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19 Jul 2011

Congressional reps haul in campaign cash

Members of the congressional delegation representing North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties are stockpiling 2012 campaign cash. With redistricting looming for all the state's members of the House of Representatives, each of the region's four lawmakers relied heavily on political action committees to fill their coffers for the second quarter of this year, according to reports filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.
Members of the congressional delegation representing North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties are stockpiling...
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21 May 2011

Koch, GOP fire back at Waxman over oil sands pipeline inquiry

Koch Industries and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are criticizing Rep. Henry Waxman s (D-Calif.) probe of whether Koch stands to gain from a proposed pipeline to import Canadian oil sands a project that Republicans hope to expedite with legislation.
Koch Industries and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are criticizing Rep. Henry Waxman s (D-Calif.) probe...
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21 Dec 2011

How Republicans, the Koch Bros and Walker could lose the right to vote

Between the insecurity of our voting machines - and the right-wing push for strict voter ID laws - the right to vote and have that vote be counted - which is the beating heart of our democracy - is in trouble. That's why today it's more important than ever to listen to what Thomas Paine said about voting rights more than 200 years ago... Paine explained why the right to vote is so important, "To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case.
Between the insecurity of our voting machines - and the right-wing push for strict voter ID laws - the right to vote and...
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27 Mar 2012

The Koch Bros Plan To Take Down Health Care Reform

While the intellectual battle waged inside the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of health care reform, it was outside where the political battle really took off. And who is at the center of the political battle? The Koch brothers. Conservative billionaire brothers have sent the surrogates, the Americans for Prosperity, to rally against the bill. The protest featured notorious anti-health care crusaders like Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sens. Jim DeMint and Rand Paul and will do little, if anything, to impact the actual deliberations of the Court.
While the intellectual battle waged inside the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of health care reform, it was...
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23 Feb 2011

How John Birch Society Extremism Never Dies – The Fortune Behind Scott Walker’s Union-Busting Campaign

Over 68,000 people have mobilized in Madison and progressive organizers are planning solidarity efforts across the country to denounce Gov. Scott Walker s (R-WI) radical attempt to bust Wisconsin s public sector unions.
Over 68,000 people have mobilized in Madison and progressive organizers are planning solidarity efforts across the...
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17 Feb 2011

Tea Party Billionaire David Koch Entertains Newly Elected Republicans On The First Day Of The New Congress

Today, as Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was sworn in as the Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress, ThinkProgress witnessed a group of Koch Industries lobbyists entering the Capitol along with members of Congress and their families. Tim Phillips, a former business partner to Jack Abramoff who now leads the Koch front group Americans for Prosperity, was with Nancy Pfotenhauer, a former corporate lobbyist for Koch Industries. ThinkProgress learned that David Koch, the polluter billionaire who has bankrolled groups organizing the Tea Parties and much of the modern conservative movement, was also in attendance in the Capitol for Boehner's swearing-in event.
Today, as Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was sworn in as the Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress, ThinkProgress...
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6 Oct 2011

Koch Brothers Dishonest About Keystone XL, Tar Sands Interest

On the heels of a 21-page investigative article by ?Bloomberg ?Magazine?, which covered the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, and its numerous subsidiaries over the past several decades, more damning news arrives about their dirty deeds in Canada. Today, ?InsideClimate News? reported in a story titled "Koch Subsidiary Told Regulators It Has 'Direct and Substantial Interest' in Keystone XL", that contrary to the narrative the Kochs have been dishing out to the U.S. government, Koch Industries has a huge fiscal stake in both the Keystone XL Pipeline and in Tar Sands production more generally.
On the heels of a 21-page investigative article by ?Bloomberg ?Magazine?, which covered the high crimes and misdemeanors...
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19 Oct 2011

Ranking Member Waxman Calls for Examination of Koch Industries’ Role in Keystone XL Pipeline

Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield requesting an investigation of the link between Koch Industries and the Keystone XL pipeline. Earlier this year, Koch Industries denied any connection between Koch and the Keystone XL pipeline.
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee...
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22 Jan 2012

