Investigating Power
Climate, Economy, Environment, Koch
But this night’s set was co-sponsored by Stand Together Music, an organization backed by the libertarian billionaire Charles Koch, who made his fortune in fossil fuels. Other sponsors of the party included the free-speech group Fire (which has received millions of dollars in contributions from the Charles G Koch charitable foundation), as well as the […]
A report by Jobs to Move America and the Center for Media and Democracy delves into this history in depth, documenting the Reagan administration’s crusade to elevate contracting “efficiency” and “fair and open competition” above other interests, from fighting Apartheid to creating family-supporting jobs for those who need them most.
While the foundation says its foremost mission is training young reporters, its staff also generates content, which the foundation hands off to The Daily Caller for free. That content is in theory available for free to any publication, but as The Washington Post reported in 2017, The Daily Caller was practically the only outlet that […]
Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, who has close ties to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presented the case for supporting Israel, according to an agenda obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. Lightstone previously served as a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
Contributors to the DonorsTrust, for instance, have their money funneled to desired causes, without the public ever knowing the original source of the funds since it does not publicly disclose the names of its donors. The conservative-leaning FreedomWorks, the State Policy Network, the Constitutional Defense Fund and Project Veritas all received funds last year through […]
Alec, which is corporate-funded but has deep ties to Christian evangelicals strongly supportive of Israel, pushed the model resolution to state legislatures after an emergency meeting two weeks ago. A copy of the agenda obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that the presentation of the case for supporting Israel was made by […]
The Center for Media and Democracy’s research on the State Financial Officers Foundation is featured throughout this piece.
Democracy, Economy, Extremism, Koch
Needless to say, Koch and his philanthropic guests also shared their perspectives with the congressman. The Center for Media and Democracy’s Connor Gibson estimates that the approximately 25 “charitable” groups in Koch’s fleet collectively hold some $4 billion in assets.
ALEC, Climate, Democracy, Environment
David Armiak, research director with the Center for Media and Democracy, said the Greenpeace report “exemplifies how the fossil fuel industry exerts its outsized influence over state and local politics to curtail the constitutional right to protest with the goal of extending its profit model”. He added: “As the climate emergency intensifies, policy makers should […]
ALEC, Climate, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Koch
The Center for Media and Democracy’s research informed and is cited throughout this excellent report from Greenpeace.