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Julianne Malveaux is a left-of-center labor economist; professor; author; 1 dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at California State University, Los Angeles; and the president and founder of the left-of-center Economic Education Institute.
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Robert Kuttner is a left-of-center journalist and academic who is the co-founder and co-editor of the American Prospect, a political magazine. He also co-founded the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank funded by unions and the organized labor movement, and teaches at Brandeis University. Kuttner has long been
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Sunshine Sachs is a public relations consulting firm co-founded by Ken Sunshine. The firm is known to work with high-profile entertainment celebrities and labor unions. As of 2017, Sunshine Sachs has about 170 employees in offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Austin.
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Ken Sunshine is the founder of Sunshine Sachs, a public relations consulting firm with connections to the Democratic Party. Sunshine spent almost two decades working for Democratic campaigns and politicians, including former New York Governor Mario Cuomo (D), former U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), and former U.S. Senator Ted
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The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) is the second-largest teachers union in California, representing 81,716 government-sector and private-sector educators as of 2023. The organization is a regional chapter of the left-of-center American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second-largest teachers union in the United States, and a chapter of the
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Fix the Court (FTC) is a left-of-center judicial policy and advocacy organization. It is a former project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and major funding organization for left-wing organizations characterized as a “dark money outfit”
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The Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF) was a secretive left-of-center advocacy group created by the Atlantic Advocacy Fund in December 2014 with a multi-million dollar endowment. The Atlantic Advocacy fund is one of several 501(c)(4) nonprofits created by Atlantic Philanthropies, a principally offshore left-of-center grantmaking foundation associated with
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United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is a quasi-non-governmental organization which represents the interests of mid-to-large U.S. cities. Since its creation in 1933, the USCM has lobbied for more subsidies from the federal government to municipal governments. The organization aggressively pushed for extra funding in 2020 to help cities combat
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The Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 2003 that donates to causes including Holocaust education, mental health, and left-of-center organizations that support left-progressive advocacy in the United States and Israel.
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Bill Moyers is a left-wing journalist best known for his various documentaries and specials on PBS. He also served as White House Press Secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson. He also served as president of the Schumann Media Center, which funds left-wing projects. He also formerly served as a
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Michael Keegan is a left-wing activist who serves as president of People for the American Way (PFAW) a left-wing organization founded by the producer and writer Norman Lear. Keegan is well-known for frequently accusing Republicans and conservatives of racism and violence. Keegan is also a businessman, investor, and
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The Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) is a research organization focused on promoting a left-of-center narrative around climate change. 4C is part of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. 4C conducts research on public perceptions of climate change and then uses that research to advocate for environmentalist policy through
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Lanny Jesse Davis is an American lawyer, consultant, lobbyist, author, and television commentator. He is the co-founder and partner of the law firm of Davis Goldberg & Galper PLLC, and co-founder and partner of the public relations firm Trident DMG. Background Davis has previously served as special counsel to former
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Americans for Carbon Dividends (AFCD) is a lobbying organization that works to promote a carbon tax and is targeted towards a right-leaning audience and Congressional Republicans. The group is run by former Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) and it promotes a plan endorsed by former Republican U.S. Secretaries
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Shekar Narasimhan is a professional real estate advisor involved in left-of-center political advocacy groups, including the Center for American Progress and Democracy Alliance. 329 Narasimhan is the chair and founder of the
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Ralph Nader is an American environmentalist and consumers’-interests activist and left-of-center politician. Though he affiliates with neither major party, his views are generally considered left-wing and he focuses on promoting anti-free-market regulations. Nader became a household name in the 1960s with Unsafe at Any Speed, his investigative report on the
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Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is a right-leaning environmental advocacy organization funded by and connected to left-wing environmentalist organizations. 368 The
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True Blue Media, LLC is an investment firm founded in 2015 and owned by Clinton family-aligned political operative David Brock. The firm acts as a holding company for the Brock-aligned Shareblue Media, and owns an 80 percent stake in it. Shareblue Media produces left-wing viral media content. It
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United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is the main labor union representing teachers and other staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in southern California, the nation’s second-largest school district. UTLA is affiliated with both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. UTLA has engaged in
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Alyssa Milano is an American actress and left-of-center political activist. Milano came to fame as a child star on the TV show “Who’s the Boss?” and later in the film Commando. Over the course of a 30-year career, she would be best known for her roles in “Melrose Place” and
