…youth groups, and more in 2023, according to an analysis of its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). The donor advised fund — dubbed…
The Invisible Hand: How Dark Money Is Inventing Prestige for Right-Wing Academics
…an investment fund CEO. A closer look at AASL and its origins and activities provides a disturbing window into how wealthy business interests are working to reshape academia in support…
Koch Super PAC Shatters Its Election Spending Record
…Leadership Fund and Senate Leadership Fund, have spent more backing Republican candidates for the House and Senate this year than AFP Action has, according to a Sludge review of Federal…
The American Invasion: Climate Denialism Crosses the Atlantic
…Coalition, which also receives funding from the Bradley Foundation, the Mercer Family Foundation, The 85 Fund (run by right-wing legal firebrand Leonard Leo), the Scaife Foundation, and other far-right donors….
ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Third Quarter
…Women Speak Out PAC, which received $6.5 million over the three months from Uihlein’s PAC. Restoration is the primary funder of the PAC this election cycle, FEC disclosures show. Women…
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Again Tops Funders of Republican AG Group in Third Quarter
The Concord Fund’s $1.5 million contribution to the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) in the third quarter made it the top funder of the right-wing group leading opposition to abortion…
Climate Clarity: The Biggest Problems, The Best Solution
…Monetary Fund report on Africa, “temperatures in fragile states [such as the] Central African Republic, Somalia and Sudan are already higher than in other countries because of their geographical location….
A Koch-Funded Lawfare Group Is Suing The Biden Admin To Protect Vaccine Skepticism
…fund preferred by Koch network donors, has funneled $5 million to the organization between 2018 and 2022. NCLA has other major corporate-aligned backers as well. The 85 Fund, the funding…
Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
…spending is on this one Senate race. The Senate Republicans’ super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, has spent $9.5 million in the race against Tester, again largely for attack ads. It…
Turning Point Turns Into a Trump Field Operation
…to increased funding from right-wing megadonors, including the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and its donor advised fund, the Bradley Impact Fund; the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation; the Dunn Foundation;…