…Singh is now running for his second term and has since introduced legislation to ban sanctuary cities and counties and secured the endorsement of the Koch-aligned Americans for Prosperity in…
The Right-Wing Network Manufacturing the War Against Higher Education
…in state legislatures across the country during 2021-2023. While these bills are typically interpreted as an “organic” consequence of increasing polarization among Americans, the current wave of legislation targeting higher…
Big Oil Backs GOP Effort to Shield the Industry from Climate Litigation
…use legal shells to shield themselves from outright scrutiny. For example, Koch Industries, through its astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity, has deployed a shell legal firm in a major Supreme…
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion
…spends on political and policy-influencing efforts such as its $102-million grant to Americans for Prosperity (AFP) in 2021. Groups that are structured as controlled entities of the ST Chamber (such…
Railroad Owned by RFK Jr.’s Megadonor Repeatedly Violated Environmental and Safety Laws
…come under scrutiny. He used racial stereotypes to describe Black Americans in his 2015 autobiography, calling social safety net programs “Slavery Redux.” In 2021, Mellon transferred stock worth $53.1 million…
Covid Contrarian Doctor Scores Big With Far-Right Funding
…Americans’ abilities to make informed choices in the face of immense pressure. He did not conform to the prevailing orthodoxies about aspects of the pandemic that we now know were…
GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter
…with the goal of “enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.” Given that the PAC is committed to funding radical anti-abortion groups, Uihlein’s vision of “all Americans” living in…
U.S. House Anti-Woke Caucus Targets Programs Benefiting Minorities
…bring into this world generate new prosperity across America,” Trump congratulated the attendees. “For that, we are in your debt.” Right-wing organizations also recognize that the Commerce Department’s longstanding agency…
ALEC Pushes Anti-Union Playbook
…it drew widespread criticism from big business and conservative think tanks. A joint friend-of-the-court brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by Charles Koch’s right-wing advocacy group Americans for Prosperity…
Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience
…Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) is registered as a “hybrid” PAC with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which means that it can operate as a traditional PAC by…