The RNC and the DNC present very different perspectives on Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform.
Black Lives, Blue Lives, and the Fight Over Criminal Justice in America
By Mary Bottari | at
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ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal, and Other Corporate Funders
By Jessica Mason and Lisa Graves | at
Corporate bill mill ALEC will push bills to protect failing charter schools, silence political speech, and more. Preview the ALEC 2016 agenda.
Koch Brothers’ Fingerprints Can Be Found All Over GOP Convention
By Mary Bottari | at
Though the Kochs have indicated they are staying out of the presidential election their fingerprints are all over the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.
Peabody Coal Bankruptcy Reveals Climate Denial Network Funding
By Nick Surgey | at
The recipients of funding from Peabody Energy were made public in the company’s recent bankruptcy filings.
ALEC Appoints New Chair To Climate Denial Task Force
By Jamie Corey | at
ALEC has named Jennifer Jura of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as the new corporate chair for its task force that works to oppose action to tackle climate change.
A Reality Check for “Charter School Week”
By Dustin Beilke | at
It’s “National Charter School Week” but it’s no week to celebrate given the billions spent and hundreds of millions squandered on fraud and waste by charter school operators.
ALEC’s 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot
By Lisa Graves | at
Working in tandem with deep-pocketed corporations and funders like Koch Industries, ALEC is driving an agenda in the states you need to know about.
DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation
By Nick Surgey | at
The investigation into ExxonMobil climate change denial continues as court filings show a subpoena has been issued to the PR firm, DCI Group.
ALEC Touted “Transparency” in Pushing for the Panama Free Trade Agreement
By Jessica Mason | at
An unprecedented leak of millions of documents has revealed how some of the world’s most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny.
ALEC Exposed: Corporate Polluters Undermining Clean Power in Virginia
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
New Report by the Center for Media and Democracy and the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.