
Alex Kotch
Alex is a former investigative reporter with the Center for Media and Democracy. A campaign finance expert, Alex helped launch money-in-politics website Sludge, and his work has been published by more than two dozen media outlets including The American Prospect, The Nation, and Vice.com. As of fall 2022, he was executive director of the OptOut Media Foundation, a nonprofit charity he co-founded that maintains a news aggregation app for independent news and offer other services to assist financially independent media outlets.
Trump Megadonors, Freedom Caucus, and CEOs Bankroll QAnon-Supporting, Extremist Candidates
Koch Super PAC Touts GOP Senators' Support for "Junk" Insurance Plans
An All-Out Assault: GOP-Aligned Groups Attack Voting Rights From All Angles
Corporate Lobby Group Attacks Teachers' Unions in Call for Schools to Reopen Despite COVID-19 Risks
Conservative Plutocrats Pour Enormous Sums of Money into GOP Super PACs
Facing Increased Scrutiny, TikTok Gave Money to State Attorneys General Groups
Trump Megadonor in Charge of U.S. Postal Service Poses Grave Threat to U.S. Elections
Right-Wing Groups Opposing State and Local Coronavirus Bailouts Take Millions in PPP Loans
Hate Groups Rake In PPP Loans as Racial Justice Movement Expands
Koch-Backed Groups Fight to Block Ohio COVID-19 Bailouts, Despite Crushing Pandemic Deficits