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
What Kind of Man Spends Millions to Elect Ted Cruz?
Robert Mercer is one of the wealthiest, most secretive, influential, and reactionary Republicans in the country. In 2010, Arthur Robinson, a research che
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
The Privatization of War Private Mercenaries and the “War on Terror” in American Foreign Policy
“I do this job for the opportunity to kill the enemies of my country and also to get that boat I always wanted. . . . [W]hen engaged I will lay waste to
“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
A New Challenge to Citizens United
"... the court didn’t pause to think about corporate crime. ..." Recently, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., announced bold legislation that will limit corpor
$1.1 Trillion Spending Pact Angers Campaign Finance Watchdogs
December 10, 2014 WASHINGTON - The $1.1 trillion spending agreement reached by House and Senate negotiators on Tuesday night would vastly expand the amou
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
Commentary The Supreme Court Has Blown Up Regulation of Political Money
By GREGORY P. MAGARIAN For four years I've told anyone who would listen that the most important line in the notorious Citizens United decision was th
Arizona Conservatives Honor Sheriff Joe Arpaio and get a Little Bit Racist in the Process
PHOENIX – The demographic death spiral of the conservative movement has a laugh track. It was recorded live in Barry Goldwater’s hometown on Saturday
Reid, Dems Attack Conservative Koch Brothers As ‘Un-American,’ ‘Immoral’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against tw
OK City Skadden Arps Behind Secretive Group “Catalyst Oklahoma”
By Andrew W. Griffin
Red Dirt Report, February 21, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY – The sudden appearance of a website for a mysterious group called “United OKC
Documents Confiscated From Meth Dealers Expose Secrets of GOP Dark Money Org (2012)
The boxes landed in the office of Montana investigators in March 2011. Found in a meth house in Colorado, they were somewhat of a mystery, holding files o
Tea Party Politics are a Perversion of “Social Welfare”
Editorial: A perversion of "social welfare" Carlsbad Current-Argus December 4, 2013 The Obama administration's move to rein in political activity by tax-e
Bernie Sanders Outs Koch Brothers’ Role In Government Shutdown
Sen. Sanders put the blame for the government shutdown square on the Koch Brothers, “Let’s not kid ourselves. This shutdown is not something that just
Tea Party Tax Evasion Time to Review Law on ‘Social Welfare’ Groups
" Some social welfare groups promised in their applications, under penalty of perjury, that they wouldn’t get involved in elections. Then they did just
It wasn’t Conservatives who were Investigated by the IRS – It was the Koch Brothers’ Front Groups
Also see: "Americans For Prosperity Calls Wind Tax Credit ‘Deplorable,’ But Defends Government Support Of Oil Companies" The President Obama of 2013 w
The Koch Brothers’ PAC Rats Reboot
Koch World reboots By Kenneth P. Vogel Politico, February 20, 2013 The Koch brothers’ political network spent hundreds of millions to win the White Hou
Source of Campaign Donations Hidden in Elaborate Shell Game
By Dan Morain The Sacramento Bee, November 11, 2012 A California Common Cause leader convened a press conference and demanded answers: "Why are they tryin
Beating Back Nazism took Commitment to Community
By Al Dahler Newsleader, September 15, 2012 My special treat this summer was to read Winston Churchill’s six volume history of the Second World War. Wha