Tag: dark money
Coal lobbyist hosted fundraisers for senators evaluating his nomination for top...
Andrew Wheeler raised funds for Republican senators on the committee that makes the preliminary decision on confirming appointments to the agency.
Koch brothers pledge to spend $400 million on 2018 midterm elections
The Koch brothers, one of America's wealthiest families, pledged to spend their money "on campaign contributions and policy initiatives."
Fed up with corporate-rigged politics?
A burgeoning movement has formed, not merely just to protest or lobby against the government — it intends to become the government.
Paul Ryan receives half a million in Koch contributions just days...
“It looks like House Speaker Ryan is quickly being rewarded for passing this legislation that overwhelmingly benefits the Koch's and billionaires like them."
What happens when bad money supports good foreign policy?
The anti-war movement needs money, and the Koch brothers have it. But it comes with strings attached.
How to end crony capitalism
What if the anti-establishment wings of both parties came together in a pro-democracy coalition to get big money out of politics?
Pushing toxic chemicals and climate denial: The dark money-funded Independent Women’s...
IWF partners with many other Koch-funded activist groups that deny climate science and push the deregulatory agenda of corporations.
10 years ago, Connecticut got big money out of its elections....
The landmark public financing system is under threat.
You get what you pay for: If money is speech, can...
This is not the sort of democracy the Framers had in mind, but if there is no distinction between private wealth and political influence, it’s the sort we’d better get used to.
Pro-Gorsuch dark money raises doubts about judicial independence
Does Gorsuch have a conflict of interest?