Ron DeSantis’ Proud Boys Allies & 42+ Billionaire Donors Including Koch & DeVos Families
"Most of these billionaires are from outside Florida ... " - Tallahassee Democrat, May 27, 2022 Ron DeSantis has at least 42 billionaire donors. Here are s
Business leaders helped to bankroll the anti-abortion groups who could soon see Roe v. Wade overturned
Brian Schwartz CNBC, MAY 6 2022 Donald Trump’s judicial advisor Leonard Leo stood in front of a group of over a dozen Republican and libertarian
Kochs Building their Version of America
As suggested by Jane Mayer in Dark Money, never have two members of one American family spent so much time and money to control our democracy, and in their
Koch Brothers Their Childhoods and Political Rise (NPR)
Originally published on January 20, 2016 6:28 amIn January 2015, at a private conference in Palm Springs, Calif., the political network led by conservativ
How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society at the Height of Its Attacks on Martin Luther King
January 18, 2016 As noted in the new book, Dark Money, by The New Yorker's Jane Mayer, Charles and David Koch have spent millions on public relations
Father of Koch Brothers Helped Build Nazi Oil Refinery, Book Says (NY Times)
January 11, 2016 The father of the billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch helped construct a major oil refinery in Nazi Germany that was personally app
Koch Brothers’ Iran Ties and Activist Salaries Show Tea Party’s True Face (2011 Article)
The Koch brothers’ company sold chemicals to Iran, the proceeds from which may have gone to Republican interests. Tea Party leaders, meanwhile, make hun
Koch Spy Agency Led by Voter Fraud Huckster
PRWatch, November 19, 2015 The Kochs have been complaining about a "lack of civility in politics" as they seek to boost their public image--but one of the
Fred Thompson’s Legacy Includes Giving the Kochs a Free Pass
(Excerpt from PRWatch) Reverse mortgage pitchman and former Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) passed away on November 1, 2015, at the age of 73, but his legacy
Koch Draws on Big Tobacco for New PR Hires
David Koch may once have called Koch Industries "the biggest company you've never heard of," but facing increasing scrutiny--as the Koch brothers’ plan t
Demystifying Fascism The Nightmare Years
I have in my library dozens of books that were written about the history of fascism and its politics, economics, religious affiliations and psychology that
This Bloomberg Contributor Attacking Renewable Energy Is Paid For By Big Oil
Bloomberg Turns To Manhattan Institute's Robert Bryce To Attack Renewable Energy And Promote Oil And Nuclear Bloomberg Has Published Several Op-Eds By Robe
How Canada Made the Koch Brothers Rich
Author's note: Until this past February, I worked as a contracted television producer for Global TV and its current affairs program, 16x9. Last fall,
The Saga of Koch Industries
Koch Industries owed its creation to Fred C. Koch (1900-1967), a chemical engineer who developed a new cracking method for the refinement of heavy oil into
Tom Cotton and American Fascism (Letter to the Arkansas Times)
"... Economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass-base
“Fascism is Rising in America” The Koch Brothers and the Depressing Demise of Democracy
As the American Heritage Dictionary noted, fascism is: “A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the
Koch-Backed Group with Ties to Liberal Causes? Critics Call it a Charade (LA Times)
From Sourcewatch: Cause of Action, formerly known as Freedom Through Justice Foundation, according to its website, is a non-profit organization claiming t
Trove of Leaked Luxembourg Documents Implicate Disney, Koch Industries in Tax Evasion Scheme
December 11, 2014 A month after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed leaked documents demonstrating that Luxembo
How Big Oil Won the Mid-Term Elections
The Republican victory in the US midterms was paid for by big energy interests and could hold back Obama’s climate ambitionThe resounding Republican
Did Mitch McConnell Fail to Disclose His Trip to the Koch Donor Conference? (The Nation)
Also see: This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie (Re Joni Ernst) Mitch McConnell traveled to a secret meeting of donors connec