Investigating Power
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
But what about the fake electors who submitted falsified documents on Trump’s behalf to Congress for the 2020 election? It turns out they, and others like them, are just as great a threat to democracy as the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. An effort called Insurrection Exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy sheds light on […]
Last week, however, in a stunning addition to Cunningham’s work, the Center for Media and Democracy’s Colleen Scerpella released a mass of current information about the think tanks and philanthropies pressuring Republican state legislatures to pass laws banning diversity, equity,and inclusion in higher education. Scerpella assures readers that the same groups have been promoting legislation to curtail […]
A new Center for Media and Democracy report found that American Majority, a tax-exempt group, trains Republican candidates and party organizations on how to win elections. But the organization’s tax-exempt status prohibits it from such activities. CMD filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office, requesting a thorough investigation into […]
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
Over 100 election officials from eight pivotal states in the U.S. presidential race have demonstrated partisan election denial in recent years. This has led to concerns that they could attempt to manipulate the November result in favor of Republican candidate Donald Trump, as per a report published on Friday. The comprehensive 88-page report, compiled by […]
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
In a recently released report, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) identified 239 election deniers in eight swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin). 50 are Republicans running for the House or Senate, 6 are Republicans running for state executive office, 102 are sitting state and county election officials, […]
Climate, Democracy, Environment
ExxonMobil severed ties with ALEC in 2018, but had given more than $1.7 million to the group between 1998 and 2015, according to Exxon’s publicly available disclosures published by the Center for Media and Democracy. Chevron and Energy Transfer have not replied to CNN’s request for comment.
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
A new survey of eight vital swing states reveals that at least 239 election deniers who have signed up to Trump’s “election integrity” conspiracy theories – including the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged against him – are actively engaged in electoral battles this year. The deniers are standing for congressional or state […]
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
More than 100 election officials across eight swing states in the U.S. presidential race have engaged in partisan election denial in recent years, raising fears they could try to turn the November result in favor of Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a report released Friday. The 88-page report, produced by the Center for Media […]
Complaints filed with the Minnesota Attorney General and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday by The Center for Media and Democracy allege that the nonprofit American Majority broke campaign finance laws that limit political activity by charitable organizations. The complaint says American Majority, which trains Republican political activists and candidates, should be barred from […]
Who’s behind the campaign to cement a stacked Supreme Court into the Constitution, what it would mean for the country, and options for reforming a rogue Court.