The Koch Congress Pushing Keystone Pipeline

The Koch Congress as Think Progress calls them are members of congress that accepted money, known as bribery in most countries, from the billionaire Koch Brothers. Keeping money out of government is the main issue of rulings such as Citizens United, and the general atmosphere of a long corrupted US Congress.
The Koch Congress as Think Progress calls them are members of congress that accepted money, known as bribery in most...
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6 Nov 2011

Don’t Let Obama Take a Koch Check

Tens of thousands of Americans and citizens around the world have rightfully spoken out about the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a roughly 2,000-mile-long development that would carve up six states and enrich the 1 percent even more. Few personify the wealthiest 1 percent more than Charles and David Koch, who're among the largest financial beneficiaries of dirty tar sands oil. The Keystone XL pipeline would hurt America and make the Koch brothers richer. In other words, it would give the Koch brothers more billions of dollars to buy American democracy and bend it to their whims
Tens of thousands of Americans and citizens around the world have rightfully spoken out about the Keystone XL oil...
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21 Sep 2012

Koch Brothers Cashing in 220,000 Acres of Tar Sands Holdings

Recent action by Koch Oil Sands pulls the curtain back further on the Koch family's deep but quiet involvement in Canada's oil sands industry. A Canadian division of Koch Industries is reviewing a range of offers to buy up to 220,000 net acres of its many undeveloped oil sands properties within Alberta's vast reserves of oil sands.
Recent action by Koch Oil Sands pulls the curtain back further on the Koch family's deep but quiet involvement in...
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25 Feb 2011

Koch Fiends

The KOCH brothers must be stopped. They gave $40K to Scott Walker, the MAX allowed by state law. That's small potatoes compared to the $100+ million they give to other organizations. These organizations will terrify you. If the anti-union thing weren't enough, here are bigger and better reasons to stop the evil Kochs.
The KOCH brothers must be stopped. They gave $40K to Scott Walker, the MAX allowed by state law. That's small potatoes...
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3 May 2011

The Kochs Fail PR 101

Only now do I see this April 29 New York Post item about Koch Industries complaining to the American Society of Magazine Editors about Jane Mayer's profile of the billionaire industrialists.
Only now do I see this April 29 New York Post item about Koch Industries complaining to the American Society of Magazine...
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15 May 2011

Koch brothers under attack by leftwing film-maker

Even for the Lincoln Centre it was an unusual show, and an unscheduled one. Several hundred protesters turned up outside the arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side last week for the guerrilla screening of a short film. From a hotel on the other side of the street, a video was projected on to the centre's walls. The unwitting stars of the films were David and Charles Koch, the reclusive rightwing billionaire brothers whose secretive empire and network of influence and funding is emerging as a liberal rallying cause in America.
Even for the Lincoln Centre it was an unusual show, and an unscheduled one. Several hundred protesters turned up outside...
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12 May 2011

Protest Movement Starts ‘Rebranding’ Billionaire Koch Brothers

Director Robert Greenwald s opening gambit in what he pledges will be a year-long effort to publicize the Koch brothers political efforts drew about 500 protesters to Lincoln Center in New York last night, ending with an unauthorized 'rebranding' of the Center s David H. Koch Theater with the caption "I'm the Tea Party s wallet"
Director Robert Greenwald s opening gambit in what he pledges will be a year-long effort to publicize the Koch brothers...
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11 Oct 2011

Easy Reference Guide to the Koch Brothers’ Activities

Bloomberg News recently published a scathing indictment of the Koch brothers, two modern-day tycoons who have used their considerable financial clout to finance tea party activities and corporate lobbying campaigns, while engaging in business practices that can best be described as questionable.
Bloomberg News recently published a scathing indictment of the Koch brothers, two modern-day tycoons who have used their...
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31 Mar 2011

The Koch Brothers Are Getting Nervous

Charles and David Koch seem less confident these days. The brothers - who inherited money from their dad and grew it into America's largest collection of dirty industries - have decided they need to fight back. That's not surprising. Since Koch-sponsored secret meetings were revealed, secret planning with Supreme Court Justices was exposed, and secret funding of right wing groups became apparent, Americans have begun to wonder just how much influence these guys have purchased.
Charles and David Koch seem less confident these days. The brothers - who inherited money from their dad and grew...
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20 Jul 2011

