…FreedomWorks. In March 2019, former President Trump nominated Moore to the Federal Reserve Board, but he withdrew his name from consideration once reporters exposed his history of disparaging women. Moore…
GOP Candidates Race to Outdo Each Other in Attacking ESG Investing
Several Republican candidates jockeying to take on Trump in next year’s presidential primary have seized on the Right’s culture wars and defense of big oil. And they’re not alone. Many…
How Koch Cash Is Bankrolling the Effort to Kill Big Tech Reform
In the past couple of months, Americans have suffered disastrous consequences from deregulation initiated during the Trump administration: in transit, the East Palestine derailment threatening the lives and livelihoods of…
Utah State Treasurer Compares ESG Policies to Nazism at Heartland’s Climate Misinformation Fest
…elites are exploiting fears about the climate to gain more power and control over our lives.” Jeffrey Clark, former President Trump’s lead environmental attorney, spoke about how climate change policy…
Fossil Fuel Producers Urge ALEC to Help “Preserve [Their] Freedom”
…in domestic fossil fuel production. The alliance posted $919,316 in revenues in 2021, according to ProPublica’s NonProfit Explorer.. Harold Hamm, a major GOP donor and board member of the pro-Trump…
Koch Industries Still Rides the Tax Subsidy Gravy Train
…of billions in federal tax subsidies Koch Industries gets as part of the fossil fuel industry, plus more than $1 billion per year in savings from former President Trump’s massive…
Super PAC Ads Unleashed in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Before Heated Primary
…with his wife Elizabeth, own the shipping material manufacturer ULINE. The Uihleins—who pumped $5.8 million into reelecting Trump ally Ron Johnson (R–WI) to the U.S. Senate last year—have the potential…
ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism Fighters
…community interests and impact in their pursuit of shareholder profits. Operating Under the Radar In 2020, Greg Mueller and Leonard Leo, who played an integral role in Trump’s effort to…
Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Activist Leonard Leo Was Top Funder of Republican AG Campaigns in 2022
…the organization in 2022, according to an analysis of IRS filings by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). The Concord Fund, a dark money group affiliated with the Trump…
Contributions Now Pouring in for High-Stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
…Scott Walker (R) but lost his first election to liberal judge Jill Karofsky in 2020, raised just over $312,000 last year. The Uihleins—who pumped $5.8 million into reelecting Trump ally…