Takeaways from the Latest Philly Campaign Finance Filings

Rise of Working Families Party candidates, Libertarian-backing hyper-capitalists, evolving donor bases, and more

Who Runs PhillyPhilly powerresearchOctober 15, 2019campaign finance, Philadelphia 3.0, Progressive politics

Who Runs Philly? Part 1

Meet the real estate developers spending big to protect their profits.

Who Runs PhillyPhilly powerresearchMarch 5, 2019Progressive politics, Dashboard, campaign finance, Real estate, labor, law

Mary Gay Scanlon, Self-proclaimed Progressive PA-5 candidate has deep connections to neo-liberal forces

“Progressive” PA-5 Candidate Mary Scanlon lacks support for economic reform, welcomes campaign cash from Ballard Spahr and Comcast’s David Cohen.

CampaignsPhilly powerresearchApril 24, 2018law, Comcast, campaign finance, Progressive politics

Introducing Philadelphia 3.0

An increasingly influential dark money group is hoping to re-shape Philly’s Democratic Party this primary season.

Campaigns, ReportsPhilly powerresearchApril 24, 2018Philadelphia 3.0, Urbanist, Parkway Development, Dark Money, Progressive politics, Committee person, campaign finance, super PAC, Real estate, Zuritsky

Nina Ahmad has a lot to explain.

Nina Ahmad, the self-professed “outsider progressive”, is involved in businesses that directly benefit from hyper-gentrification and displacement of working people and people of color, and is an associate of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother.

CampaignsPhilly powerresearchApril 17, 2018PAPrimaries, Election2018, NinaAhmad, Lt. Gov. Race, EB-5 visa, Clinton, gentrification, Progressive politics, Real estate

Follow our blog as we investigate Philly’s most powerful people, organizations, and corporations.