Dark Money
This Pharma-Backed Astroturf Group Wants to Keep Your Drug Prices High
The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, a project of the American Conservative Union, is advertising on Politico Playbook this week.
Top Stories
Turning Point USA Blurs the Line Between Charity and Pro-Trump Political Group
By Alex Kotch 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
Koch-Backed Republicans Want to Tax Your Electric Car
By Alex Kotch Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Democrats Lose in NC-9 After Being Dramatically Outspent
By Donald Shaw Elections Primary category in which blog post is published
Meet the Oligarchs Funding Campaign to Kill Anti-Poverty Programs
By Alex Kotch Dark Money Primary category in which blog post is published
GEO Group Donated to the Trump-Tied Turning Point USA, Then Got Rave Review
TPUSA’s communications director visited a GEO Group detention facility and called it nicer than public schools she’d attended.
These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
A Sludge investigation has uncovered the sources of millions of dollars behind advocacy efforts to pass a slew of state abortion bans this year.
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Vetoes Popular ‘Dark Money’ Disclosure Bill
The bill now goes back to the legislature, but advocates worry the veto may spell its doom.
FEC Dysfunction Now Threatens Democracy
As House Democrats call in witnesses to answer the questions raised by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, Federal Election Commission officials should be at the top of their list.
Opinion
Mainstream Charities Bankroll Islamophobic Hate Groups, New Report Shows
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ new study analyzes the deep-pocketed donor networks behind the rise in American Islamophobia.
Health Industry Lobbyists Pump More Money into Democrats’ Congressional Campaign Arm
Lobbyists who represent health industry companies and trade groups campaigning against Medicare for All have become valuable fundraising assets for the DCCC.
Trade Group for Small, Independent Oil Producers Has Deep Ties to Big Oil
Through think tanks, academia, and its own public education website, the Independent Petroleum Association of America is intertwined with many of the largest oil and gas companies in the world.
Following Sludge Report, Coalition Launches Campaign to End Hate Group Funding
More than 20 philanthropists, foundations, and donor-advised fund providers launched their “Hate Is Not Charitable” campaign on March 20.
America’s Biggest Christian Charity Funnels Tens of Millions to Hate Groups
The National Christian Foundation passed along $56 million from anonymous individuals to nearly two dozen anti-LGBT and anti-Muslim hate groups over the last three years on record.