The Koch Brothers Are the New Brothers Grimm

In the 1800s, the Brothers Grimm wrote a series of fairy tales, such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, that were far more gruesome, creepy, and twisted than the sanitized versions of those stories that Disney has now created. Today, the role of the Brothers Grimm is being filled by the Koch Brothers. Unfortunately, the fairy tales they are writing are threatening to create a gruesome, creepy, and twisted future for our society.
In the 1800s, the Brothers Grimm wrote a series of fairy tales, such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, that were far...
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5 Apr 2011

Report On The Koch Brothers: Everything You Need To Know About The Financiers Of The Radical Right

Today, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report shedding light on the vast Koch network and how it operates. The report shows that Charles and David Koch have used the considerable wealth (they are worth a combined $44 billion) to push policies that put their profits ahead of the interests of most Americans
Today, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report shedding light on the vast Koch network and how it...
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7 Jun 2011

Charles and David Koch Revealed – Game Changers

"Bloomberg Game Changers" profiles Charles and David Koch, brothers who built a multimillion-dollar fortune running Koch Industries Inc. This program includes interviews with John Damgard, David Koch's high school classmate, Ed Clark, the 1980 Libertarian Party presidential candidate who chose David as his running mate and John Farrell, senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity.
"Bloomberg Game Changers" profiles Charles and David Koch, brothers who built a multimillion-dollar fortune running Koch...
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26 Jul 2012

How ALEC, the Koch Brothers Led CABAL and The Amicus Project Interfere in Federal Courts …

This article by Bob Sloan of the Daily Kos describes how ALEC and the Koch brothers have been filing "friend of the Court" briefs in federal court cases around the country to advance an agenda important to their members and corporate interests. The problem is, what is in the best interests of ALEC and their friends all too often is not in our best interests. And if Romney wins in November and the republican propaganda campaign results in them taking the US Senate also, you can bet that this problem will get worse, not better.
This article by Bob Sloan of the Daily Kos describes how ALEC and the Koch brothers have been filing "friend of the...
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11 Jan 2012

Norquist, ALEC and the Koch brothers

"America was never America for me, and yet I swear this oath, America will be." These are the words of Langston Hughes, the incredible African-American poet, who lived from 1902 to 1967. Perhaps the reason why can be understood in part by looking at the activities of a few very powerful, very rich people, and their effect on the laws of this country.
"America was never America for me, and yet I swear this oath, America will be." These are the words of Langston Hughes,...
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16 Apr 2012

Could Billionaire Koch Brothers Ruin Cato

Charles and David Koch filed two lawsuits against the libertarian think tank that one of them helped found. The brothers say they want Cato to stay true to its 'principles.' But many in Cato say the move will put the brothers in charge and threatens Cato's independence. Cato's Michael Cannon speaks with host Michel Martin
Charles and David Koch filed two lawsuits against the libertarian think tank that one of them helped found. The brothers...
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25 Apr 2011

The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs

For a while, the consequences of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision seemed abstract, but the effects are quickly becoming more concrete. Just before the November midterm election, Koch Industries-the massive conglomerate owned by the libertarian Koch brothers-sent materials to its 50,000 employees advising them for whom they should vote.
For a while, the consequences of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision seemed abstract, but the effects are quickly...
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16 Mar 2011

Koch and friends mount mammoth drive to wipe out “regional climate accords”

Fresh off last year s successful defeat of federal climate legislation in the U.S. Senate, the oil baron Koch brothers and their dirty-energy buddies are now bent on dismantling one of the nation s last hopes for doing anything about climate change in the near term: regional climate accords.
Fresh off last year s successful defeat of federal climate legislation in the U.S. Senate, the oil baron Koch brothers...
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16 Aug 2012

Koch Brothers’ Moonshine

Question: If you mix a cocktail of "black liquor," biofuels, diesel and a generous splash of tax subsidies -- then have it shaken vigorously by a U.S. senator and served in a golden goblet by corporate lobbyists -- what do you call it? Answer: Koch Brothers Moonshine
Question: If you mix a cocktail of "black liquor," biofuels, diesel and a generous splash of tax subsidies -- then have...
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25 Mar 2011

