Some of the wealthiest conservative donors in the U.S. have poured over $100 million into media since 2015, a CMD analysis has found.
Right-Wing Megadonors Are Financing Media Operations to Promote Their Ideologies
By Alex Kotch | at
Democracy
Koch Spends More in 2019 to Stop Action on Climate
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries spent $11 million in 2019 lobbying Congress to block climate action, renewable energy subsidies, automobile fuel efficiency standards, and donor disclosure.
Koch-Favored DonorsTrust Keeps Funding Anti-Muslim and Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups
By Alex Kotch | at
The bigoted nonprofits that wealthy conservatives fund through DonorsTrust include some that the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as hate groups.
Justice Kelly’s Campaign Haul for Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat Eclipses Opponents
By David Armiak | at
GOP megadonors helped Justice Kelly raised $800,000 in 2019, more than double his nearest challenger.
Right-Wing PragerU Triples Revenue in Two Years
By Don Wiener | at
Recent tax filings show that “most viewed conservative site in world” saw dramatic growth after Trump’s election, and has paid its founder and his brother close to $1 million.
Group Behind Wisconsin Voter Purge Lawsuit Has Strong GOP Ties
By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | at
Crusade to remove 200,000 voters from the rolls by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stands to benefit Trump, a right-wing state Supreme Court justice, and the big Republican donors and strategists that lead and bankroll the group – and have donated at least $12 million to Wisconsin GOP causes and candidates.
Ex-Pharma Lobbyist Embedded in White House Tanked Drug Pricing Bill, While His Former Employer Helped From the Outside
By Alex Kotch | at
Former Gilead Sciences lobbyist Joe Grogan pushed Trump to ditch his support for a House bill to lower drug prices while Gilead-linked groups advertised and lobbied against it.
Koch Funds Groups Supporting Lawsuit Against Donor Transparency
By Alex Kotch | at
The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Foundation wants the Supreme Court to take its case challenging California’s donor disclosure law, and 15 groups receiving more than $28 million from Koch-related funders just happen to be on board.
Some of America’s Biggest Corporations Help Finance Anti-Impeachment Ads
By Alex Kotch | at
Pharmaceutical, energy, and defense industry interests have poured money into dark-money groups that promote their corporate agendas…and now advertise against impeachment.
DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018
By David Armiak | at
The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.