…in 2021—argued that ESG policies are not only fundamentally incompatible with free market capitalism, but that they threaten the very foundations of American society and individualism. Accompanied by a slide…
Koch Funds BlackRock Bashing…While Profiting from Joint Investments
…light of their impact on society, social justice, and the environment. In recent years, investment firms are increasingly offering ESG funds to their clients and investing public pension money in…
Deluge of Dark Money Expected as Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Moves Toward Runoff
…of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, a former member of the advisory panel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, and a former member of…
Super PAC Ads Unleashed in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Before Heated Primary
…his first election by Jill Karofsky. Kelly is deeply tied to Republicans and the Wisconsin right-wing infrastructure. He is the former president of the Milwaukee chapter of the Federalist Society…
Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Activist Leonard Leo Was Top Funder of Republican AG Campaigns in 2022
…“judge whisperer” and Federalist Society board co-chair, also made a $1-million contribution to RAGA in the first quarter, bringing its total for the year to $4 million. This again makes…
Candace Owens’ ‘Blexit’ Operation Bankrolled by Wealthy White Conservatives
…establishing the foundation behind right-wing media site The Federalist, and hosting other conservative causes. Automobile auction billionaire Willis Johnson gave the Blexit Foundation $100,000 in 2020 through his private foundation,…
Koch-Funded Litigation Group Fights to Protect Covid Misinformation
…claims about scientific consensus. Standards in medicine are “set by professional groups” like the California chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Infectious Disease Society of America, he…
Charles Koch’s Campaign to Make Dark Money Even Darker
…Naomi Schaffer-Riley, who is affiliated with the Koch-funded American Enterprise Institute and Independent Women’s Forum, presented the lawsuit as an antidote to “woke philanthropy” and “cancel culture.” DonorsTrust, the Federalist…
ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms
…voters surveyed was that companies should be able to exercise discretion to invest in ESG initiatives that benefit society without government interference.” ALEC is a pay-to-play operation in which state…
“Dark Money ATM” Injected Right-Wing Groups with $123 Million in 2021
…all grantees with $3.8 million. The highly influential Federalist Society, “an organization of 60,000 lawyers, law students, scholars, and other individuals” co-chaired by Leonard Leo and “dedicated to reforming the…