CMD follows the money.
UPDATE Koch Candidates? Where Is the Koch Machine Spending in 2016 So Far
By Lisa Graves and David Armiak | at
Featured Investigations
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.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Local Influence in Two Maps
By Calvin Sloan | at
How far does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s policy network extend?
Kochs’ Grassroots Leadership Academy Training Astroturf Army
By Mary Bottari and David Armiak | at
The Koch brothers have turned their attention to races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state governorships.
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.
U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections
By Jessica Mason | at
Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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.