CMD NEWS ABOUT Democracy

• Koch Funding of Universities Topped $100 million in 2019

  By David Armiak | November 23rd, 2020 at 10:59 AM (CST)

  IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy show that the Charles Koch Foundation gave $141 million to universities and colleges, right-wing organizations, and other causes in 2019.

• Voters Pass Economic Justice Measures Despite Corporate Opposition

  By Alex Kotch | November 19th, 2020 at 11:35 AM (CST)

  While House Democrats took a hit in the 2020 elections, voters in several states favored progressive policies.

• Coming Up Short in Hunt for Voter Fraud, Desperate Republicans Try to Pay For Evidence

  By Alex Kotch | November 13th, 2020 at 8:03 AM (CST)

  After more than a week of frivolous lawsuits attempting to disenfranchise voters, some right-wing groups and an elected official are trying something else: offering cash for evidence of fraud.

• Koch Operation Fights to Keep the GOP Majority in the U.S. Senate

  By Don Wiener | November 12th, 2020 at 10:01 AM (CST)

  Americans for Prosperity Action, the super PAC of Charles Koch’s political operation, spent millions on digital ads, attack mail, and door-to-door canvassing in seven key U.S. Senate races, and more spending is likely in the two Georgia runoffs, the outcome of which will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

• 82% of Koch Candidates Elected to Office

  By David Armiak | November 11th, 2020 at 4:46 PM (CST)

  Charles Koch and his political network won at least 82 percent of the 439 candidates it invested in in the 2020 election cycle, according to an analysis of results by the Center for Media and Democracy.