…with Ava about the role of the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in peddling prison privatization along with scores of bills to put more people in jail and keep…
Breaking Good News: Truth-Telling Gets an Oscar Nod
Betsy DeVos and “Biblical Capitalism:” Transcript of Interview at The Gathering 2001
…program that was a very fledgling program of providing tuition support and that led us right by the heart straight into education. Betsy want to talk about Education Freedom Fund…
Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump’s Liaison to Congress
…the Koch Brother’s Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the political fund organized by the Koch Brothers to advance their far-right, pro-corporate, anti-environmental agenda. While the group describes itself as a…
Scott Pruitt: Trump’s Pick for EPA
…both down and disbursing remaining funds.” In February 2016, in conjunction with the RAGA winter national meeting, lobbyist C. Boyden Gray hosted a fundraising event in support of Oklahoma Strong…
Scott Pruitt
…Paxton. The Rule of Law Defense Fund Pruitt was a member of the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF) board of Directors since it was created in 2014 until late…
Pruitt Helped Block Garland Confirmation to Supreme Court, then Fundraised from Polluters that Benefited
…of Law Defense Fund (RLDF). The RLDF is a so-called “501C4” organization, which means it is not required to publicly disclose any information about its sources of funding. It was…
Former Chief Nominations Counsel Opposes Sessions for Attorney General
…an RNC division with the knowledge that the division would then help fund the electoral campaigns of those AGs. Press accounts as early as 2000 expressed concerns about this new…
Revealed: The Trump Administration’s Energy Plan
…will be massive defections from the agreement. Any prior commitments to emissions reductions or taxpayer funding for the Green Climate Fund should be seen as null at this point. Increasing…
Dutch Journalist Okke Ornstein Detained in Panama for Criminal Libel
…is against the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and freedom of expression, principles that are acknowledged as fundamental rights world wide,” said Dutch Journalists Association secretary general Thomas Bruning….
Hypocrisy and Trumpism on the Agenda as ALEC Meets in Washington, D.C.
…to fill key positions in government including Koch Congressman Mike Pompeo, school privatizer and ALEC funder Betsy DeVos, and South Carolina Governor and ALEC stalwart Nikki Halley. The ALEC agenda…
