Investigating Power
Yes. I think it has grown rapidly in the last few years. I think the Dobbs decision was a clarion call. We’re going to continue to have an uphill struggle against that Republican political machine because the same big donors who ran the court-capture operation for all those years, which Center for Media and Democracy […]
Democracy, Elections, Extremism
To be sure, Judicial Watch has had success raising big bucks from conservative donors and foundations, as Fitton has risen in the right’s ecosystem. Since 2010, Judicial Watch has roped in six- and seven-figure checks from such top conservative donors as the Schwab Charitable Trust, the Sarah Scaife Foundation, Donors Trust and others, according to […]
ALEC, Campaign Finance, Democracy, Koch
Koch Industries, which is controlled by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, is also one of the corporate backers of the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has crafted model gun legislation for Republican allies to pass in state legislatures around the country, according to a report by the Center for Media and Democracy’s (CMD) ALEC […]
Climate, Democracy, Economy, Environment, RAGA
That “aggressive pursuit” goes both ways. According to emails and documents obtained by the nonpartisan Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), Republican AGs offer lobbyists and lawyers private, confidential meetings in exchange for contributions to RAGA, which—as a 527 political organization—can raise unlimited amounts of cash from individuals and corporations.
Many anti-ESG efforts, especially those directed at climate change, have been documented as being funded by the fossil fuel industry since at least the late 1990s. NCPP does not identify its donors, but it was explicitly founded as a conservative and free-market think tank. The Center for Media and Democracy has identified a history of dozens of major […]
ALEC, Democracy, Education, Extremism
ALEC is a corporate-funded entity whose members include “global corporations and state politicians [who] vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights,” according to the progressive nonprofit watchdog the Center for Media and Democracy. “These so-called ‘model bills’ reach into almost every area of American life and often directly […]
The group behind the efforts is Young Americans for Liberty. In 2021, Young Americans for Liberty received a $662,475 grant from DonorsTrust as part of their widespread youth outreach project that includes Turning Point USA, and was the third largest recipient of grants. According to the Center for Media and Democracy, DonorsTrust is a favorite dark money […]
Fidelity is a Silver sponsor, which means it paid $25,000 for “one 30-45 minute virtual private meeting, potential to contribute a speaker to panel discussion, and sponsorship of ‘e-blasts,” according to the Center for Media and Democracy. As a Bronze sponsor, Wells Fargo paid $15,000 for “invitations to SFOF special events, distribution in conference swag […]
ALEC, Climate, Economy, Environment, SFOF
Not all of Devon’s top brass have been so reticent to declare their side in the ESG war. Devon CEO Rick Muncrief sits on the board of directors of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance. Earlier this year, DEPA urged board members of the American Legislative Exchange Council to adopt the “Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act” as […]
Democracy, Economy, Environment, RAGA, SFOF
One panel hosted by Republican Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks posed a question increasingly uttered by congressional Republicans and and prospective GOP presidential candidates in recent months, according to an agenda obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and later reviewed by CNBC.