SLUDGE REPORT: How to Profit From the Trump Presidency
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Koch Network Alums Are Going Full-On White Nationalist
Two young men with links to Charles Koch-funded academic and political operations were recently outed as members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa.
To Quash Green New Deal, Big Oil Pushes a Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax
Backed by top global corporate powerhouses, the plan is driven by an industry-friendly logic firmly within the bounds of the neoliberal imagination.
McConnell’s Tobacco 21 Bill Exposes States to Big Tobacco's Wishlist
McConnell has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the tobacco industry, and some of his former staffers now lobby for tobacco giant Altria.
NY Assembly Leaders Get Very Little Dough from Actual Humans in Their Districts
In the wake of the New York Assembly’s surprise punt on creating a public campaign finance system, a new report highlights the extent to which Assembly leaders rely on corporations and out-of-district donors to fund their campaigns.
Trump’s FAA Is Captured by Boeing, and Only Ted Cruz is Outraged?
Boeing is providing Trump-level cooperation with the House Transportation Committee, but no subpoena has been issued.
DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against Democratic Policies
The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.
Conservative Democrat Continues to Take Koch Cash
Rep. Henry Cuellar of oil-rich Texas got another campaign donation from the PAC of GOP megadonor Charles Koch’s fossil fuel conglomerate, Koch Industries.
Republicans Abandon Election Security
Republicans used to back election security, but now GOP leaders are taking their cue from the White House.
Hedge Fund Billionaires Were Democrats’ Main Bankrollers in 2018
A new report shows that three-quarters of the money that individuals donated to pro-Democrat outside spending groups in 2018 came from finance founders and executives.