…as this piece in the National Review, suggest that Charles and David Koch are less involved in national politics in the 2016 election cycle than in previous years. This latest…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Local Influence in Two Maps
…the nation’s top chamber presidents and CEOs” to the lobbying departments of mega-corporations like Walmart, FedEx and American Express–corporate interests who prioritize shareholder profits, not community development. The state chambers…
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…
Exposed by CMD: KIPP’s Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies
…describes itself as a “national network of public schools.” KIPP (an acronym for the phrase “knowledge is power program”) operates like a franchise with the KIPP Foundation as the franchisor…
Unmasking the Chamber of Commerce Networks
…Powell penned his infamous memo to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he not only called upon the national Chamber to unify and strengthen corporate power in U.S. politics, he also…
Highlights of Luntz Poll of American CEOs Shows Broad Support for Progressive Policies
…of commerce get on message about the national political agenda of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest and most influential lobbying forces in America. According to its…
WAR on Voters: Big Money Streams into WI Supreme Court Race with No Disclosure
…thanks to a recent law change, the supposedly “independent” group is now allowed to coordinate directly with its favored candidate without disclosing that coordination to the public. The secret money…
Flint Is a Casualty in the Right Wing’s War on Local Democracy
…98 percent of the $8.4 million raised and spent by the RGA MI 2010 PAC came from outside Michigan, while Michigan donors gave the national Republican Governors Association (RGA) $8.6…
ALEC Exposed: Corporate Polluters Undermining Clean Power in Virginia
…which sets the nation’s first-ever protections against harmful carbon pollution by giving each state a carbon reduction goal to help cut national carbon pollution from power plants by 32% from…
Cashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015
…Force. SPN was created to help ALEC’s national agenda look local, as CMD has documented. K12 Inc., the nation’s largest provider of online charter schools, in which low-paid teachers manage…