Eli Clifton

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Eli Clifton is a senior adviser at the Quincy Institute and the investigative journalist at large at Responsible Statecraft. He reports on money in politics and US foreign policy.

How the Anti-Iran Lobby Machine Dominates Capitol Hill

How the Anti-Iran Lobby Machine Dominates Capitol Hill How the Anti-Iran Lobby Machine Dominates Capitol Hill

Neocon think tanks get millions from wealthy donors, which they use to game the system, buy influence—and push for regime change.

Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Eli Clifton and Ali Gharib

Is an Israeli Official Spreading Propaganda on Tinder?

Is an Israeli Official Spreading Propaganda on Tinder? Is an Israeli Official Spreading Propaganda on Tinder?

Israel's single and looking to mingle. 

Jul 15, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to?

Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to? Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to?

Hint: it’s the one that defends him whenever he launches into a sexist tirade.

Jun 12, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Two Points of View From Today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Two Points of View From Today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing Two Points of View From Today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Today in Washington, Representative Meeks makes a level-headed case for multilateral diplomacy with Iran, while Representative Vargas fears an iranian attack on Los Angeles.

Jun 10, 2014 / Eli Clifton

What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program

What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program

Did a report from a “problematic” source land in the opinion pages because it failed to pass muster with newsroom editors?

May 29, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge

Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge

But its candidate would rather talk about fishing than foreign policy.

May 6, 2014 / Eli Clifton

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

Answering statements of Holocaust acceptance with denial is becoming a Netanyahu trademark.

Apr 28, 2014 / Eli Clifton

GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran

GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran

Paul Singer is one of the Republican Party’s most effective fundraisers—and a leading proponent of using military force against Tehran. 

Apr 7, 2014 / Eli Clifton

The Secret Foreign Donor Behind the American Enterprise Institute

The Secret Foreign Donor Behind the American Enterprise Institute The Secret Foreign Donor Behind the American Enterprise Institute

The right-wing think tank received big money from Taiwan’s government at the same time that it was churning out policy papers and articles urging US military aid to Taipei.

Jun 25, 2013 / Eli Clifton

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