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Protests Greet Lawmakers, Corporate Officials Gathering in Dallas as New Arm of ALEC Is Announced
Much of ALEC's agenda for this week's meeting is returning to the organization's focus on promoting the extraction, production and exportation of fossil fuels.
Groups Seek Summary Judgment Against FEC for Dismissal of Crossroads GPS Complaint
The FEC failed to investigate Crossroads GPS for not registering as a political committee.
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An Exceptional Decline for the Exceptional Country?
The empire as basket case.
The Kochs’ Anti-Civil Rights Roots: New Documents Expose Charles Koch’s Ties to John Birch Society
New documents show billionaire oil industrialist Charles Koch was an active member of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society during its campaigns against the civil rights movement.
Historic Amendment Moves Forward: One Step Closer to Restoring Democracy, Reversing Rise of Oligarchy
The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today approved an amended S.J. Res. 19, a constitutional amendment that aims to overturn Citizens …
Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Groups Pushing Back on Scott Walker John Doe Criminal Probe
The campaign against Wisconsin's John Doe criminal probe is being led by groups bankrolled by the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation.
Unregulated, Outside Spending by Koch-Related Group Plagues Local Elections, Public Citizen Report Finds
Unregulated, undisclosed spending made possible by the US Supreme Courtu2019s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has left local communities defenseless against big money national organizations …
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Why Koch-Funded “Generation Opportunity” Is a Big Zero for America’s Youth
Some of GenOpp's positions and statements may seem genuine, even logical, though a closer look reveals them to be desperately familiar to a more adult-like right wing playbook.
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Will the First Hotel Housekeeper on a City Council Shame Rhode Island Democrats Into Allowing a Just Wage?
The first housekeeper elected to the city council in Providence, Rhode Island may be the voice needed to push local officials to raise the minimum wage of hotel workers.
Who Is Behind the National Right to Work Committee and Its Anti-Union Crusade?
A major case left for a Supreme Court decision is Harris v. Quinn, which could effect millions of public sector workers in the United States.