The Center for Media and Democracy reports that a recent ALEC conference in Arizona advocated for a rewrite of the Constitution, our nation’s foundational document, for the first time in American history. The citizens’ lobby Common Cause calls the nationwide movement for a convention “the most serious threat to our democracy, flying almost completely under […]
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Stephen Miller Spent 2023 Preparing for His Infernal Comeback
t took some time to get off the ground, but last year, AFL reported a whopping $44.4 million in revenue—up seven times from 2021. Of that largesse, $27 million alone came from the Bradley Impact Fund, a donor-advised dark money fund that previously bankrolled a number of organizations that pushed election fraud conspiracies in 2020.
Mike Johnson Is the Christian Nationalist We Should Have Seen Coming
Johnson also shared a telling story about his more recent exploits. “Somehow, I found myself invited to a small dinner that Charles Koch was having,” he began. The other guests, as Johnson described them, were 25 of the top conservative donors in the U.S. (They may have held as much as $4 billion in assets, according […]
A-F grades come out this week for Tennessee schools. Here’s what to know.
School letter-grading policies were also promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC. Its members are mostly conservative state lawmakers, and its funding comes from foundations, trade groups, and some corporations, according to research from the Center for Media and Democracy.
Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access
“The inclusion of climate change denial groups and PR firms alongside the massive presence of the fossil fuel industry at Cop28 calls into question the seriousness of the talks to enact policies to address the unfolding climate emergency,” said David Armiak, research director at the Center for Media and Democracy. “Why else would groups that […]
Revealed: how top pop stars are used to ‘launder the reputation’ of Koch family
But this night’s set was co-sponsored by Stand Together Music, an organization backed by the libertarian billionaire Charles Koch, who made his fortune in fossil fuels. Other sponsors of the party included the free-speech group Fire (which has received millions of dollars in contributions from the Charles G Koch charitable foundation), as well as the […]
Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era
A report by Jobs to Move America and the Center for Media and Democracy delves into this history in depth, documenting the Reagan administration’s crusade to elevate contracting “efficiency” and “fair and open competition” above other interests, from fighting Apartheid to creating family-supporting jobs for those who need them most.
Tax Docs Reveal Tucker Carlson Is Finally, Truly Out at The Daily Caller
While the foundation says its foremost mission is training young reporters, its staff also generates content, which the foundation hands off to The Daily Caller for free. That content is in theory available for free to any publication, but as The Washington Post reported in 2017, The Daily Caller was practically the only outlet that […]
“Powerful” right-wing group pressures lawmakers on pro-Israel bills
Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, who has close ties to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presented the case for supporting Israel, according to an agenda obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. Lightstone previously served as a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
Republican megadonor Mercer family weighs backing Trump as they maintain massive war chest
Contributors to the DonorsTrust, for instance, have their money funneled to desired causes, without the public ever knowing the original source of the funds since it does not publicly disclose the names of its donors. The conservative-leaning FreedomWorks, the State Policy Network, the Constitutional Defense Fund and Project Veritas all received funds last year through […]