Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Tag: Koch brothers

Prominent Conservative Will Only Support Republican Candidates If They Walk Back...

Despite his criticisms of Cruz and Trump, Koch said that he and his network would not be supporting or opposing any of the candidates.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators

In the United States three quarters of a century later, well-funded climate change deniers and the political network supported by the Koch brothers are testimony to the enduring power of the oil industry.

What the Koch Brothers Have to Do With the Flint Water...

The water crisis in Flint is the tragic result of the wrong people in power.

Koch Brothers Plotting Multimillion Dollar War on Electric Vehicles

The fossil fuel industry is allegedly funding a new organization that will spend $10 million a year to push petroleum-based transportation fuels and attack government subsidies on EVs.

The Kochs Are Ghostwriting America’s Story

Progressives need to fight back with their own "metanarrative" against the tall tales of the right wing.

Why Media Should Be Skeptical Of Koch Brothers’ New Anti-Poverty Group

Media should know that: previous Koch-backed poverty and education efforts have been coupled with ideological proselytizing, Stand Together's executive director is a Koch veteran and former Republican congressional candidate who repeatedly fearmongered about the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

During Paris Climate Summit, Obama Signed Exxon-, Koch-Backed Bill Expediting Pipeline...

The provision sets a specific timeline as to how long environmental reviews should take, setting the limit to just under half a year.

The Go-to Guy for Corporate Moochers

Scott Walker is a proven budget whacker giving corporations the goldmine, while students get the shaft. So when a corporation wants public money, Walker is their go-to-guy.

Making Science History

The Koch brothers are buying up museum boards to influence others of their junk climate theories. Isn’t it odd that infamous science-deniers are directing a science museum?

Kissing the Koch Ring

Corporate spending was bad in previous years, but wait until 2016 as it is set to corrupt the candidates and greatly diminish voter participation. This time around, the Koch machine will spend three times more than last year’s midterm elections.

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Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid famine crisis

This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.

Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk...

The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
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Senator Sanders demands US withdraw military aid as Israel escalates attacks in Rafah

Amidst escalating violence in Rafah, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the U.S. administration to cease military support for Israel, citing severe humanitarian risks and a potential large-scale tragedy.

As peace protests are violently suppressed, CNN paints them as hate rallies

Some in corporate media very clearly took sides, portraying student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid.
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‘They are starving,’ says doctor back from Gaza; world food program warns North in...

We get an update on conditions among the besieged and starving population of Gaza—including of children now suffering from the psychological effects of intense and prolonged trauma—from Dr. Walid Masoud.