According to Fox News on March 24, American activist group CodePink co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin concluded a visit to Cuba. This trip is seen as reflecting a years-in-the-making transnational strategy—an attempt to integrate far-left, socialist, and even communist forces into a “united front.”
The report traces this idea back to a 1944 speech by Mao Zedong, in which he stated that building a broad united front in struggle was “indispensable.” Later, in 1966, Fidel Castro convened the “Tricontinental Conference” in Havana, publicly pledging support for global revolutionary movements. This historical lineage is considered the ideological source of today’s transnational leftist collaboration.
Massive funding and network expansion: the Singham system takes shape
Fox News revealed that U.S.-based Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham began building a transnational network centered on ideology after selling his tech company ThoughtWorks in 2017 for about $785 million.
Investigations show that Singham injected approximately $278 million into around 2,000 nonprofits, think tanks, media outlets, and activist groups. These organizations are formally independent but highly aligned in messaging and ideology, described as a tightly structured system rather than a loose alliance.
U.S. IRS records indicate that from 2017 to 2023, three entities funneled funds to six U.S. nonprofits at the network’s core, which then distributed resources outward, gradually expanding influence.
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The report notes that Singham married Evans in 2017, and wedding guests later became key nodes in the network, serving as strategists, propagandists, and organizers.
This network not only promoted China’s Belt and Road Initiative but also conducted activities in multiple countries. U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chair Jason Smith said Singham maintains contact with Chinese Communist Party–related entities and participates in associated external communications.
At the same time, the funding mechanisms have raised concerns. Singham reportedly made anonymous donations through a Goldman Sachs charitable fund, which was terminated in 2024.
Investigators also found that multiple “shell companies,” such as Likewise Conceptions LLC and Mutod LLC, acted as conduits, channeling large sums into nonprofits at various levels.
Multi-tiered structure and global operations: from street protests to information dissemination
The People’s Forum, founded in New York, is considered a key hub of this network. The organization not only organizes events but also handles funding allocation and coordination. Data shows Singham contributed over $22 million to it.
The system also collaborates with other groups, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the ANSWER Coalition, promoting demonstrations across the U.S. and amplifying influence through media platforms.
According to the New York Post on Feb. 17, the People’s Support Foundation, linked to Singham, has provided tens of millions of dollars to radical organizations worldwide, including a media outlet in India under investigation for allegedly spreading Chinese Communist Party propaganda.
The foundation initially held assets exceeding $143 million and operated through multiple opaque entities, supporting social movements in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
The U.S. State Department recently listed the People’s Forum and CodePink as potential risk organizations, saying they downplay the violence of Marxist regimes in their messaging while receiving funds linked to the CCP.
Currently, the U.S. Congress and the departments of Justice and Treasury are investigating the Singham network, focusing on possible nonprofit law violations or foreign influence activities. To date, no one has been charged or found in violation.
The White House also created a new “Director of Cognitive Advantage” position, held by Shawn Chenoweth, to strengthen information warfare capabilities and reintegrate “information” into the national power framework.
The report notes that this transnational network operates at the intersection of diplomacy, information, military, and economics, echoing early “united front” principles.
As the CodePink delegation left Cuba, Benjamin shouted “Viva Cuba” at the airport, a scene seen as emblematic of the network externally—a transnational structure years in the making, integrating ideology, funding, and action.
