14 “Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020).” Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_115,_22-Week_Abortion_Ban_Initiative_(2020).

  15 “Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative (2020).” Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_118,_Paid_Medical_and_Family_Leave_Initiative_(2020).

  16 “2007 Campaign Finance Forms.” Missouri Ethics Commission. https://www.mec.mo.gov/CampaignFinanceReports/Generator.aspx?Keys=B2G41dEVPKgI8cDcdGFsgJsm99XwPL2GHPZObUuOQdVGtr5bzON4Hsvf6TpIwrb0pw%2fS59cB9OtD-vStbnmEG03L33u%2buRBgg.

  17 “Ohio Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (2020).” Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Minimum_Wage_Increase_Initiative_(2020).

  18 “North Fund.” Virginia Public Access Project. https://www.vpap.org/lobbying/client/364951-north-fund/.

  19 Kurzius, Rachel. “This New Campaign Plans To Spend ‘Seven Figures’ Pushing For D.C. Statehood. But It Won’t Disclose Its Funders.” DCist, May 3, 2019. https://dcist.com/story/19/05/23/this-new-campaign-plans-to-spend-seven-figures-pushing-for-d-c-statehood-but-it-wont-disclose-its-funders/.

  20 “North Fund Contributions.” Capital Research Center. https://capitalresearch.org/app/uploads/north-fund-contributions-montana-marijuana-campaign-2020.pdf. “Montana I-190, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2020).” Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_I-190,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2020). Ambarian, Jonathon. “Group that backed marijuana legalization ordered to reveal donors.” KTVH, December 29, 2020. https://www.ktvh.com/news/group-that-backed-marijuana-legalization-ordered-to-reveal-donors.

  21 “North Fund 2020 financial records.” Document Cloud. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20987863-north-fund-records.

  22 “H.R.1 -For the People Act of 2021.” U.S. Congress. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text. For North Fund’s lobbying, see “Lobbying by North Fund.” ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/represent/lobbying/r/301025518.

  23 “Common Cause,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/common-cause/.

  24 “NARAL Pro-Choice America,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/naral-pro-choice-america/.

  25 “Home,” Our Voice, Our Vote. https://www.ourvoiceourvote.us/.

  26 “Run for Something,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/run-for-something/.

  27 “Secure Democracy,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/secure-democracy/. Ludwig, Hayden. “BREAKING: Arabella-Aligned Groups Sued for Racial Discrimination, Violating Civil Rights Laws.” Capital Research Center, November 3, 2022. https://capitalresearch.org/article/breaking-arabella-aligned-groups-sued-for-racial-discrimination-violating-civil-rights-laws/.

  28 “Jim Gerstein.” GBAO Strategies. Archived from the original March 27, 2023. http://web.archive.org/web/20230327015057/http://www.gbaostrategies.com/jim-gerstein/.

  29 “Democracy Corps,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/democracy-corps/.

  30 “Cristina Uribe,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/person/cristina-uribe/. “National Education Association,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influence-watch.org/labor-union/national-education-association-nea/.

  31 “Wilderness Society,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/wilderness-society/.

  32 “Perkins Coie,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/for-profit/per-kins-coie/. “Elias Law Group,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/for-profit/elias-law-group/. “Marc Elias,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/person/marc-elias/.

  33 “Arabella Advisors cease and desist letter.” Document Cloud, February 3, 2022. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21198861-arabella-advisors-cease-and-desist-letter.

  34 Elias, Marc E. [@marceelias]. (2022, July 24). Too many law firms feel the need to see “both-sides.” @EliasLawGroup’s mission is clear: Help Democrats win. Citizens vote. [Tweet]. Twitter. http://web.archive.org/web/20221017012113/https://mobile.twitter.com/marceelias/status/1551003433167212549?s=21&t=RYdTk1cYpoqFgppwn8VTmw.

  35 Kerr, Andrew. “Former Employees Slap The Left’s Favorite Dark Money Group With Racial Discrimination Lawsuits.” The Washington Free Beacon, February 9, 2023. https://freebeacon.com/democrats/former-employees-slap-the-lefts-favorite-dark-money-group-slapped-with-racial-discrimination-lawsuits/.

  36 Vogel, Kenneth P. and Goldmacher, Shane. “Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020.” The New York Times, January 29, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/politics/democrats-dark-money-donors.html.

  37 Ludwig, Hayden. “What’s the North Fund and How Did It Muck Up the 2020 Election?” Capital Research Center, December 17, 2021. https://capitalresearch.org/article/whats-the-north-fund-and-how-did-it-muck-up-the-2020-election/.

  38 “Home.” The North Fund. http://www.NorthFund.org.

  CHAPTER 9

  1 Vadum, Matthew and Dellinger, James. “Billionaires for Big Government: What’s Next for George Soros’s Democracy Alliance?” Capital Research Center, January 2008. https://capitalresearch.org/app/uploads/FW0108.pdf.

  2 “Democracy Alliance Conferences,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/democracy-alliance-conferences/.

