This Week at CMD

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has an important story we want to share with you. Last week, we reported on the funders of two notorious white nationalist hate groups that played a role in radicalizing the racially motivated terrorist who fatally shot 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, last month.

These donors are led by right-wing funding vehicle DonorsTrust but also include some of the nation's biggest charities: donor-advised fund managers linked to mega-investment firms Fidelity, Vanguard, and Schwab. Even after the Buffalo massacre, these funds appear unwilling to change their donation policies.

We also recently reported that right-wing groups failed to prevent Illinois voters from having a referendum on a constitutional amendment to ensure collective bargaining rights.

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Buffalo Murderer’s Manifesto Cites White Nationalist Groups Bankrolled by DonorsTrust

The racist terrorist who killed 10 Black people last month drew his extreme ideas from hate groups VDARE and American Renaissance, among others.

Right-Wing Groups Fail to Block Workers’ Rights Amendment in Illinois

An Illinois Circuit Court judge has rejected the efforts of the right-wing Liberty Justice Center to prevent voters from having their say on a constitutional amendment to protect workers’ rights in November.

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“Dark Money ATM” Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020

Learn more about DonorsTrust with this CMD article from last November detailing the group's 2020 spending.

ICYMI: CMD Launches Anti-Protest Lobbying Tracker

The lobby tracker was created for researchers, journalists, and citizen activists to shed light on the special interests behind the anti-protest bills being introduced in the states that would increase the threat of criminal prosecution for protests and chill free speech.

Daily Kos covered our report on GOP megadonor Ken Griffin, and CMD reporter Alex Kotch appeared on two YouTube shows to discuss his recent reporting: The Nomiki Show, where he shared his findings from "The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial," and The Ring of Fire, where he talked about his article, "Right-Wing Families Bankroll Most Extreme GOP Candidates Nationwide."

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