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18 Oct 2011

Charles Koch to Friedrich Hayek: Use Social Security!

There's right-wing hypocrisy, and then there s this: Charles Koch, billionaire patron of free-market libertarianism, privately championed the benefits of Social Security to Friedrich Hayek, the leading laissez-faire economist of the twentieth century. Koch even sent Hayek a government pamphlet to help him take advantage of America s federal retirement insurance and healthcare programs.
There's right-wing hypocrisy, and then there s this: Charles Koch, billionaire patron of free-market libertarianism,...

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17 Oct 2011

Long Ties to Koch Brothers Key to Cain’s Campaign

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world...

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16 Oct 2011

Liam Fox resignation exposes Tory links to US radical right

Fox's organisation, which was wound up last year following a critical Charity Commission report into its activities, formed a partnership with an organisation called the American Legislative Exchange Council. The powerful lobbying organisation, which receives funding from pharmaceutical, weapons and oil interests among others, is heavily funded by the Koch Charitable Foundation whose founder, Charles G Koch, is one of the most generous donors to the Tea Party movement in the US. In recent years, the Tea Party has become a potent populist force in American politics, associated with controversial stances on global warming.
Fox's organisation, which was wound up last year following a critical Charity Commission report into its activities,...

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13 Oct 2011

Koch-Owned Georgia-Pacific Plant Linked To High Cancer Rates, Film Alleges

A provocative new video by political filmmakers Brave New Films says that Crossett residents who suffer from poor air quality and ambient carcinogens are victims of pollution emitted by a Koch Industries-owned paper manufacturer, Georgia-Pacific
A provocative new video by political filmmakers Brave New Films says that Crossett residents who suffer from poor air...

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13 Oct 2011

Koch Industries Gave Thousands To Mike Ross While Poisoning His Constituents

Over the course of his Congressional career, Ross has received thousands of dollars from Koch Industries, (something that got a little bit of news attention earlier this year) so much so that it s become apparent that he s their favorite Democrat.
Over the course of his Congressional career, Ross has received thousands of dollars from Koch Industries, (something...

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11 Oct 2011

Easy Reference Guide to the Koch Brothers’ Activities

Bloomberg News recently published a scathing indictment of the Koch brothers, two modern-day tycoons who have used their considerable financial clout to finance tea party activities and corporate lobbying campaigns, while engaging in business practices that can best be described as questionable.
Bloomberg News recently published a scathing indictment of the Koch brothers, two modern-day tycoons who have used their...

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8 Oct 2011

Koch Industries Report Reveals ‘Secret Sins’

Charles and David Koch, the secretive billionaire brothers behind the Koch Industries, are a huge financial force in the conservative political movement. According to one estimate, they've contributed more than $100 million to conservative political causes, and a foundation that they back has trained thousands of Tea Party activists.
Charles and David Koch, the secretive billionaire brothers behind the Koch Industries, are a huge financial force in the...

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6 Oct 2011

Koch Brothers Dishonest About Keystone XL, Tar Sands Interest

On the heels of a 21-page investigative article by ?Bloomberg ?Magazine?, which covered the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, and its numerous subsidiaries over the past several decades, more damning news arrives about their dirty deeds in Canada. Today, ?InsideClimate News? reported in a story titled "Koch Subsidiary Told Regulators It Has 'Direct and Substantial Interest' in Keystone XL", that contrary to the narrative the Kochs have been dishing out to the U.S. government, Koch Industries has a huge fiscal stake in both the Keystone XL Pipeline and in Tar Sands production more generally.
On the heels of a 21-page investigative article by ?Bloomberg ?Magazine?, which covered the high crimes and misdemeanors...

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4 Oct 2011

Occupy DC Protest Of Koch Industries’ Downtown Office Planned

Occupy DC protesters are planning a protest of Koch Industries' downtown offices Tuesday evening. Jeffrey Light, an attorney involved with the protesters, told The Huffington Post that protesters will meet in McPherson Square at 5 p.m. before heading over to Koch's offices at 600 14th St NW.
Occupy DC protesters are planning a protest of Koch Industries' downtown offices Tuesday evening. Jeffrey Light, an...
4 Oct 2011

Hidden Koch Brother Abuse Exposed in the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

Uncovered emails between lobbyists and oversight officials in the Obama administration reveal new pay-to-play tactics favored by Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who donate millions to promote an anti-government agenda.
Uncovered emails between lobbyists and oversight officials in the Obama administration reveal new pay-to-play tactics...

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4 Oct 2011

Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales

In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world s largest privately held companies, sent Ludmila Egorova-Farines, its newly hired compliance officer and ethics manager, to investigate the management of a subsidiary in Arles in southern France. In less than a week, she discovered that the company had paid bribes to win contracts.
In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world s largest privately held companies, sent Ludmila...