  3 Markay, Lachlan. “Live from the George Soros Secret Donor Retreat.” The Washington Free Beacon, April 14, 2015. https://freebeacon.com/politics/live-from-the-georgesoros-secret-donor-retreat/. “Democracy Alliance Conferences,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/democracy-alliance-conferences/.

  4 “Democracy Alliance: 2020 Investment Portfolio Report,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/04/Democracy-Alliance-2020-Investment-Portfolio-Report.pdf.

  5 Democracy Alliance, “2020 Investment Portfolio Progress & Updates,” Fall 2016, p. 28. Archived at “Democracy Alliance: 2020 Investment Portfolio Report,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/04/Democracy-Alliance-2020-Investment-Portfolio-Report.pdf.

  6 Ludwig, Hayden and Mooney, Kevin. “Plans to Flip Pennsylvania: One Pennsylvania.” Capital Research Center, March 23, 2020. https://capitalresearch.org/article/plans-to-flip-pennsylvania-part-5/.

  7 “Daaiyah Bilal Threats,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/person/daaiyah-bilal-threats/.

  8 Roberts, Joel. “Democrats Show Rare Unity.” CBS News, May 28, 2004. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-show-rare-unity/.

  9 “America Votes: Donors to America Votes,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/america-votes/#donors-to-america-votes.

  10 “America Votes,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/america-votes/.

  11 “ACRONYM,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/acronym/. Walter, Scott. “WALTER: Nonprofit Behind Faulty Iowa Caucus App Has Ties To Hillary Clinton, Obama.” The Daily Caller, February 4, 2020. https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/04/walter-hypocrisy-in-the-iowa-debacle/.

  12 “Worse Than We Thought.” N.C. Values Coalition. Archived from the original October 2, 2022. http://web.archive.org/web/20221002184644/https://www.ncvalues.org/worse_than_we_thought.

  13 Helmlinger, Connie. “J. Adam Abram Appointed Chair of North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors.” North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, November 12, 2019. https://www.nchfa.com/news/j-adam-abram-appointed-chairnorth-carolina-housing-finance-agency-board-directors.

  14 “North Carolina Citizens for Progress: Top Contributors.” Open Secrets. https://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527cmtedetail_contribs.php?ein=453626206&cycle=2018.

  15 “The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations.” The Internal Revenue Service. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/the-restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-bysection-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations.

  16 “Democracy Alliance: 2020 Investment Portfolio Report,” InfluenceWatch, http://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/04/Democracy-Alliance-2020-Investment-Portfolio-Report.pdf.

  17 “Faith In Action (PICO National Network),” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/pacific-institute-for-community-organizations-piconational-network/.

  18 “National Employment Law Project,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-employment-law-project/.

  19 “William J. Brennan Center for Justice,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/william-j-brennan-center-for-justice/.

  20 “America Votes,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/americavotes/. “ProgressNow,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/progressnow/. “Wellstone Action,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/wellstone-action/. “Working America,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/labor-union/working-america/.

  21 “Color of Change,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/color-of-change/.

  22 “Center for Popular Democracy,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/center-for-popular-democracy/.

  CHAPTER 10

  1 Schoffstall, Joe. “Secretive Soros-funded group works behind the scenes with Biden admin on policy, documents show.” Fox News, April 26, 2022. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secretive-soros-funded-group-works-behind-scenes-biden-admin-policydocuments. “Governing for Impact,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/governing-for-impact/.

  2 “Awarded Grants: Governing for Impact.” Open Society Foundations. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=governing+for+impact.

  3 Bettelheim, Adriel. “Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans back work requirements for federal aid.” Axios, May 18, 2023. https://www.axios.com/2023/05/18/axios-ipsos-poll-work-requirements-medicaid-snap.

  4 “HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Health Care.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 25, 2022. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/07/25/hhs-announces-proposed-rule-to-strengthennondiscrimination-in-health-care.html.

  5 Peirce, Hester, Stratmann, Thomas and Robinson, Ian. “How Are Small Banks Faring under Dodd-Frank?” Mercatus Center, February 27, 2014. https://www.mercatus.org/students/research/working-papers/how-are-small-banks-faring-under-dodd-frank.

  6 Schoffstall, Joe. “Biden’s Title IX proposal mirrors action memo from Soros-funded group pushing gender identity into rules.” Fox News, June 28, 2022. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-title-ix-proposal-mirrors-soros-funded-group-gender-identity-rules.

  7 Schoffstall, Joe. “Biden’s Title IX proposal mirrors action memo from Soros-funded group pushing gender identity into rules.” Fox News, June 28, 2022. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-title-ix-proposal-mirrors-soros-funded-group-gender-identity-rules.

  8 Meckler, Laura. “New Title IX rules set to assert rights of transgender students.” The Washington Post, May 30, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/30/transgender-discrimination-title-ix-rule-students/.

