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FinanceJune 23, 2022
The Government’s Investigation Into a Brookings Ex-President Should Worry Think Tanks
Accepting foreign government funding may have just gotten harder.
Eli Clifton and Benjamin Freeman
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March 8, 2022
The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War
Follow the money fomenting conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and all roads lead to Honolulu.
Eli Clifton
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December 16, 2016
Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Could Kill the Two-State Solution
David Friedman is an extremist. If he gets his way, he’ll reverse decades of US policy and encourage apartheid rule over Palestine.
Eli Clifton
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ReligionDecember 14, 2016
John Bolton’s Cozy Relationship With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Should Disqualify Him From Public Service
Trump’s likely nominee for deputy secretary of state has a long history of making enemies on both sides of the aisle—and of vouching for Islamophobic propagandists.
Eli Clifton
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Campaign FinanceDecember 11, 2015
Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors
This billionaire bestiary is pushing ultra-hawkish and retrograde policies that are repellent to most Americans.
Eli Clifton
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November 10, 2015
Dissent Breaks Out at the Center for American Progress Over Netanyahu’s Visit
At a meeting Friday, about a dozen staffers objected to the liberal think tank’s invitation to the right-wing Israeli prime minister. Here’s what they said.
Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton
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PoliticsJuly 16, 2015
Who’s Behind the Planned Parenthood Sting Video? Troy Newman—and Other Rabid Anti-Choicers
The Center for Medical Progress is led not by well-meaning bioethics geeks but by some of the most virulent members of the anti-choice movement.
Eli Clifton and Amanda Marcotte
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 3, 2015
Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy?
GOP megadonor Paul Singer and Hillary Clinton booster Richard Perry have more in common than you’d think.
Eli Clifton
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Foreign PolicyJanuary 14, 2015
GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group
United Against Nuclear Iran collected nearly one-third of its 2013 revenue from the Las Vegas–based casino magnate.
Eli Clifton
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Foreign PolicyDecember 4, 2014
Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran
Even the Senate’s favorite nuke experts aren’t on board with derailing Iran talks, but that won’t deter the incoming Republican Congress.
Eli Clifton