Sunday, April 6, 2025

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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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet

Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war

Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...

Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.

Ending militarism in America

Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!

The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused

This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?