Who Funds That? EP 16: Big Labor’s Leftist Investments

A faction of the political right, supported by the think tank American Compass that is funded by the leftist Hewlett Foundation, claims that organized labor has a “conservative heart” and should be empowered to dominate American life in a manner not seen since the 1940s or 1950s. But is that true? Just about all available evidence suggests not—Big Labor is, as it has been since at latest the turn of the twentieth century, Everything Leftism. Adding more evidence to the pile today is Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center, who joins me to discuss his report on Big Labor’s involvement in left-wing “environmental, social, and governance” — ESG — investing movements.Links:https://www.mackinac.org/archives/2026/s2026-04.pdfhttps://capitalresearch.org/article/2026-proxy-preview-reports-far-fewer-esg-resolutions/https://www.influencewatch.org/influence-networks/esg-activism/