The foundation of white nationalist hate group VDARE took in $4.3 million in 2019, over eight times more than the year before, according to tax records obtained by CMD and shared with Hatewatch.
REVEALED: The Federalist Foundation’s Tax Records
The right-wing website took in $800,000 in 2019, some of it from extremist megadonors.
Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) denounced fossil fuel companies for exploiting taxpayers and refusing to testify before her congressional subcommittee.
Lawmakers in Corporate Pay-for-Play Network Push Bills Aimed at Intimidating Voters of Color
Don’t believe the hype about “woke” corporations taking public stands against Republican voter suppression. Behind the scenes, state lawmakers who work hand in hand with corporate lobbyists are leading the charge to restrict the vote.
Ben Jealous Talks with CMD About History of Racist Poll Watching
The Center for Media and Democracy spoke with People For the American Way President Ben Jealous about poll watching’s racist history and current resurgence.
CMD Signs Coalition Letter Asking Corporations to Drop Fox News
Fox News is a toxic media network that spreads misinformation, conspiracy theories, and hate.
Despite Covid, Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Continues Assault on Medicaid
Charles Koch’s advocacy organization still opposes increasing access to health care, even during the nation’s worst public health crisis in 100 years. It helped kill a constitutionally mandated Medicaid expansion in Missouri this year.
CMD Presents Reporting at UnKoch Press Conference
At an UnKoch My Campus press conference, CMD’s Alex Kotch presented his reporting on how Charles Koch and Koch Industries aided the careers of the Republicans who spread lies about voter fraud and voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
State Policy Network Partners With RealClear to Promote Its Right-Wing Agenda
The billionaire-funded foundation of news site RealClearPolitics will promote the anti-labor and pro-corporate libertarian agenda of the State Policy Network.
Businesses and Trade Groups Bankrolled Sponsors of Texas’ Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
Big companies and trade associations, including several in the medical field, have donated significantly to proponents of a bill that would remove transgender youth from their homes for receiving gender-affirming health care.