The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a nationally recognized watchdog that leads in-depth, award-winning investigations into the corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity. The Koch…
Koch Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse: Special Report on Reentry and Following the Money
…real estate developer Kevin Gay, who has repeatedly boasted109 of ONH’s “5% recidivism rate v.s. the national average 67%,” and that “other Ready4Work rates nationally reflect a 4 to 25%…
UPDATE Koch Candidates? Where Is the Koch Machine Spending in 2016 So Far
…as this piece in the National Review, suggest that Charles and David Koch are less involved in national politics in the 2016 election cycle than in previous years. This latest…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Local Influence in Two Maps
…the nation’s top chamber presidents and CEOs” to the lobbying departments of mega-corporations like Walmart, FedEx and American Express–corporate interests who prioritize shareholder profits, not community development. The state chambers…
ALEC’s 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot
…stop the privatization of public schools, and help mitigate climate change. Opposition to these initiatives is fierce and growing and often nationally-driven and coordinated by the American Legislative Exchange Council…
Exposed by CMD: KIPP’s Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies
…describes itself as a “national network of public schools.” KIPP (an acronym for the phrase “knowledge is power program”) operates like a franchise with the KIPP Foundation as the franchisor…
Unmasking the Chamber of Commerce Networks
…Powell penned his infamous memo to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he not only called upon the national Chamber to unify and strengthen corporate power in U.S. politics, he also…
Highlights of Luntz Poll of American CEOs Shows Broad Support for Progressive Policies
…of commerce get on message about the national political agenda of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest and most influential lobbying forces in America. According to its…
WAR on Voters: Big Money Streams into WI Supreme Court Race with No Disclosure
…thanks to a recent law change, the supposedly “independent” group is now allowed to coordinate directly with its favored candidate without disclosing that coordination to the public. The secret money…
Flint Is a Casualty in the Right Wing’s War on Local Democracy
…98 percent of the $8.4 million raised and spent by the RGA MI 2010 PAC came from outside Michigan, while Michigan donors gave the national Republican Governors Association (RGA) $8.6…