How the Billionaire Kochs Screwed My Scoop While Screwing America

Thanks to the efforts of McArdle and other media Koch whores with conflicts-of-interest, our article-the first to out the Kochs role in the Tea Party- was discredited enough to delay this story reaching a wide audience for a year and a half, at least. Playboy, for reasons never explained, took our story down, though they didn t disown the reporting. Meanwhile, a year later, they published a story, anonymously penned by a reputed Washington DC PR operative, headlined, 'Confessions of a Tea Party Consultant.' If you re wondering what oligarchical corruption looks like as manifested in the print media, there you have it.
Thanks to the efforts of McArdle and other media Koch whores with conflicts-of-interest, our article-the first to out...
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16 Aug 2012

Zach Galifianakis Slams Koch Brothers

"...apparently the industrialist/political fixer Koch Brothers are unhappy that they've been depicted as less-than-utterly awesome in the new Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakis movie "The Campaign."
"...apparently the industrialist/political fixer Koch Brothers are unhappy that they've been depicted as...
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20 Feb 2012

Koch Brother Cries About Threats, Denies Being Pure Evil

In a rare interview with the Wichita Eagle, billionaire sith lord Charles Koch complained about how mean everyone is being now that much of the country is aware of his family business's activities. "We are under attack from various directions, both with threats of violence against us personally, and with threats of attacks on our businesses," Koch said. He then compared himself to the icon of the Protestant Revolution: "I kind of relate to what Martin Luther said (when Luther took on the established church and launched the Protestant Reformation): 'Here I stand; I can do no other,' " which presumably refers to the way Luther famously used his billions of dollars to bend the Catholic Church to his will.
In a rare interview with the Wichita Eagle, billionaire sith lord Charles Koch complained about how mean everyone is...
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26 Mar 2012

‘Koch Brothers Exposed ‘ – New Film Examines How Billionaire Brothers Shaped The Political Narrative

Over the past two years, Charles and David Koch have commanded a great deal of attention and been held up as an example of how corporate forces have corrupted the democratic process in America. Now a provocative new film, "Koch Brothers Exposed," seeks to uncover how the Koch brothers have manipulated the political narrative for personal and ideological gain, particularly in the post-Citizens United era.
Over the past two years, Charles and David Koch have commanded a great deal of attention and been held up as an example...
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8 Nov 2011

Koch brothers secretive billionaires to launch vast database with 2012 in mind

The secretive oil billionaires the Koch brothers are close to launching a nationwide database connecting millions of Americans who share their anti-government and libertarian views, a move that will further enhance the tycoons' political influence and that could prove significant in next year's presidential election.
The secretive oil billionaires the Koch brothers are close to launching a nationwide database connecting millions of...
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14 Oct 2012

Koch brothers are on a quest to change course of country

"The Koch political machine is the most elaborate, comprehensive financial dip into American politics since Standard Oil and the robber barons a century ago," said Larry Jacobs, a political scientist at the University of Minnesota. "This is the 21st century version of how you buy yourself a government in America."
"The Koch political machine is the most elaborate, comprehensive financial dip into American politics since Standard Oil...
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22 Jun 2012

Koch brothers-funded group launches TV ad against Tim Kaine

It s not too surprising that Americans for Prosperity, a group founded with support from the billionaire Koch brothers, has cut a TV ad against U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine. After all, the power conservative group has ties to Kaine s opponent, Republican George Allen.
It s not too surprising that Americans for Prosperity, a group founded with support from the billionaire Koch brothers,...
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22 Jun 2012

Koch Bros’ tea-party group goes after Bill Nelson in new ad

Americans for Prosperity, the tea-party group funded in great part by the Koch Brothers (the conservative version of George Soros), have launched a six-state $3 million ad buy that targets Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, among others. The ad is a standard conservative assault on a Democrat, who's portrayed as a tax-and-spend-happy liberal.
Americans for Prosperity, the tea-party group funded in great part by the Koch Brothers (the conservative version of...
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19 Apr 2011

