John, I'm excited to share the latest from CRC with you:

  • Why do big businesses like Walmart support left-wing causes?
    Charitable giving by big businesses always seems to end up sliding to the left. Walmart is no exception. During the Bush years, the Walmart Foundation largely donated to right-of-center think tanks, particularly those advocating for charter schools. In the 2010s, Walmart Foundation ramped up its funding of left-wing groups and ended support for nearly all conservative groups. CRC's Shane Devine exposes the turnaround here.
  • How long has George Soros been a troublemaker?
    George Soros, financial colossus of the Left, first built a hedge fund empire and then a global nonprofit empire. Through his Open Society Foundations and his Central European University, he advocates for his idea of "open society." CRC's Hayden Ludwig looks at the man and his likely legacy here. CRC's Jon Rodeback presents recent CRC research on Soros and his nonprofit empire here.
  • How is a private charity helping veterans?
    Thousands of American veterans have taken their own lives every year from 2008 to 2017. These tragic statistics are driven by multiple dimensions of trauma. Fortunately, REBOOT Recovery, a faith-based trauma recovery program, has helped more than 9,000 veterans and first responders--and their families--begin to heal. CRC's Robert Stilson reports on this remarkable success here.
  • How will the pandemic change private giving and Americans' identity?
    What are the roles of the public and private sectors in securing the country's well-being? How much should those two sectors interact? Civic Gifts, a timely book by a University of Chicago sociology professor, describes how Americans have asked and answered these questions throughout U.S. history. CRC's Michael E. Hartmann reviews the book through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic here.

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COVID-19 has drastically changed the lives of millions of American children. Though children are substantially less likely to be harmed by a COVID infection, schools across the nation have shut down over the pandemic. And keeping kids at home doesn't just affect them, but entire families.

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InfluenceWatch Podcast 132
George Soros Turns 90!



In this episode: Ninety years ago this week, George Soros was born. In the last year for which data are available, he spent $708 million through his two principal Open Society Foundations, mostly on left-wing activism. Today I'm joined by my Capital Research Center colleague Shane Devine to examine Soros's life and philosophy, his philanthropic and political legacies, and the people who will follow in his footsteps.

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