Cinedigm, which is owned by a Beijing-based private equity firm, received a $2.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan in April.
Foreign-Owned Entertainment Company Lands Federal COVID-19 Loan
By Alex Kotch and Don Wiener | at
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Wisconsin Coronavirus Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capital
By David Armiak | at
Protesters eschew masks and social distancing to protest Governor Evers’s stay-at-home order and back a Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce plan to reopen businesses at a capitol rally promoted by right-wing groups.
Anti-Coronavirus Lockdown Rally in Ohio Led by Trumpists and Tea Party Members
By David Armiak | at
The billionaire-backed libertarian group FreedomWorks is promoting the protest on its new Reopen America webpage.
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Has Provision to Safeguard Union Organizing Drives: Right-Wing Groups Not Happy
By Don Wiener | at
Democrats slipped in a provision requiring medium sized businesses taking out CARES Act loans to “remain neutral” if their workers try to organize a union.
Koch Foundation Criticizes Turning Point USA Even as Koch Network Funds the Group
By Alex Kotch | at
The far-right, Trump-aligned student activist group Turning Point USA is attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to out “radical leftist” professors “corrupting our youth.”
GOP Moves to Stack FEC in Its Favor
By Alex Kotch | at
Trump nominates a Republican to the Federal Election Commission who has fought against donor transparency and has ties to the Koch political network, while leaving the Democratic seat vacant.
CMD and CREW File Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Trump Tax Returns Case
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
CMD and CREW filed an amicus brief on March 4 in support of the U.S. House oversight committees seeking Trump’s financial records in the consolidated Supreme Court case of Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP and Trump v. Deutsche Bank.
Dark Money “Women’s” Group Claims Pivotal Role in 2016 Presidential Election
By David Armiak | at
New report reveals that Independent Women’s Voice, a right-wing group with close ties to the Koch political network, claims to have swung Wisconsin for Trump in 2016 – and will likely try again in 2020.
Conservative Foundations Finance Push to Kill the CFPB
By Alex Kotch | at
Right-wing funders have given nearly $69 million to 11 groups that submitted Supreme Court amicus briefs in support of eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Board, a key reform enacted in the wake of the Great Recession.
Pence to Speak at Madison School Choice Event
By David Armiak | at
Vice President Mike Pence will speak at a capitol rally organized by groups linked to school privatization advocates like the Bradley Foundation and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.