The Koch Brothers and Climate Science, Redux

Last year, Greenpeace, the environmental group, accused the brothers Charles and David Koch of a stealth campaign to attack climate science, setting off extensive media scrutiny of the Kochs and their company, Koch Industries. (A Koch subsidiary is a major oil refiner.) Now Greenpeace is out with an update.
Last year, Greenpeace, the environmental group, accused the brothers Charles and David Koch of a stealth campaign to...
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12 May 2011

Keeping Up With King Koch

The opinions of David Koch are being heavily broadcast when a year ago the public didn't know, nor did they care about the obscure billionaire's opinions. Now we see widespread coverage of his opinion on Donald Trump not being qualified for the presidency, and his blowhard statements about "hardcore socialist" President Obama's having a limited role in taking out Osama bin Laden. After a life of shy, Koch now thinks he's a kingmaker.
The opinions of David Koch are being heavily broadcast when a year ago the public didn't know, nor did they care about...
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9 Mar 2011

Koch Industries Employs PR Firm To Airbrush Wikipedia, Gets Banned For Unethical ‘Sock Puppets’

It appears that, ever since the NMS contract was inked with Koch, an NMS employee began editing the Wikipedia page for "Charles Koch," "David Koch," "Political activities of the Koch family," and "The Science of Success" (a book written by Charles).
It appears that, ever since the NMS contract was inked with Koch, an NMS employee began editing the Wikipedia page for...
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14 Jul 2011

Koch Brothers, ALEC and Their Corporate Allies Plan to Privatize Government

On February 25, 2011, Florida State Representative Chris Dorworth (R-Lake Mary) introduced HB 1021. The bill sought to curtail the political power of unions by prohibiting public employers from deducting any amount from an employee s pay for use by an employee organization (i.e., union dues) or for any political activity (i.e., the portion of union dues used for lobbying or for supporting candidates for office).
On February 25, 2011, Florida State Representative Chris Dorworth (R-Lake Mary) introduced HB 1021. The bill sought to...
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17 Mar 2011

How powerful are the Koch brothers

I d thought the Koch brothers had merely funded Cato, but it turns out the libertarian think tank was in fact co-founded by Charles Koch in 1977 (for a pretty exhaustive list of Koch family connections, head here). But so what? The Koch brothers are major donors to an array of conservative causes, and for various reasons, they've become more celebrated than, say, the Coors family or the National Federation of Independent Business.
I d thought the Koch brothers had merely funded Cato, but it turns out the libertarian think tank was in fact co-founded...
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5 Mar 2012

Koch Brothers, Worth $50 Billion, Sue Widow Over $16.00 of Nonprofit’s Stock

With the Koch brothers, it s all about control. They reign over the largest private oil company in the U.S. with estimated revenues of $100 billion. They wield power over a sprawling network of nonprofit front groups with unbridled influence over everything from the Tea Party to economics professors at publicly funded universities. Forbes lists their personal wealth as $25 billion each. They own mansions in the toniest towns in America. And last week, in a decidedly Scrooge-esque maneuver, they filed a lawsuit against a widow who lost her husband to a stroke a mere four months ago over stock she inherited in the Cato Institute worth a measly $16.00.
With the Koch brothers, it s all about control. They reign over the largest private oil company in the U.S. with...
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19 Jul 2012

Lautenberg Boycott My Constituents!

So today on the Senate floor I am going to disclose the identities of a couple of people who are among the biggest sources of secret money. I am going to disclose where their money comes from. Here on this placard we see the Koch brothers, David and Charles Koch. They are the powerhouses in this movement to take away the ability of the American people to decide how they vote and who gets into office.
So today on the Senate floor I am going to disclose the identities of a couple of people who are among the biggest...
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13 May 2011

6 Universities With Far-Right Academic Centers Funded by Koch Industries

Yesterday, ThinkProgress highlighted reports from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat regarding a Koch-funded economics department at Florida State University (FSU). FSU had accepted a $1.5 million grant from a foundation controlled by petrochemical billionaire Charles Koch on the condition that Koch s operatives would have a free hand in selecting professors and approving publications.
Yesterday, ThinkProgress highlighted reports from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat regarding a...
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9 Apr 2011

