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"At least 80 wealthy liberals have pledged to contribute $1 million or more apiece to fund a network of [[think tank]]s and advocacy groups to compete with the potent [[conservative]] infrastructure built up over the past three decades," The Washington Post reported in August, 2005. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/06/AR2005080600848.html]
Rob Stein's PowerPoint presentation on how the [[right-wing|Right]] built a strong infrastructure of think tanks, non-profits, non-profit groups, scholarship recipients, academics, lobbyists, [[right-wing|right wing]] activists and the media led to the founding of the Democracy Alliance, and also a separate organization, the [[New Progressive Coalition]] founded by entrepreneurs [[Andy and Deborah Rappaport]].
The Democracy Alliance tries to keep a low profile and its wealthy donors prefer anonymity. According to published reports, organizations funded by Democracy Alliance are asked not to reveal the funding.
