…of the House Administration Committee. In this capacity, he has helped shape two new pieces of “election integrity” legislation, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and the American Confidence…
ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in Denver
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its 51st Annual Meeting in Denver this week at the four-star Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. ALEC state lawmakers, right-wing…
Groups Behind State Anti-ESG Legislation Received $85 Million From Corporate Billionaires and Dark Money Funds
…Strategy report —which I co-authored—a total of 373 anti-ESG policies have been introduced in state legislatures in the past four years. These policies are designed to dissuade or ban public…
Heavy Hitters and Big Business Bankroll RAGA
…and gas producers and trade groups including Enbridge, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, and Western Energy Alliance contributed this quarter, with the Canadian-based company Cenovus Energy Inc. giving $100,000, the…
Election Deniers Have Taken Over the RNC
…Amy Kremer, who was one of the most active fundraisers in the Stop the Steal movement and whose organization secured the permit for the Save America rally in Washington on…
The Right-Wing Network Manufacturing the War Against Higher Education
A recent white paper by Isaac Kamola, director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details the ongoing culture-war backlash against higher education in America, largely in response…
Big Oil’s Plan To Criminalize Pipeline Protests
…the American Petroleum Institute — a major trade group representing oil and gas companies — new pipeline safety legislation should “fill gaps in current law” with “additional measures covering disruption…
Extreme Right State Freedom Caucuses Create Big Headaches for Republicans
…Party. “Building Freedom caucuses in every state, composed of principled, America-First conservatives, will help better protect our liberties and American values in communities nationwide” and give state legislators “the tools…
The Big Money Behind Chris Rufo’s Right-Wing Agitating
…his outlet had “lost America’s trust” through a left-wing slant and an absence of viewpoint diversity. Berliner subsequently resigned from his position. Rufo has an undeniable knack for stoking right-wing…
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion
…particularly influential supporter of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Koch funding has enabled the spread of harmful cookie-cutter state law. Some of ALEC’s most infamous policies include voter suppression…