Tag: Koch brothers
The triumph of the oligarchs
A tidal wave of public loathing is growing across the land – toward Trump, the GOP, and the oligarchs they serve; and to the deception, the wealth, and the power that underlies them.
India may ban petcoke, one of dirtiest fossil fuels exported by...
“NCR air pollution is at public health emergency levels and requires drastic action.”
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.
Climate-denying Koch brothers back purchase of Time Magazine
So nearly thirty years after Time’s iconic “Planet of the Year” cover, the magazine could soon be running headlines like: “Exclusive: the world is flat.”
These unsigned comments supporting a gas exports rule are recycled industry...
Roughly two dozen of of the 89 comments were directly copy-pasted from either industry itself or else pro-industry materials written by the DOE or Congress.
5 facts about Mike Pence’s close ties to the Koch Brothers...
The Vice President’s influence over the federal government and his fealty to the Koch agenda is breathtaking.
A corporate supercell spawning a hailstorm of special-interest legislation
Protecting corporate profits and power by overruling democratically made local policies is a crime that's easily understood and loathed by nearly all Americans.
Kochs and Trump team up to cut billionaires’ taxes
Americans may be in for a long fall “health-wise” and “economy-wise.”
Koch Brothers attempt to lower corporate taxes
This document set out a five-phase plan for helping to pass these Koch-favoring tax reforms.
Billionaire donors plot a ‘renaissance of freedom’ – for the privileged
Who needs roads when you've got a private jet?
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.