West Virginia is the latest front in a national battle to undermine worker rights bankrolled by the billionaire Koch brothers.
Reporters’ Guide on the Koch Right to Work Playbook
By Nick Surgey and Brendan Fischer | at
Featured Investigations
CMD Submits Evidence of ExxonMobil Funding ALEC’s Climate Change Denial to California Attorney General
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Yep, it’s true, #ExxonKnew. ExxonMobil has promoted climate change denial as a major funder of ALEC.
How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society at the Height of Its Attacks on Martin Luther King
By Lisa Graves | at
On Martin Luther King Day, here is some additional information about the Koch PR offensive and their legacy on civil rights.
Koch Daddy and the Nazis, a Revealing History from Jane Mayer
By Lisa Graves | at
Jane Mayer’s new book, Dark Money, reveals how Fred Koch profited from dealing with Hitler’s Germany and praised Germany while criticizing American workers.
Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap
By Mary Bottari | at
U.S Justice Samuel Alito has been scouring the land looking for a case to make his mark on history. Now, he has found one.
Koch Self-Interest in Criminal Justice Reform, Exposed
By Brendan Fischer and Lisa Graves | at
The Koch brothers have received positive press for supporting criminal justice reform, but the evidence shows that, in part, they are in it for themselves.
Koch-Funded Special Interest Groups and Utilities Bankrolling ALEC Meeting
By Jamie Corey | at
106 companies have left ALEC, who is bankrolling the festivities this year?
ALEC Invites Politicians to “Plan Your 2016 Agenda” at ALEC Confab in Scottsdale
By Mary Bottari | at
ALEC’s States and Nation Policy Summit will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, December 2-4.
Koch Group Dumps Half Million Dollars in Florida Anti-Solar Campaign
By Nick Surgey | at
Consumers for Smart Solar, the group promoting an anti-home-solar constitutional amendment in Florida, has received a half million dollars from the 60 Plus Association, a group that has received at least $34 million since 2010 from organizations financially backed by the Koch brothers.
Solar Fight in Florida Heats Up with Mysterious Donor
By Nick Surgey | at
The largest contribution so far to an anti-consumer measure to impede access to solar energy just came from a mysterious new donor. This new donation comes as the battle over whether consumers in Florida can install home solar is heating up, with rival state constitutional amendments both aiming for the ballot in 2016.