Transparency, via mandatory disclosure of large donations to Think Tanks, is how to hold the likes of Harlan Crow (Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire) accountable!
The linked article notes that Crow a is funder of conservative politics who sits on the boards of conservative think tanks and political organizations. Among Think Tanks’ main risks is reputational risks, which affects their credibility and ability to engage with other actors.
On 3/4/2022, Historian Heather Cox Richardson wrote in her daily newsletter “In the past, just when it seemed we were approaching the end of democracy and replacing it with oligarchy…the American people turned to leaders who helped them reclaim democracy.” Our Leaders that responded, worked to reflect the increasingly loud voices of the majority of the American people. Will President Biden, respond in the fashion of Lincoln and both Roosevelts?
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