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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 …
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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.
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Cash and Congress: The Tie That Binds
Their fat wallets and deep pockets bring together Democrats and Republicans like no one else in a collegial spirit of kumbaya as they dive for dollars in exchange for …
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."
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Investigation: What the JPMorgan Chase Energy Scandal Reveals About Fossil Fuel Financing
Chase took advantage of a loophole in the energy markets, scamming taxpayers and inflating energy costs.
New Monetary Systems for a Sustainable Democracy and “The Great Turning“
Our money system is ill-equipped to help us solve the socio-economic and ecological challenges we face.
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Global Power Project, Part 7: Banking on Influence With Citigroup
This big bank has a sordid history of predatory profiteering and criminal activity, not unlike all the other large banks.
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Koch Industries PAC Spending Significantly More Compared to Recent Election Cycles
KOCHPAC donated $559,000 to federal-level political candidates and committees during the first five months of the year.
Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
The global elite are not defined by their wealth alone, but through the networks in which they wield influence.