…creation, lower gasoline and electricity prices, and increased productivity provided public policies allow companies to access valuable energy resources and distribute them at home and abroad.” A recommendation by Bradley…
Trump’s Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Government Workers, Good Paying Jobs
…means of undermining unions who were organizing black and white workers together in the same shop. Predictably, Koch brothers groups–such as Americans for Prosperity, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),…
The West Coast Soda Wars Threaten to Engulf the Nation
…health threat. In a June 2017 article in the American Journal of Public Health, Jennifer Pomeranz of New York University’s College of Global Public Health and Mark Pertschuk of Grassroots…
ALEC’s Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) named Missouri Republican state Rep. Bruce DeGroot as a “Legislator of the Week” in June. Why is ALEC so fond of DeGroot? Because he…
Report: Wage Theft is Pervasive in Corporate America; Big Banks, Insurers are Among Most-Penalized Firms
…includes Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other large banks and insurance companies as well as major technology and healthcare corporations. Many of the large corporations are repeat offenders, and…
Democracy on the March in the Badger State: 10 Democrats Vie to Take on Scott Walker
Oshkosh, WI — After 10 years under the destructive, divisive policies of Scott Walker, Wisconsin Democrats are ready for a change. Over a thousand intrepid Democrats made their way to…
Harley-Davidson Insiders Hog Tax Cut Revenue
When Speaker Paul Ryan pushed the Jobs and Tax Cut Act of 2017, which lowered corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent, he promised American workers “more jobs, fairer…
Who are the 2018 Koch Candidates?
…Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative, Concerned Veterans for America, Generation Opportunity, and Freedom Partners Action Fund. Koch Industries also attempts to indoctrinate its 50,000 employees on whom and what to…
EPIC Fail: Supreme Court Turns Back the Clock to Strip Workers of Power
…paychecks. Economists agree that a key variable in the wage stagnation is the inability of the vast majority of American workers to join together to demand higher wages. Unionized workers…
“Unprecedented” Outside Spending Floods into Wisconsin to Attack U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
…attempt to portray Democrats as destroying African-American communities through support for pro-choice policies. In 2006, radio ads prepared by America’s PAC gave “the clear message that black voters need to…