSOD), a public opinion
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Person
Ken Griffin is the billionaire founder of Citadel and a right-of-center political donor. In the 2022 election cycle, Griffin donated $60 million to political candidates and PACs, making him the third-largest overall donor behind Richard Uihlein and George Soros.
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Non-profit
Ascend Educational Fund is a scholarship program for immigrant children or the children of immigrants in New York City. The scholarships are available to immigrant students regardless of immigration status, including the children of illegal immigrants.
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Non-profit
Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF) is an advocacy group based in Egypt that supports artists, journalists, researchers, and other content creators, and seeks to reform the education systems of Egypt and other Arab countries. In addition to its presence in the Middle East, the ADEF is also active within the
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Person
Gabe Bankman-Fried is a former Democratic congressional staffer and the founder and former head of left-of-center advocacy organization Guarding Against Pandemics (GAP). Notably, he is the brother of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed in 2022.
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Non-profit
Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is a left-of-center nonprofit that advocates for student voting through lawsuits, supporting legislation, and on-campus get-out-the-vote campaigns. AGF is named for Andrew Goodman, a college student who joined Freedom Summer, a 1964 civil rights voter registration drive in Mississippi who was murdered along with two other
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For-profit
Cohen Milstein is an American law firm politically notable for its pro bono work with left-of-center nonprofits and cases against former President Donald Trump. Background Founded in 1969, Cohen Milstein (formally Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC) is a law firm that specializes in class-action lawsuits against large businesses
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For-profit
Baron & Budd is a law firm specializing in class-action lawsuits, particularly those dealing with mesothelioma. It is also notable for its work with left-of-center nonprofits and ties to Democratic Party politicians. Background Founded in 1977, Baron & Budd (Formally Baron & Budd, P.C.) is a Texas-based law firm that
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Non-profit
Police2Peace is a police reform organization that advocates for non-interventionist policing tactics. The organization was founded by former business executive and meditation and spirituality expert Lisa Broderick in 2018 and began garnering attention in 2021 and 2022 for partnering with local police departments to advocate for rebranding police officers as
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Non-profit
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is an advocacy group that supports state medical boards that license and regulate the practice of medicine in states. The organization is controversial for its role in the opioid crisis and its commitment to opposing “misinformation and disinformation” regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Background The
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Person
Jeff T. Green is a billionaire businessman and philanthropist for left-of-center causes. In addition, he is the founder of the Jeff T. Green Family Foundation. A former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
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Non-profit
The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation is a right-of-center grantmaking foundation headed by Diana Davis Spencer, daughter of investment banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Shelby Cullom Davis and author Kathryn Y. Davis. It is the successor organization to foundations created by her parents. The Foundation supports advocacy groups and
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Person
Norman Ornstein is a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and chairman of the board of trustees for the Campaign Legal Center. 1
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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
Liberty Counsel is a conservative legal group that focuses on defending religious liberty. 1 It has also
