Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Eagerness to Cut Social Security and Medicare Wins Haley Wealthy Donors Coming out strong on this issue tells the billionaires everything they need to know about who Nikki Haley really serves. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon December 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Participation in Koch Network Donor Summit The Supreme Court justice has served as a fundraising draw for the organization that has brought cases before the court. By Joshua Kaplan , Justin Elliott , Alex Mierjeski , ProPublica September 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union The firm operates behind a maze of opaque nonprofits to hide the names of companies that pay to wage attacks on unions. By Derek Seidman , Truthout April 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Tax Docs Link Right-Wing “Parents Group” to Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Network “Parents Defending Education” is overwhelmingly funded by big donors’ dark money rather than by “concerned parents.” By Lisa Graves & Alyssa Bowen , Truthout February 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 465 Billionaires Have Pumped an Eye-Popping $881 Million Into the Midterms This is a whopping 27 times more than what billionaires contributed to elections before “Citizens United.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 3, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Wealthy Donors Bankroll Christian Nationalists to Sustain Unregulated Capitalism Funded by a 1 percent of megadonors and corporations, the religious right has grown to a grotesque size. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout August 15, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Dark Money Is Driving Today’s “Concerned Moms” Attacking Anti-Racism in Schools Right-wing women’s groups are raking in donations from organizations spawned by Charles Koch and other billionaires. By Alyssa Bowen & Jessie Daniels , Truthout November 21, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Koch Funding for Campuses Comes With Dangerous Strings Attached The funding is a blatant effort to steer curricula and hiring to funnel students into careers with conservative groups. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout November 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Fox News and Rupert Murdoch Funded PAC Backs Joe Manchin With Political Donation The donation is another in a string of ties that the lawmaker seems to have with right-wing interests. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The Dark Money Influencing Senator Manchin’s Right-Wing Agenda Koch advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is urging its followers to send Manchin messages to uphold GOP priorities. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 8, 2021 Truthout