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America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants—and just how massive an impact a gift of that size can have on our political discourse.

A Chicago police officer is helping to forge new bonds with the community through a youth-led, family-oriented program called “Healthy Plates With Police.”

In the mid-2000s, Barre Seid had begun thinking about how to leave a legacy. Riding the personal computer boom, the Chicago-based electronics magnate was on his way to becoming a billionaire.

Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold.

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Harris spent the past two years as legislative director for Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.), and before that worked for the American Feed Industry Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance.

Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold.