Think Tanks Blur Lines Around Corporate Influence

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https://politicalwire.com/2016/08/07/think-tanks-blur-lines-around-corporate-influence/

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New York Times: “Think tanks, which position themselves as ‘universities without students,’ have power in government policy debates because they are seen as researchers independent of moneyed interests. But in the chase for funds, think tanks are pushing agendas important to corporate donors, at times blurring the line between researchers and lobbyists. And they are doing so while reaping the benefits of their tax-exempt status, sometimes without disclosing their connections to corporate interests.”

“Thousands of pages of internal memos and confidential correspondence between Brookings and other donors — like JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank; K.K.R., the global investment firm; Microsoft, the software giant; and Hitachi, the Japanese conglomerate — show that financial support often came with assurances from Brookings that it would provide ‘donation benefits,’ including setting up events featuring corporate executives with government officials.”


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[Blue Owl]

1. Thunk Tanks

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[Gabi Hayes]

2. this isn't news, just an example of what's been going on since the advent of the

Powell memo


http://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arms-for-corporations/

[RapSoDee]

3. You can definitely see this is the so-called "science" propping up GMOs & chemical companions

Junk corporate "science." It's such a corporate chemical scam on the food supply, one relentlessly and duplicitously backed by skeezy squads of corporate trolls.