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John Oliver Spotlights Corporate Astroturfing Masquerading as Popular Activism

By Martin Levine | August 15, 2018

Sorting out real from fake nonprofit advocacy is hard. Unless we all make it our business, democracy will suffer greatly.

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The Nonprofit Masquerade Ball: What Is Speech First?

By Martin Levine | July 12, 2018

While both glitter in the sunlight, an assayer can easily separate fool’s gold from the real. Distinguishing genuine grassroots organizations from political front groups is not so easy. Whether this is a real concern for the larger nonprofit community is, however, a question.

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OP-ED: The Regulatory Creep of Grassroots Lobbying Public Disclosure Regimes

By Matthew Alvarez | December 2, 2015

In its haste to uncover the interests behind astroturf campaigns and to force disclosure on anyone who amplifies their voice with money’s assistance, government creates minefields of regulatory traps for the unwary nonprofit.

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The Dubious Grassroots and Coalition Credentials of an 501(c)(4) Attacking Dodd-Frank

By Rick Cohen, National Correspondent | July 21, 2015

When dubious nonprofits appropriate the language of grassroots movements and coalitions, legitimate nonprofits should step up to challenge their questionable credentials. One such example is actively attacking the Dodd-Frank legislation.

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“Progressive” Coalition for Fast Track and TPP Appears from Nowhere

By Rick Cohen, National Correspondent | March 17, 2015

An apparently fake coalition claims to represent progressives supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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