Anti-Communist

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Reaches 2.5 Million Members Through Anti-Communist Mobilization

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At the dawn of the 1960s, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce membership has grown to over 2.5 million dues-paying members, unified behind the organization’s aggressive support of capitalism and anti-communist mobilization in the face of what it characterizes as domestic and foreign threats. The …

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John M. Olin Foundation Begins Eight-Year Operation as Secret CIA Money Laundering Bank

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The John M. Olin Foundation, established in 1953 by chemical and munitions manufacturer John M. Olin, begins serving as a secret “bank” for the Central Intelligence Agency in 1958, according to Jane Mayer’s Dark Money. Between 1958 and 1966, the foundation launders $1.95 million …

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