Big Bucks Help Koch Brothers’ Influence Run Deep on Capitol Hill

Now a new report from the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) shows the Koch brothers have become some of the biggest spenders on Capitol Hill, where big spenders abound. Since 2008, they have spent more than $40 million, says the CPI report:
Now a new report from the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) shows the Koch brothers have become some of the biggest...
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4 Apr 2011

The Koch Brothers: What You Need to Know About the Financiers of the Radical Right

Any attempt to understand the modern conservative movement will eventually lead to billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. Using their vast wealth and connections, the Koch brothers are key players in bankrolling right-wing political action groups, think tanks, and individual politicians, using this array of political power to advance their ideological agenda of limited government and less regulation. Chances are they are part of any recent right-wing attack you have seen lately.
Any attempt to understand the modern conservative movement will eventually lead to billionaire brothers Charles and...
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4 Apr 2011

Everything You Need To Know About The Koch Brothers

Today, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report shedding light on the vast Koch network and how it operates. The report shows that Charles and David Koch have used the considerable wealth (they are worth a combined $44 billion) to push policies that put their profits ahead of the interests of most Americans
Today, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report shedding light on the vast Koch network and how it...
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11 Mar 2011

Koch Brothers Increased Wealth by $9 Billion Last Year As They Fund Laws to Make Working Class Poorer

Based on a recent Forbes survey, Rachel Maddow revealed that while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is stripping away the financial security of workers, the Koch brothers increased their wealth by $9 billion last year. Together, Maddow notes, they would rank as the fourth-wealthiest person ($44 billion) in the world.
Based on a recent Forbes survey, Rachel Maddow revealed that while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is stripping away the...
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5 Apr 2011

Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine

Billionaire oilman David Koch used to joke that Koch Industries was "the biggest company you've never heard of." Now the shroud of secrecy has thankfully been lifted, revealing the $55 million that he and his brother Charles have quietly funneled to climate-denial front groups that are working to delay policies and regulations aimed at stopping global warming.
Billionaire oilman David Koch used to joke that Koch Industries was "the biggest company you've never heard of." Now the...
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3 May 2011

Donald Trump doesn’t have support of billionaire David Koch – money-wise – as presidential candidate

Billionaire David Koch has donated tens of millions of dollars to conservative and libertarian causes and candidates - but Donald Trump won't be one of them should the curiously coiffed real-estate tycoon actually run for President
Billionaire David Koch has donated tens of millions of dollars to conservative and libertarian causes and candidates -...
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25 Jan 2012

Are the Koch brothers teaching you

What s happening to academia in Florida demands national attention. Billionaires Charles and David Koch are infringing on intellectual freedom and independence in colleges and universities. It s an old fashioned quid pro quo where the Koch brothers get allied professors who ll preach Ayn Rand, supply side economic policies and the values of the 19th century Guilded Age to students and the college gets some funding.
What s happening to academia in Florida demands national attention. Billionaires Charles and David Koch are infringing...
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14 May 2011

Clemson Sells Out to the Koch Foundation

The disturbing news that Florida State University sold out its faculty spots to the right-wing Koch Foundation has led to probes into other agreements that the Koch Foundation has made with universities.
The disturbing news that Florida State University sold out its faculty spots to the right-wing Koch Foundation has led...
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11 May 2011

Koch Fueling Far Right Academic Centers At Universities Across The Country

Yesterday, ThinkProgress highlighted reports from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat regarding a Koch-funded economics department at Florida State University (FSU). FSU had accepted a $1.5 million grant from a foundation controlled by petrochemical billionaire Charles Koch on the condition that Koch s operatives would have a free hand in selecting professors and approving publications.
Yesterday, ThinkProgress highlighted reports from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat regarding a...
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19 Jul 2012

Sold Out Why Mitt Could Win

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pledged $10 million to the Koch brothers 2012 political plans, cementing a potent alliance of two of the biggest spending forces in politics. The $10 million pledge was delivered by Adelson's aide Andy Abboud at the Koch brothers donor summit in suburban San Diego. Investment tycoon Charles Schwab committed to a seven-figure donation and the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch donated undisclosed millions of dollars.
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pledged $10 million to the Koch brothers 2012 political plans, cementing a potent...
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2 Jun 2012

Koch brothers, with Citizens United behind them, announce their intention to buy election

According to a new report in Politico, the Koch brothers, through their various front organizations, are set to funnel $400 million of their personal wealth into this year s presidential campaign. It s an absolutely staggering amount. To put it in context, these two men will be investing more than John McCain raised during the course of the entire 2008 campaign. (According to federal filings, McCain raised a total of $370 million.) Fortunately, some, like Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders, aren t just accepting this new, post-Citizens United, elections belong to the highest bidder paradigm
According to a new report in Politico, the Koch brothers, through their various front organizations, are set to funnel...
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21 Feb 2012

Recipients of Koch’s Dirty Money

It's not a secret the Koch brothers want to spend 200 million or more dollars in next Novembers general elections according to The Guardian (which they are ready started with attack ads portraying Obama as corrupt over the Solyndra fiasco that were shown in the state of the union address). So time to take a look at some information from the Center for Responsive Politics as to which members of congress has receive campaign contribution from the Koch brothers.
It's not a secret the Koch brothers want to spend 200 million or more dollars in next Novembers general elections...
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7 May 2011

West Virginia Congressman Wants EPA To Stop Monitoring Toxic Waste

Republican Representative David McKinley from West Virginia has proposed a bill that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating toxic coal ash. The EPA has not yet made a decision on whether or not to classify coal ash as toxic, but reports show that the substance poses significant risks to human health.
Republican Representative David McKinley from West Virginia has proposed a bill that would prohibit the Environmental...
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11 Mar 2011

The Koch Brothers Exposed

With a net worth of 43 Billion the Kochs have already spent decades of their lives and over 324 Million of their wealth exerting their influence. The Kochs accomplish their goals by funding a massive array of right wing front groups, think tanks and tea party efforts.
With a net worth of 43 Billion the Kochs have already spent decades of their lives and over 324 Million of their wealth...
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17 May 2011

Could the Koch Brothers’ Money Express Run Afoul of the IRS

The Obama administration seems to have done little to slow down the influence-buying, election-stealing, political-prosecuting arm of the Republican Party. But the Internal Revenue Service might be willing to apply the brakes to some big-money donors, on both sides of the political aisle.
The Obama administration seems to have done little to slow down the influence-buying, election-stealing,...
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28 Oct 2011

The Koch Brothers – People and Power

Charles and David Koch are each worth about $25bn, which makes them the fourth richest Americans. When you combine their fortunes, they are the third wealthiest people in the world. Radical libertarians who use their money to oppose government and virtually all regulation as interference with the free market, the Kochs are in a class of their own as players on the American political stage. Their web of influence in the US stretches from state capitals to the halls of congress in Washington DC.
Charles and David Koch are each worth about $25bn, which makes them the fourth richest Americans. When you combine their...
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4 Mar 2011

Billionaire Koch Brothers Use Their $1 Billion-A-Year Taxpayer-Funded Biofuel Subsidy To Bankroll Republicans

Why are American taxpayers forced to subsidize the billionaire Koch brothers massive campaign contributions to Republican Party politicians, the Tea Party movement, and policies that ensure greater subsidies to the Kochs, while cutting more public services to the taxpayers who fund the Kochs business and political activities?
Why are American taxpayers forced to subsidize the billionaire Koch brothers massive campaign contributions to...
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11 Apr 2011

At Boston’s Premier PBS Station, Unionbusting Tactics and a Koch Connection

Public records show that Koch, along with his brother Charles, gave more than $17 million over 10 years to groups that organize against workers. They also provided seed money for the private sector front group Americans For Prosperity (AFP), which is currently backing the union-busting Walker in Wisconsin and comparable efforts elsewhere. A WGBH spokesperson tells the Phoenix that "the Trustees have no involvement in the day to day running of WGBH
Public records show that Koch, along with his brother Charles, gave more than $17 million over 10 years to groups that...
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17 May 2011

Koch Brothers Bank Rolling Legal Dream Team to Defend Walker’s Union Busting Bill

One of the Koch brothers front-groups, the union-busting group National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, is rolling their tanks into Wisconsin to defend against a lawsuit from Dane County Firefighters and other public employee unions challenging the constitutionality of Walker's union-busting bill.
One of the Koch brothers front-groups, the union-busting group National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, is...
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21 Feb 2011

