Monday, December 23, 2024

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How Exxon lobbyists led push to deepen U.S. ports and increase...

Companies such as ExxonMobil, BP, Sempra Energy, BG Group, Chevron, Koch Industries, and others all lobbied for H.R. 3080/S. 601.

Conservative groups pushing Trump to exit Paris climate deal have taken...

The CO2 Coalition denies the evidence that humans are causing dangerous climate change and runs with the tag line “CO2 – Essential for Life.”

Wisconsin Senate passes Koch-backed REINS bill that would benefit Koch, other...

There are concerns about the bill's ability to potentially “grind the regulatory process to a halt.”

Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare

Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.

How the Koch machine quietly pushed for the Dakota Access Pipeline...

Dakota Access appears poised to line the pocketbooks of Koch Industries, which funnels millions of dollars to his own employer.

Koch brothers’ operatives fill top White House positions, ethics forms reveal

The Koch brothers have much to celebrate with Trump in the White House.

TrumpCare dies, XL flies and the secret winner is…

It is the bending of Trump by the hands of the poisonously greedy Brothers Koch that brings the fascist corporatist state one day closer.

Kochs bankroll move to rewrite the constitution

If America faces the madness of a runaway convention, voters of both parties will know whom to blame.

ALEC’s push for a constitutional convention reaches Wisconsin

The risks of a constitutional convention in this day and age far outweigh the benefits.

Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting

Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.