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…the 24-hour news cycle to answer and understand why and how special interests and dark money are reshaping American politics and elections. Our team focuses on documenting the facts and…
Koch Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse: Special Report on Reentry and Following the Money
…Inc. whose “torture“137.c centers were found to employ systemic psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Now operating as the “Drug Free America Foundation,” the board of directors137.d and advisory board137.e include…

UPDATE Koch Candidates? Where Is the Koch Machine Spending in 2016 So Far
…for American, Concerned Veterans for America, and the 60 Plus Association. Notably, much of this research is focused on disclosed spending through Political Action Committee reports, but the bulk of…

Peabody Coal Bankruptcy Reveals Climate Denial Network Funding
…Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) American Energy Alliance American Legislative Exchange Council Americans For Balanced Energy Americans For Prosperity Oklahoma Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Atlas Network) Co2 Science Center…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Local Influence in Two Maps
…the time, has been able–to capture the policy direction of local chambers in every major city across the country. Far too often in 2016 America, the local chamber is not…

Kochs’ Grassroots Leadership Academy Training Astroturf Army
…and it’s called Americans for Prosperity’s “Grassroots Leadership Academy.” Koch Ground Troops The Republican Party has long been disadvantaged in the electoral ground game. It does not have as many…

Is the EPA Being Pressured on Atrazine? New Findings of Environmental Concerns about Syngenta’s Crop Chemical Removed from EPA Site
…published additional details about ACSH and the corporations that have funded it–such as Altria, the American Petroleum Institute, Bayer CropScience, the Bradley Foundation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chevron, CropLife America, Donors Capital…

A Reality Check for “Charter School Week”
…complete if it doesn’t mention ALEC and the wealthy interests that have bought and paid for the “education reform” policies that were necessary to create most of these schools in…

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…
