Founded by a former professor who portrays Israel as “a racist, apartheid state,” the website RighteousJews.org praises Jews who believe that Palestinians are being “humiliated, tortured, and murdered in the name of political Zionism.”

With his deep socialist ties, United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard is delighted to be called the ”No. 1 scourge of free traders.”

Sixty-nine-year-old Kalle Lasn, a lifelong “student of revolution,” issued the initial call for the OWS protests in an effort to topple “the current monster” of capitalism, on the theory that America was “ripe” for a mass uprising rooted in “despondency” and sustained by ”rage.”

The legendary community organizer Lisa Fithian has long operated in the world of anarchists, antiwar protesters, and union thugs. Thus she feels right at home in her current role as OWS’s leading street-level organizer.

Portions of New York City’s financial center have been infested by swarms of leftist protesters denouncing capitalist “greed.” A group calling itself “Occupy Wall Street” is a key leader of the demonstrations.

The newly formed “October 2011″ movement will stage its kickoff rally in DC next Thursday. Calling on the U.S. government to end all economic policies “which foster a wealth divide,” this organization vehemently opposes federal spending cuts — favoring instead massive government expenditures for the purpose of “creating jobs.”

The Applied Research Center views the United States as a nation where “structural racism” is deeply “embedded in the fabric of society.” As such, the organization demands “concrete change from our most powerful institutions to build a fair and equal society.”

During each election cycle, Americans For Democratic Action aggressively promotes those candidates who adhere most closely to its own clearly defined left-wing positions on a wide variety of issues.  

A detailed look at a Barack Obama’s strained relationship with Israel, from the early 1990s through the present day.

A financial clearinghouse for the progressive movement, the Democracy Alliance bankrolls such varied left-wing enterprises as think tanks, media “watchdog” groups, “ethics” organizations, voter-mobilization groups, media outlets that attack conservatives, and leadership-training centers.