…has heavily invested in right-wing groups that have supported so-called right-to-work laws and demonized collective bargaining rights, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Americans for Prosperity, the Cato Institute,…
Foreign-Owned Entertainment Company Lands Federal COVID-19 Loan
…according to the law firm, White & Case, LLP. Cinedigm is working on a Chinese TV channel geared towards American audiences, but this may not mean that it has any…
ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19
…vice president of Americans for Prosperity. Ed Meese of the Heritage Foundation. Bill Walton, a media figure who is a trustee at the Koch-backed American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage…
Funding Hate: How Online Merchants and Payment Processors Aid White Nationalists
…according to SPLC. AFP’s current mission statement reads, “The American Freedom Party is a party that represents the interests and issues of White Americans and all Americans who support our…
Wisconsin Coronavirus Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capital
…rally did not wear masks, nor did they adhere to Center for Disease Control (CDC) social distancing recommendations. But they did hold American flags, Tea Party flags, Gadsden “Don’t Tread…
New Energy Wiki Provides Valuable Resource for Climate Activists Around the World
…Latin American content into parallel pages — either in Spanish or Portuguese.” “We are proud to help support the GEM Wiki in its exciting new phase, after years of hosting…
Groups Aligned with Right-Wing Megadonors Are Promoting Coronavirus Protests
…saying, “Rather than blanket shutdowns, the government should allow businesses to continue to adapt and innovate to produce the goods and services Americans need.” State branches of Americans for Prosperity…
COVID-19 ‘Liberate’ Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial
…response among many American public officials and the public at large to the COVID-19 pandemic has, in many ways, paralleled the response to the climate crisis. First came a denial…
CMD Files Lawsuit Against IRS for Refusing to Release Tax Records for 18 Right-Wing Groups
…and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In December 2019, CMD requested the 990 forms for the following 18 non-profit organizations: American Legislative Exchange Council Citizens for Self-Governance Citizens for…
ALEC’s Post-Janus Wishlist Revealed in Policy Document
A “labor reform” booklet of 50 “state factsheets” obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveals the ambitious agenda of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate…