How NGOs Are Negatively Affecting America and Why Parents Choose Homeschooling

On this September 8, 2022 broadcast, Kim Monson examines the far-reaching influence of non-governmental organizations on American life with researcher Lisa Bennett, discusses the growing homeschool movement with CHEC outreach director Kim Ware, analyzes Colorado’s literacy crisis with state house candidate Marla Fernandez, and gets a real estate market update from Karen Levine.

The Hidden Power of Foundations and NGOs

Start listening at 29:30 – Hour 1

Lisa Bennett, owner of Wild Skies vacation rentals and an accomplished researcher, exposes the intricate web of non-governmental organizations that shape American policy without democratic accountability. Bennett explains how foundations like the Tides Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, and Democracy Alliance channel billions of dollars from wealthy donors to progressive causes while insulating those donors from public scrutiny.

The Democracy Alliance, Bennett reveals, was established by George Soros after John Kerry’s 2004 presidential loss to coordinate funding from approximately 100 mega-wealthy donors to progressive policy groups. The Tides Foundation operates as a sophisticated money-laundering operation, providing back-office support, legal services, PR, and fundraising infrastructure to nascent activist organizations in exchange for a cut of donations raised.

Bennett warns that these foundations are driving efforts to eliminate cash transactions, implement digital currencies controlled by government, and strip professional licenses from those who dissent from official narratives. The Capital Research Center, she notes, serves as an investigative resource tracking these financial flows through tax return analysis.

“This is a billion-dollar operation, and the only way to fight it is through education. Don’t be swayed by the ads. Don’t be swayed by the names they call themselves.”

Lisa Bennett, Researcher and Entrepreneur

Colorado’s Literacy Crisis Sparks Political Action

Start listening at 14:15 – Hour 1

Marla Fernandez, whose mother fled Cuba in 1961, is running for Colorado House District 3 because persistent literacy failures in Denver Public Schools went unanswered despite her repeated questions. Fernandez explains how the teachers unions endorsed her white opponent while using racism as a political weapon against minority Republican candidates.

Drawing parallels to Castro’s tactics in Cuba, Fernandez describes how the left uses race to divide society and advance Marxist agendas. She notes that 95 percent of Democrats receive NEA endorsements, which she argues compromises their ability to address fundamental educational failures. When she asked DPS officials about correcting literacy rates, she was repeatedly silenced.

“If people on the left would stop using racists as a political weapon, it would be easier to return to political discourse.”

Marla Fernandez, Candidate for Colorado House District 3

The Case for Bringing Children Home from Government Schools

Start listening at 69:00 – Hour 2

Kim Ware, outreach director for Christian Home Educators of Colorado, explains why parents are increasingly choosing to homeschool. Government-run schools, she notes, spend over $15,000 per pupil nationally yet fail to teach basic literacy while implementing surveys that encourage children to question their gender identity as young as 11 years old.

The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, Ware reveals, asks middle school students about their gender identity while schools spend more time on ideological programming than reading and writing instruction. Parents who work full-time can still homeschool, she emphasizes, because actual instruction takes far less time than the eight-hour school day, most of which involves managing crowds of children rather than educating them.

CHEC offers free resources at chec.org/start including video tutorials and connections to homeschool communities across Colorado. An intro seminar scheduled for October 15th helps parents understand how to begin their homeschool journey.

“It’s a government-run school because what the government funds, the government runs. So taxpayers spend annually over $15,000 per student in a public school. So the public school wants your kids bottom in a seat because they get that taxpayer money.”

Kim Ware, Outreach Director, Christian Home Educators of Colorado

Real Estate Market Adjustments Create Opportunity

Start listening at 61:30 – Hour 2

Karen Levine, a seasoned REMAX Alliance realtor, reports that despite media claims of plummeting home prices, the metro Denver market is experiencing normal adjustments after an excessive appreciation run from January through May 2022. Interest rates have doubled, causing some buyers to pause, but creating opportunity for others who no longer face bidding wars with 12 to 20 competitors.

New home builders are now offering incentives including price reductions and closing cost assistance not seen in five or six years. The 2-1 buydown option helps buyers manage higher interest rates by reducing payments in the first two years. Levine reminds buyers that having representation on their first visit to a new home community ensures the builder recognizes their agent relationship.

“Home prices are not plummeting. We saw an excessive appreciation run between January and May. And then we saw interest rates go up. They doubled.”

Karen Levine, REMAX Alliance Realtor