Candidates Backed by Bloomberg Helped Pollute the Planet
Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg portrays himself as an environmentalist, but numerous candidates he has financed have voted to advance oil, gas, and coal interests.
News Articles By Alex Kotch
Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions into Super PACs for 2020 Elections
Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack.
YouTube Is Promoting Koch’s Climate Change Denial Network
A study by Avaaz shows that the company is recommending climate disinformation to users, and much of it comes from groups funded by Charles Koch and his allies.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Is a GOP Bankroller
Over the last decade, the deep-pocketed former Republican used his wealth to help give control of the Senate to Republicans.
Conservative Foundations Finance Push to Kill the CFPB
Right-wing funders have given nearly $69 million to 11 groups that submitted Supreme Court amicus briefs in support of eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Board, a key reform enacted in the wake of the Great Recession.
Private Prison Giant GEO Group Gives to Super PAC Backing Susan Collins
The recent donation is one of many contributions that GEO Group has made via its subsidiaries, potentially skirting federal campaign finance rules.
Centrist Third Way, Funded by Corporate Interests, Attacks Sanders in Iowa
Third Way, a think tank funded by the likes of Amgen, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Reynolds American tobacco, is warning Iowa voters about the democratic socialist candidate.
Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders
Yesterday, the billionaire-funded Club for Growth Action released an ad criticizing Sanders’s health care and climate change policies.
Right-Wing Megadonors Are Financing Media Operations to Promote Their Ideologies
Some of the wealthiest conservative donors in the U.S. have poured over $100 million into media since 2015, a CMD analysis has found.
Koch-Favored DonorsTrust Keeps Funding Anti-Muslim and Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups
The bigoted nonprofits that wealthy conservatives fund through DonorsTrust include some that the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as hate groups.
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