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Learning from the Winners

Submitted by Diane Farsetta on

The Center for Media and Democracy's John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton write, "Republican successes have not come quickly or easily. For more than four decades, conservatives have worked to build a network of grassroots organizations and think tanks that formulate and promote their ideas. They are now enjoying the fruits of this long-term investment." The right wing "has simply done a better job than anyone else of organizing from the grassroots up.

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Main Source: 
AlterNet, November 15, 2004
Topics: 
Right Wing
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The Little Think Tank That Could

Submitted by Laura Miller on

Joining industry lobbyists in the battle against government regulations is a small think tank based at George Mason University in Arlington, Va. The Mercatus Center is earning a reputation as a heavyweight in the business of rolling back and softening unpopular rules, responsible for picking 14 of 23 rules targeted by the Bush White House for elimination or modification.

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Main Source: 
Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2004
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Think Tanks
U.S. Government

Third Time's a Charm

Submitted by Diane Farsetta on

"Cold War hawks are resurrecting a decades-old group to lobby for a harder line against terrorist organizations and rogue states," reports The Hill. The Committee on the Present Danger will see its third incarnation (it was established in 1950 and re-formed in 1976) as a Washington DC-based lobby group, headed by PR pro and former Reagan adviser Peter Hannaford.

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Main Source: 
The Hill, June 30, 2004
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War / Peace

When Think Tanks Attack

Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on

Australian blogger Tim Lambert has taken a closer look at some of the think tanks that have emerged as critics of open source software, which threatens Microsoft's position in the marketplace. "Why are all these think tanks so down on Open Source?" Lambert asks. "Well, the Small Business Survival Committee is concerned that using open source will expose small business to the risk of lawsuits.

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Main Source: 
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/blog/computers/tanks.html
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Internet
Front Groups
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The Apparat

Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on

Jerry M. Landay has written a detailed report, showing how "hundreds of tax-exempt organizations of the far right have been exploiting the twilight zone of campaign and IRS regulations for three decades -- receiving billions of dollars in grants and contributions to wage ideo-political warfare for far-right ideas, causes, and Republican candidates ...

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Main Source: 
http://www.mediatransparency.org/stories/apparat.html
Topics: 
Right Wing
Think Tanks

Suit Challenges Global Warming Report

Submitted by Laura Miller on

The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank that is funded by right-wing foundations and industries that deny global warming, sued the Bush administration over its 2000 report on climate change. The New York Times reports CEI is trying to stop the government from distributing the report, saying it is inaccurate and biased.

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Main Source: 
New York Times, August 7, 2003
Topics: 
Right Wing
Climate Change
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