  9 “Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Students Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.” Governing for Impact, November 2020. https://govforimpact.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04_Protecting-the-Rights-of-LGBTQStudents-under-Title-IX.pdf.

  10 “Our Work.” Governing for Impact. https://governingforimpact.org/our-work/.

  11 “Addressing Sexual Violence Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.” Governing for Impact, November 2020. https://govforimpact.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/01_Addressing-Sexual-Violence-Under-Title-IX.pdf.

  12 “Robert David (KC) Johnson.” Brooklyn College. https://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=25. Johnson, KC. “Expect the Title IX Inquisition.” Tablet, June 28, 2022. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/expect-the-title-ix-inquisition.

  13 “State of New York v United States Department of Education.” Court Listener, August 9, 2020. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.538098/gov.uscourts.nysd.538098.81.0.pdf. “Know Your IX v. Devos.” ACLU. https://www.aclu.org/know-your-ix-v-devos.

  14 Powell, Michael. “Trump Overhaul of Campus Sex Assault Rules Wins Surprising Support.” The New York Times, June 25, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/college-sex-assault-rules.html.

  15 “Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Students Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.” Governing for Impact, November 2020. https://govforimpact.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04_Protecting-the-Rights-of-LGBTQStudents-under-Title-IX.pdf.

  16 “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.” Defense of Freedom Institute. https://dfipolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DFI-Public-Submission-on-Title-IX-NPRM-website-9-12-22.pdf.

  17 “The Attack on Title IX.” Defense of Freedom Institute. https://dfipolicy.org/titleix/.

  18 Eitel, Robert S. “Biden Revives the Title IX Menace.” National Review, July 19, 2022. https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/biden-revives-the-title-ix-menace/.

  19 Parshall Perry, Sarah and Kassal, Abby. “Lia Thomas Was Just the Beginning. Biden Administration Wants to Eliminate Women’s Sports.” Heritage Foundation, April 11, 2022. https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/lia-thomas-was-just-thebeginning-biden-administration-wants-eliminate-womens.

  20 Jones, Jeffrey M. “More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation.” Gallup, June 12, 2023. https://news.gallup.com/poll/507023/say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx.

  21 “National Student Legal Defense Network,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-student-legal-defense-network/.

  22 “Automating the Discharge of Federal Student Loan Debt for Individuals Who are Totally and Permanently Disabled.” Governing for Impact, November 2020. https://govforimpact.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/05_Automating-the-Discharge-of-Federal-Student-Loan-Debt-for-Individuals-Who-are-Totally-and-Permanently-Disabled.pdf. Cowley, Stacy. “$10 Billion in Student Debt Erased Under Biden, but Calls Grow for More.” The New York Times, September 10, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/business/student-loan-forgiveness-biden.html.

  23 “American Federation of Teachers,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/labor-union/american-federation-of-teachers/.

  24 “National Education Association,” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/labor-union/national-education-association-nea/.

  25 “AFT’s Randi Weingarten on Department of Education’s Title IX Rule Changes.” American Federation of Teachers, May 6, 2020. https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-randi-weingarten-department-educations-title-ix-rule-changes.

  26 Flannery, Mary Ellen. “With Title IX changes, Betsy DeVos puts more students at risk of violence.” National Education Association, May 12, 2020. https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/title-ix-changes-put-students-at-risk.

  27 “Support of the Rights of Transgender Persons—AFT Stands in Unity Against Discrimination in North Carolina and Mississippi.” American Federation of Teachers. https://www.aft.org/resolution/support-rights-transgender-persons-aft-stands-unity-against-discrimination. “Student Debt Support.” National Education Association. https://www.nea.org/student-debt-support.

  28 “AG Slatery Leads 22 States Against Biden Administration for Threatening to Withhold Nutrition Assistance for Schools; Programs that Don’t Adhere to ‘Gender Identity’, ‘Sexual Orientation’ Policy.” Attorney General and Reporter, July 26, 2022. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2022/7/26/pr22-24.html.

  29 Jiminez, Kayla. “Biden administration will release new Title IX rules in May. What to expect.” USA Today, February 8, 2023. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/02/08/biden-administration-release-new-title-ix-rulesmay/11163003002/.

  30 Ferrechio, Susan. “Teachers unions worked with CDC to keep schools closed for Covid, GOP report says.” The Washington Times, March 30, 2022. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/30/republican-report-shows-teachers-unions-helped-cdc/.

  CHAPTER 11

  1 Ludwig, Hayden R. “Big Money in Dark Shadows.” Capital Research Center, April 25, 2019. https://capitalresearch.org/publication/big-money-in-dark-shadows/.

  2 Bland, Scott and Severns, Maggie. “Documents reveal massive ‘dark-money’ group boosted Democrats in 2018.” Politico, November 19, 2019. https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/dark-money-democrats-midterm-071725.

  3 Bland, Scott. “Liberal secret-money network hammers House GOP.” Politico, July 29, 2018. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/29/democrats-dark-money-midtermshouse-745145.