The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.
COVID-19 ‘Liberate’ Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial
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Koch Foundation Criticizes Turning Point USA Even as Koch Network Funds the Group
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The far-right, Trump-aligned student activist group Turning Point USA is attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to out “radical leftist” professors “corrupting our youth.”
Koch-Backed Work Rule Requirements Suffer Setback at Hands of GOP Governor
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine asks Trump administration to drop work requirements for Medicaid, food stamps, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Identity-Scrubbing” Charities Bankroll Heartland’s Climate Denial
By Alex Kotch | at
Groups favored by the Koch donor network and the Mercers have pumped more than $10 million into the Heartland Institute, but mainstream donor-advised fund sponsors are financing it too.
Koch-Linked Charity Bankrolled Project Veritas as It Worked With Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups
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DonorsTrust, the corporate Right’s most popular donor-advised fund sponsor, provided the sting operation with nearly one-third of its revenue over the last five years on record.
Right-Wing Super PAC Runs Pro-Sanders Ad After Running Anti-Sanders Ad
By Alex Kotch | at
Club for Growth Action is running an ad accusing the Democratic Party and billionaire donors of rigging the presidential primary for Joe Biden.
Despite Coronavirus Threat, Americans for Prosperity Still Leads Fight Against Medicaid Expansion
By Don Wiener and Arn Pearson | at
Koch-backed and founded group’s opposition to the expansion of affordable health care to millions of citizens in 14 states, despite the imminent threat of a coronavirus pandemic, will inevitably lead to more unnecessary deaths.
GOP Moves to Stack FEC in Its Favor
By Alex Kotch | at
Trump nominates a Republican to the Federal Election Commission who has fought against donor transparency and has ties to the Koch political network, while leaving the Democratic seat vacant.
Kentucky Koch Group Opposes Saving Hospital – Patient Care and 2,000 Jobs at Risk
By Don Wiener | at
Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky is so far the lone group weighing in against a state loan to save Louisville’s Jewish Hospital that has strong bipartisan support.
Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions into Super PACs for 2020 Elections
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Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack.