To get America back to work and boost profits, the Koch network and other right-wing money groups have long pushed to return to pre-pandemic schooling.
How Dark Money Shaped the School Safety Debate
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
Education
How The Koch Network Hijacked The War On Covid
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
As Omicron surges, a shadowy institute filled with fringe doctors appears to be part of big business’ two-year strategy to legitimize attacks on pandemic interventions.
ALEC Forum Promotes Manufactured Controversy Over the Factual Teaching of Racism in K-12 Schools
By David Armiak | at
Around seventy lawmakers, lobbyists, and researchers gathered yesterday at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s policy summit in San Diego to hear speakers push actions and model legislation in the GOP’s manufactured culture war over the supposed teaching of critical race theory in public schools
Fair Elections and U.S. Constitution Come Under Attack at ALEC Meeting
By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council kicked off its annual policy summit today with a meeting of its secret working group on election suppression and gerrymandering strategies, and an “Academy” on right-wing plans to rewrite the U.S. Constitution.
Bari Weiss’ New “Fiercely Independent” University Closely Tied to Right-Wing Koch Network
By Alex Kotch | at
A group of jilted writers, “canceled” professors, and right-wing think tank fellows, some with links to fossil fuel magnate Charles Koch, is planning to start a university dedicated to “truth.”
Koch Spent Nearly $150 Million in 2020 to Extend His Influence and Promote His Agenda
By David Armiak | at
The Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute paid out $149.2 million in grants in 2020 to universities, right-wing policy, litigation, and advocacy groups, and other causes, the latest IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy detail.
“Dark Money ATM” Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020
By David Armiak | at
Spurred by $158 million from one secret donor, DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund pumped a record amount of money into right-wing campaigns to remake the Supreme Court, spread election and climate disinformation, and support extremists last year.
Turning Point USA Seeks $43 Million to Escalate the Right’s Culture War in American Schools
By David Armiak | at
The Trump-aligned nonprofit pitches a “Systematic Effort” to “Inspire Our Kids [to] Love America Again” in investor prospectus obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
ALEC Claims Credit for Voter Suppression and Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws at Secret Meeting
By David Armiak | at
ALEC boasted about its role in promoting and passing laws making it harder to vote, barring schools from teaching about America’s racist past, and protecting employers from COVID-related lawsuits at a May meeting of the right-wing Council for National Policy.
ALEC’s Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP’s Culture Wars
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its first post-Trump in-person meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah at the five-star Grand America Hotel.