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Pharma Cash Rolls Into Congress to Defend an Embattled Industry
Mitch McConnell, who is running for reelection, has seen an uptick in pharmaceutical industry donations this year.
Elections Are Treated as Political Consumerism and Democracy Is Suffering
Performance and spectacle are being marketed as politics.
Top Republican Super PAC Gets 2020 Head Start With “Dark Money”
A powerful GOP super PAC got nearly half of its contributions in the first half of 2019 from a dark money group.
Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump’s Racist Echo Chamber
The Kochs, the Bradley Foundation and other right-wing foundations bankroll many of Trump's defenders on social media.
American Dark Money Is Fueling the Rise of Europe’s Far Right
America’s Christian right has spent at least $50 million in the last decade to fund campaigns and advocacy in Europe.
State Redistricting a Target for “Dark Money” After Supreme Court Ruling
Efforts to add anti-gerrymandering initiatives to the ballot in 2020 are underway in several states.
How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement
Teach For America has evolved into an informal but vital ally of the charter school movement.
Kochs’ Dark-Money Network Bankrolls Right-Wing “Free Speech Crisis” on Campuses
Right-wing groups with funding from the Koch brothers have sought to create space on campuses for white nationalists.
Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s Wife, Is Launching Nonprofit to Protect Trump
Thomas plans to launch a pro-Trump PAC and 501(c)(4) nonprofit, extending her conservative reach.
Megadonor’s Threat Wasn’t Enough to Stop Missouri Abortion Ban
While major donors are made more potent in the post-Citizens United Era, politicians don't always listen.