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A Field Guide to the Koch O’ Nuts Behind the Near Government Default
As the Koch brothers try to save face after the failure of the government shutdown, Mary Bottari takes a look at how their investments are bringing America to the …
The Ten Hardline Conservatives Pulling the Strings of the GOP Shutdown
Just looking at the rank-and-file members of the “suicide caucus” isn't enough - it's like focusing on the marionette rather than the puppet-master.
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D’Oh! “America Is Not Stupid” Wins IRS Recognition as Tax-Exempt Nonprofit
The IRS has granted nonprofit status to America Is Not Stupid u2013 a dark money group known for a 2012 election ad featuring a talking baby who compared the …
Did Scalia Really Say That? “Citizens United” Lurks Behind Supreme Court’s Latest Money-in-Politics Case
It appears unlikely that the aggregate limits will survive in their current form.
The IRS Scandal That Wasn’t
In reality, this is a story about how bureaucratic bungling was turned into scandal by right wing politicians desperate to spin gold from straw.
Public Citizen Urges IRS to Investigate Tax Status of Freedom Partners
Public Citizen today called on the IRS to investigate whether Freedom Partners, a relatively obscure group but one of the largest entities to fund political activities in the 2012 …
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Revealed: Extensive Koch Links to New Right-Wing $250 Million Mega Fund
Shadowy group Freedom Partners has extensive hidden connections to Koch Industries and to charities connected to Charles Koch.
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Lawsuit Challenges IRS to Crack Down on Dark Money Groups Like Rove’s Crossroads GPS
The lawsuit would force the IRS to tighten its standards.
John Nichols and Robert McChesney: Progressives Ask for Too Little, Not Too Much in Age of Plutocratic Rule
Truthout speaks with John Nichols and Robert McChesney about their new book, “Dollarocracy.”
How The Washington Post’s New Owner Aided the CIA, Blocked WikiLeaks and Decimated the Book Industry
A roundtable discussion about the sale of one of the nationu2019s leading newspapers to one of the worldu2019s richest men.