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

• What foundations are destroying public schools?
  Billionaire foundations are behind much of the K–12 education "reform" sweeping across America and drawing outrage from parents. These "rogue foundations are perhaps the most radical, powerful, and least understood force in American politics," writes our guest author Luke Rosiak, and they "seek to transform America in ways few Americans would want." They're aiming to transform children via "the largest and most intimate thing government does: operating America’s public schools." Read more here.

• How much "dark money" did the Left receive in 2020?
  The vague term "dark money" is used by the Left to attack anonymous giving by conservatives, even as the Left takes in much more such money for its causes. In 2020 alone, just six left-wing networks raked in a stunning amount of "dark money" to use for political activism, and the original donors are difficult--if not impossible--to trace. Some of these networks are familiar, such as the Tides Foundation and Arabella Advisors. Some are not, such as the Proteus Fund and Voter Registration Project. CRC's Hayden Ludwig takes names and numbers here.

• Will Pennsylvania throw off its "green" shackles?
  Virginia's governor has initiated the process to end Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which handcuffs states with "cap and trade" regulations. In Pennsylvania, the fight between the governor and legislature over the Keystone State's participation in RGGI is escalating and will likely end up in court. Guest author Kevin Mooney reviews the latest developments and the nonprofit groups pushing the states to implement RGGI here.

• Where does Big Labor stand on abortion?
  The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was greeted with predictable outrage from the Left, including organized labor. Union bosses jumped on the leak. This "social justice" unionism means that organized labor is an additional pressure point forcing businesses to be "woke" CRC's Michael Watson lays out the implications here.

See also:

• Hayden Ludwig discusses a new lawsuit against Hans Wyss for alleged violations of federal election law.

• Parker Thayer reports on George Soros's latest left-wing candidate for a district attorney job.

As always, I welcome your thoughts on how we can better serve our mission of exposing the Left's activists and donors. E-mail me at [email protected], or call me at 202.464.2044.

Best wishes,

Scott Walter, President