Koch Brothers’ Money Fuels Wisconsin Fight

Among the thousands of demonstrators who jammed the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds this weekend was a well-financed advocate from Washington who was there to voice praise for cutting state spending by slashing union benefits and bargaining rights.
Among the thousands of demonstrators who jammed the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds this weekend was a well-financed...
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24 Feb 2012

David Koch gave far-left, Mex. gov’t collaborators ACLU $10 million

Billionaire David Koch (see Koch family) joined with George Soros, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation to each give the American Civil Liberties Union $10 million to fight the PATRIOT Act [1]. Reasonable people can disagree on the PATRIOT Act, but fighting it or trying to reform it was probably the correct thing to do.
Billionaire David Koch (see Koch family) joined with George Soros, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation...
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21 Nov 2011

The Koch Brothers: Their Billions Help Them Avoid Reality

GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain is a vessel for the dangerous political and economic ideas of billionaires Charles and David Koch, who use distraction and political manipulation to suit their own profit-driven ends, Stanley Crouch writes in his Daily News column. A continued reliance on oil is just one of their goals, he writes.
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain is a vessel for the dangerous political and economic ideas of billionaires Charles...
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3 May 2011

Koch brothers pick a fight with The New Yorker

Oil baron brothers David and Charles Koch aren't the types to throw out old magazines, according to recent reports. The Koch brothers have taken up against the American Association of Magazine Editors, who recently nominated an anti-Koch New Yorker article for a National Magazine Award in reporting.
Oil baron brothers David and Charles Koch aren't the types to throw out old magazines, according to recent reports. The...
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10 Sep 2012

Five Ways Charles Koch Benefits From Practices He Criticizes In Absurd Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

In today's Wall Street Journal, Charles Koch laments "crony capitalism," complaining about "partisan rhetoric," corporations eagerness "to lobby for maintaining and increasing subsidies," and rewards for "politically connected friends." Hilariously, he is not writing about himself or his brother David.
In today's Wall Street Journal, Charles Koch laments "crony capitalism," complaining about "partisan rhetoric,"...
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30 Jan 2012

Hauling the Koch Brothers Into Congress

Imagine Charles and David Koch testifying, under oath, in Congress. Even though the billionaire oil industry brothers continue trying to dodge accountability, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) invited the Koch brothers to testify and answer a few simple questions about how the Kochs are positioned to gain financially by the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a 1,700-mile long boondoggle that would make the Koch brothers even richer.
Imagine Charles and David Koch testifying, under oath, in Congress. Even though the billionaire oil industry brothers...
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13 Oct 2012

William Koch, Billionaire Koch Brother, Accused Of Imprisoning Executive

Billionaire William Koch is facing a lawsuit in federal court from a former top-level employee who claims the energy mogul lured him to a secluded property, where he was imprisoned and interrogated for a period of time, according to a report in Courthouse News.
Billionaire William Koch is facing a lawsuit in federal court from a former top-level employee who claims the energy...
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10 Sep 2012

64 Conservative Organizations Notify the Senate Don’t Renew the Wind PTC

64 conservative groups, led by Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity, sent a letter to Congress urging it to allow the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) to expire at the end of this year.
64 conservative groups, led by Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity, sent a letter to Congress urging it to...
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11 May 2011

Here is an example of how Americans REALLY feel about the Koch Brothers and the upper 1%

Sometimes I feel like I'm alone and then I see clear evidence that I am one of thousands-many of whom even have feelings stronger than mine against the ruling class of America. The upper 1% and their sock monkeys better wake up before it s too late - not for us, but for them.
Sometimes I feel like I'm alone and then I see clear evidence that I am one of thousands-many of whom even have feelings...
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2 Nov 2011

American Bilderberg Exposed People and Power

We have extensively covered the Control of the Democrat machine by George Soros. Here is the other side: WARNING: Do NOT confuse these Phony "libertarians" with big L Freedom oriented Minarchists! Its a false front. Dr Ron Paul does not get a penny from these posers.
We have extensively covered the Control of the Democrat machine by George Soros. Here is the other side: WARNING: Do NOT...
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