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Dark Money

Rep. Pramila Jayapal puts on a mask
News
Economy & Labor

Jayapal Leads Proposal for Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood

50 Democratic congressmembers joined Jayapal in introducing an amendment to “put power back into the hands of people.”
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
April 7, 2021
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A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations.
News
Politics & Elections

Koch-Backed Donor Network Wants to Blame COVID Deaths on Public Health Measures

A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations.
by
David Armiak,
PR Watch
April 4, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell listens during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on the For the People Act on March 24, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Republicans Can’t Figure Out How to Get People to Dislike the For the People Act

A Koch group said it’s “incredibly difficult” to sway even Republicans against H.R. 1.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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March 29, 2021
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CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor behind a stenographer as he testifies remotely during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, October 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Big Tech Shouldn’t Be the Arbiter of Our Free Speech Rights

Corporations mustn’t be designated gatekeepers with the power to decide who gets to communicate and who doesn’t.
by
Greg Coleridge,
Truthout
February 26, 2021
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler speaks at a Defend The Majority campaign event attended by Vice President Mike Pence on December 17, 2020, in Columbus, Georgia.
News
Politics & Elections

Ban on Digital Ads Lifts for Georgia Runoffs, Opening “Dark Money” Floodgates

In the first three days since Google’s ban ended, one Republican-aligned group spent at least $22,500 on digital ads.
by
Anna Massoglia,
Center for Responsive Politics
December 18, 2020
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President-elect Joe Biden announces the members of his health team at the Queen Theater, December 8, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Biden’s Victory Was Hardly a Win for “Democracy.” It Was Another Win for the 1%.

Biden’s campaign became the first ever to raise over $1 billion in donations, much of it from super PACs and dark money.
by
Rajko Kolundzic,
Truthout
December 10, 2020
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Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly and former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords speak to supporters and volunteers during a Phoenix Early Vote Event near a downtown early voting site on October 24, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.
News
Politics & Elections

Top Campaign Spenders Won 88 Percent of 2020 Races

In the Senate, Democrats lost races even after raising unprecedented amounts of money.
by
Eliana Miller,
Center for Responsive Politics
November 24, 2020
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President Trump holds a rally to address his supporters at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami, Florida, on November 2, 2020.
News
Politics & Elections

Trump-Backing Nonprofit Gave Millions to Swing State Voter Registration Groups

In Florida and North Carolina, the nonprofits drew scrutiny from authorities.
by
Carrie Levine,
The Center for Public Integrity
November 19, 2020
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A college-aged young man wears a Trump mask like a hat
News Analysis
Education & Youth

“Campus Reform” Is Funneling Koch Money to Groom Right-Wing “Journalists”

Millions of dollars of untraceable “dark money” is being funneled to conservative and libertarian student groups.
by
Eleanor J. Bader,
Truthout
November 15, 2020
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stands with Speaker of the House designate Nancy Pelosi before she is sworn in sworn in during the first session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol on January 3, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Dark Money From Super PAC Played Key Role in Defeat of Several House Democrats

A super PAC aligned with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spent millions to flip Democratic seats in the House.
by
David Moore,
Sludge
November 8, 2020
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