▁worked ▁in ▁mis information ▁operations , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁IP S ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁intelligence ▁network . ▁B itt man ▁argued ▁that ▁IP S ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁liberal ▁think ▁t anks ▁that ▁acted ▁as ▁pro - S ov iet ▁propag anda ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Administration ▁ ▁F ell ows ▁Sarah ▁Anderson ▁Ph yll is ▁B ennis ▁John ▁Cav an agh ▁Kar en ▁Dol an ▁ ▁Rob b ▁K . ▁B url age ▁John ▁K iri ak ou ▁Sa ul ▁Land au ▁Marcus ▁R ask in ▁San ho ▁Tree ▁D aph ne ▁Wy sh am ▁ ▁Senior ▁sch ol ars ▁Mau de ▁Bar low ▁Norman ▁Bir n baum ▁No am ▁Ch om sky ▁Steve ▁Cob ble ▁Ch uck ▁Collins ▁Barbara ▁Ehren reich ▁Paul ▁Ep stein ▁Richard ▁F alk ▁Bill ▁F let cher ▁Andy ▁Lev ine ▁Jerry ▁M ander ▁Jack ▁O ' D ell ▁V and ana ▁Sh iva ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁Start - up ▁fund ing ▁was ▁secured ▁from ▁the ▁S ears ▁he ir , ▁Philip ▁Stern , ▁and ▁bank er , ▁James ▁War burg . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁foundation ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Rub in . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁* " M arc us ▁R ask in : ▁ ▁For ▁him , ▁ideas ▁were ▁the ▁seed lings ▁for ▁effective ▁action " ▁( ob itu ary ▁of ▁Marcus ▁R ask in ), ▁The ▁Nation , ▁ 2 9 ▁Jan . ▁/ ▁ 5 ▁Feb . ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁pp .  