#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks http://www.thenation.com/article/174437/secret-donors-behind-center-american-progress-and-other-think-tanks Washington institutions esteemed for their independent scholarship don't disclose donations from corporations and foreign governments. The Center for American Progress, Washington’s leading liberal think tank, has been a big backer of the Energy Department’s $25 billion loan guarantee program for renewable energy projects. CAP has specifically praised First Solar, a firm that received $3.73 billion under the program, and its Antelope Valley project in California. Last year, when First Solar was taking a beating from congressional Republicans and in the press over job layoffs and allege...