Who Funds That? EP8: Enemies of Energy

Who Funds That? EP8: Enemies of Energy

Without energy, we have nothing: The economy relies on it; our entertainments rely on it; our schools rely on it; our comfort and lives rely on it. But the energy on which we all rely has enemies, and our colleague Ken Braun has traced them in his new report Enemies of Energy. Ken joins us today to discuss his report. Enemies of Energy report [https://capitalresearch.org/app/uploads/FINAL-PDF_CRC_EnemiesofEnergy.pdf] What’s Behind American Energy NGOs Doing China’s Dirty Work [http://dailywire.com/news/whats-behind-american-energy-ngos-doing-chinas-dirty-work]

Who Funds That? EP7: Hasan Piker in the Doghouse?

Americans who know Cuba best—those who fled the Communist-ruled island and their descendants—loathe the country’s Communist regime, in power since Fidel Castro overthrew an American-backed strongman in 1959. Thanks to Cold War geopolitics and the political influence of those Cuban-American communities (especially those around Miami, home city of Secretary of State Marco Rubio), the United States has maintained strict restrictions on trade and travel to the island, largely on a bipartisan basis. But left-of-center activists often operate as if laws they don’t like don’t apply to them, and that any infractions will be dismissed with a wink and a nod by their “moderate” allies. And with an aggressive right-of-center government in power, that is increasingly a bad bet, as a number of radical-left activists including podcaster Hasan Piker and CodePink leader Medea Benjamin have reportedly been subpoenaed for information about their participation in the “Nuestra America Convoy” supporting the Communist regime. How much trouble are these leftist agitators potentially in? What are they doing, and who’s funding it? Stu Smith of the Manhattan Institute joins us to discuss. Feds subpoena Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin over Cuba trips [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips] Hasan Piker [https://www.influencewatch.org/person/hasan-piker/] Code Pink (CODEPINK) [https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/codepink/] Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) [https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/democratic-socialists-of-america/] The Cuban regime’s American sympathizers [https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-cuban-regimes-american/] Stu Smith [https://x.com/thestustustudio]

Who Funds That? EP6: Can Treasury Fix Nonprofit Tax Returns

Today we’ve got a very important and exciting topic to cover: The nonprofit tax return (Form 990)! Now please don’t turn your podcast dial—this actually matters way more than you think, even if you aren’t a nonprofit accountant, because 990 disclosures are so very important to discovering “Who Funds That” in nonprofit advocacy. The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the “990” that “are intended to detect misconduct and hold wrongdoers accountable.” We’ve invited our colleague Robert Stilson, who has written extensively on fixing the nonprofit tax return, to offer his ideas on what the Trump administration should do.  Treasury Announces Form 990 Transparency Initiative to Expose Hidden Funding and Strengthen Oversight [https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0470] Some Suggestions for Improving the Form 990 [https://capitalresearch.org/article/some-suggestions-for-improving-the-form-990/] Thinking About Fiscal Sponsorship: The Form 990 Black Hole [https://capitalresearch.org/article/thinking-about-fiscal-sponsorship-part-3/] Thinking About Fiscal Sponsorship: Potential Reforms [https://capitalresearch.org/article/thinking-about-fiscal-sponsorship-part-4/] Tides Center [https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/tides-center/]

"Who Funds That?" EP5: Ohio’s Medicaid Millions

Seven buildings with 288 companies. Empty offices with unopened government notices in the mail slots. Convicted fraudsters vaguely warning that they know who journalists’ families are. It’s all real, and it’s all been uncovered in Columbus, Ohio, where millions of taxpayer dollars are disappearing into questionable home healthcare businesses and the state government and the businesses have few answers to many, many questions. Joining us to discuss their Ohio Medicaid investigation are Luke Rosiak, an investigative reporter for the Daily Wire, and Capital Research Center’s investigative researcher Parker Thayer. Medicaid Millionaires [https://www.dailywire.com/topic/medicaid-millionaires] He Was Convicted For Defrauding The Government. Now Medicaid Pays His Wife Millions. [https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-convicted-for-defrauding-the-government-now-medicaid-pays-his-wife-millions?author=Luke+Rosiak&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=He+Was+Convicted+For+Defrauding+The+Government.+Now+Medicaid+Pays+His+Wife+Millions.] Ohio Restores Medicaid Anti-Fraud Measures After Daily Wire Investigation [https://www.dailywire.com/news/ohio-restores-medicaid-anti-fraud-measures-after-daily-wire-investigation?author=Luke+Rosiak&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Ohio+Restores+Medicaid+Anti-Fraud+Measures+After+Daily+Wire+Investigation] Inside Ohio’s Home Health Empire: 7 Buildings, 288 Medicaid Companies, $250 Million [https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-ohios-home-health-empire-7-buildings-288-medicaid-companies-250-million?author=Luke+Rosiak&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Inside+Ohio%E2%80%99s+Home+Health+Empire:+7+Buildings%2C+288+Medicaid+Companies%2C+%24250+Million] No One Is Safe: Homecare Fraud Schemes Are Ripping Off Americans In Every State [https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-one-is-safe-homecare-fraud-schemes-are-ripping-off-americans-in-every-state?author=Parker+Thayer&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=No+One+Is+Safe%3A+Homecare+Fraud+Schemes+Are+Ripping+Off+Americans+In+Every+State]

Who funds That? EP4 Democrat Union Bosses, Republican Workers

As working-class Americans demonstrate increasing willingness to support conservative political candidates, some ostensible conservatives—some perhaps in service to their think tank’s funders in left-wing Big Philanthropy and others perhaps in the delusion that Big Labor will lead them to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—have argued that the path to working-class support is through union bosses’ marble and stone palaces in Washington, D.C. and other big blue cities. Today’s guest brings warnings that that way lies madness—or at least self-inflicted defeat, because those palaces still serve the Left as they have for (at least) almost a century. Today Tom Jones of the American Accountability Foundation brings the receipts, with documentation on how private-sector unions that have Republican members have been using their (often forced) dues to fund the Institutional Left.see less Scathing report claims nation's oldest labor union 'betrayed' MAGA members through 'shocking' spending [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scathing-report-accuses-top-labor-union-of-betraying-trump-supporter-members-with-shocking-spending-on-dems] DUKE: A Shaky Ceasefire And A Union Betrayal [https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/09/amber-duke-unfit-to-print-iran-war-unions-catholic-nuns-fraud/] Making the AFL-CIO great again: labor policy in 2026 [https://capitalresearch.org/article/making-the-afl-cio-great-again-labor-policy-in-2026/] Some local Teamsters groups announce Harris endorsements after national union declines to do so [https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/local-teamsters-groups-announce-harris-endorsements-national-union-dec-rcna171984] Does Big Labor truly represent the American worker? [https://capitalresearch.org/article/does-big-labor-truly-represent-the-american-worker/] Big Labor sees pensions as a “weapon” [https://capitalresearch.org/article/big-labor-sees-pensions-as-a-weapon/]