Charles Koch, Modern Robber Baron, Exposed
Proof that Charles was a member of the John Birch Society.
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Like His Dad, Charles Koch Was a Bircher (New Documents)
New information and analysis documenting that Charles Koch raised funds for the John Birch Society.
Return to Nixonland: How the NSA Slipped its Leash
Here's a guide to how the government has focused its weapons of surveillance on millions of Americans.
Corporate America's New Scam: PR Firm Poses as Think Tank
Scholars at UC Berkeley recently released a study finding that low wages in the fast food industry cost taxpayers $7 billion every year.
CMD Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate on ALEC and “Stand Your Ground”
The Center for Media and Democracy is submitting testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights for the hearing this week.
ALECexposed: ALEC PR Creates Tempest in a Teapot for Senate Hearing
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an important hearing examining the harmful effects of the so-called “Stand Your Ground” gun laws that were promoted for years as a “model” by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the National Rifle Association.
Special Excerpt--Return to Nixonland: How the NSA Slipped its Leash
The documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by the Guardian and other outlets confirm what privacy advocates have been saying for years: The government has secretly turned its most powerful weapons of foreign intelligence surveillance inward on millions of Americans.
Breaking: New List of the Dark Money Shell Game Groups Connected to the Kochs
Today, the Koch-funded "Freedom Partners," which secretly distributed $250 million during the 2012 election season, posted its first federal tax report which uncloaked several Koch-related entities that were previously unknown. Last week, Politico broke the news of the existence of this group. Today, new details of the group's spending are available for the first time.
ALECexposed: George Zimmerman's Criminal History Includes Alleged Violence and Temper (Audio and New Documents)
George Zimmerman -- the Florida man who shot teenager Trayvon Martin to death -- has landed in the news again, after a panicked 9-1-1 call Monday from Shellie Zimmerman in which she told a police dispatcher she was "really scared" because her husband had threatened "that he's going to shoot us."
Wall Street Journal Defends ALEC without Disclosing Deep Ties of Editorial Board Member Stephen Moore
The Wall Street Journal's latest defense of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), penned by WSJ Editorial Board Member Stephen Moore, fails to disclose Moore's deep ties to ALEC.