…of books, as the key contributor to the success of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in America. One of the ten core principles of this management…
A Condemnation of Threats to Openness, Ethics and Accountability
…Organizations American Oversight American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Campaign for Accountability Center for Biological Diversity Center for Media and Democracy Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Defending Rights…
Koch Document Reveals Laundry List of Policy Victories Extracted from the Trump Administration
In the backdrop of a chaotic first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the conservative Koch brothers have won victory after victory in their bid to reshape American government to their…
The Two Faces of Janus: The Billionaires Behind the Supreme Court Case Poised to Dismantle Public Sector Unions
The Roman god Janus was known for having two faces. It is a fitting name for the U.S. Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments February 26, Janus v. American…
Arizona “Ground Zero” for Koch Attack on Public Education
…passel of interlinked right-wing groups that fund and participate in ALEC, including the Koch’s astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity, the DeVos family’s American Federation for Children, and the State Policy…
Fracking Lobbyists Plan to Spend Big at Trump Hotel
…dollars at a Trump family property. The Independent Petroleum Association of America will hold its 2018 “Congressional Call-Up” lobbying event at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. from March…
Fearing 2018 Democratic Wave, Right-Wing Lobbyists Are Mobilizing Against a $15 Minimum Wage Push
…President Donald Trump, in next year’s elections. The wave could carry with it a raft of pushes for progressive policies. But the right is girding itself for the fights they…
GOP Angles for More Campaign Cash, Less Disclosure
Last week Senate Republicans passed a tax bill that hands massive tax breaks to corporations and the rich at the expense of low-income and middle-class Americans. Written behind closed doors…
ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force
By Jamie Corey, Senior Researcher with Documented The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups–Americans for Prosperity and the…
ALEC Backs Extreme Climate Denial, Constitutional Rewrite, Corporate Wish List at Nashville Summit
…Senators,” CMD wrote back in July, before ALEC first introduced this resolution at its Annual Meeting. America’s Heartland Fights Back Against ALEC In the meantime, citizens in America’s heartland are…