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29 Sep 2011

See Charles Koch Flip Flop on Social Security [VIDEO]

Charles and David Koch built an distortion machine to do their dirty work for them. Through think tanks, academic research, political donations and conservative media, the Koch brothers have steamrolled Americans into believing things that are false and into supporting policies that benefit the Koch brothers' profits.
Charles and David Koch built an distortion machine to do their dirty work for them. Through think tanks, academic...
28 Sep 2011

The Koch Brothers are at it again in public schools [VIDEO]

The student resegregation plan favored by industrialists Charles and David Koch has been a divisive flashpoint between school board members in Wake County, NC. The billionaire brothers continue trying to resegregate a widely celebrated school system, which sets the agenda for hundreds of communities across nationwide.
The student resegregation plan favored by industrialists Charles and David Koch has been a divisive flashpoint between...
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27 Sep 2011

Chris Christie backers: David Koch, Kenneth Langone (Home Depot), Charles Schwab, hedge fund managers,…

The "Draft Christie committee" is a group of very wealthy backers who want Chris Christie to run for president. One of those involved is David Koch of the Koch family; the Kochs are one of the main stringpullers on the tea parties. They also fund loose borders advocates like Reason Magazine, and David Koch joined with George Soros and gave $10 million to the illegal immigration-supporting American Civil Liberties Union. That was to fight the Patriot Act, but it also freed up money that the ACLU has used to hamper immigration enforcement.
The "Draft Christie committee" is a group of very wealthy backers who want Chris Christie to run for president. One of...

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24 Sep 2011

Koch-funded lobbyist named Wisconsin chair of ALEC

A lobbyist for Koch Industries and energy interests serves with a lobbyist for Pfizer pharmaceuticals as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) corporate co-chairs in Wisconsin, according to documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy at this year s ALEC Annual Meeting. For some, their fundraising for "scholarships" to benefit ALEC legislative members raises issues of legislative ethics.
A lobbyist for Koch Industries and energy interests serves with a lobbyist for Pfizer pharmaceuticals as the American...

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23 Sep 2011

Best rebuttal to Koch brothers is their own bottom line

While I have political differences with the Koch brothers, I don't begrudge them the success that they have enjoyed, not in the least. These aren't CEOs squeezing shareholders for more and more money; they themselves are the company owners, and they ve clearly made wise business decisions. Instead, I'm troubled by the gaping contrast between their political rhetoric and their own experience.
While I have political differences with the Koch brothers, I don't begrudge them the success that they have enjoyed, not...

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21 Sep 2011

Forbes Koch Brothers Now Worth $50 Billion

Forbes estimates that Tea Party petrochemical scions Charles and David Koch have a fortune of $25 billion each, making them the fourth richest Americans, behind only Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Larry Ellison. Their combined wealth of $50 billion is exceeded only by the Microsoft founder s $59 billion fortune. Buoyed by aggressive speculative trading on volatile energy markets, the Koch brothers accumulated $15 billion in wealth since March 2010, a 43 percent increase.
Forbes estimates that Tea Party petrochemical scions Charles and David Koch have a fortune of $25 billion each, making...
21 Sep 2011

Koch Brothers Now Attacking EPA Internships

The Koch brothers and their employees are the biggest oil and gas donors to lawmakers sitting on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. They contributed $279,500 to 22 of the committee's 31 Republicans and $32,000 to five Democrats. Americans for Prosperity, a Koch front-group, spent over $200,000 on ads that benefited five of the six GOP freshmen members on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
The Koch brothers and their employees are the biggest oil and gas donors to lawmakers sitting on the House Energy and...

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21 Sep 2011

Koch-Funded Congressional Civil Justice Caucus Academy Gives Congress Big Freebies

A recently-formed judicial "academy" funded by industry groups and conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is offering members of Congress and their staff free meals and trips in order to "educate" the lawmakers on controversial pro-business reforms.
A recently-formed judicial "academy" funded by industry groups and conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David...

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8 Sep 2011

Chris Christie Lets Loose at Secret Koch Brothers Confab

"We know the answers. They're painful answers. We're going to have to reduce Medicare benefits. We're going to have to reduce Medicaid benefits. We're going to have to raise the Social Security age. We're going to have to do these things. We're going to have to cut all types of other government programs that some people in this room might like."
"We know the answers. They're painful answers. We're going to have to reduce Medicare benefits. We're going to have to...

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7 Sep 2011

When It Comes To Koch Apologists, Slate’s David Weigel Is “Chairman Of The Bored”

Slate s David Weigel is one of the few libertarian media figures who at least has had the courtesy to disclose, on occasion, his past relationships with Koch-funded outfits (Institute for Humane Studies, Reason Magazine). But half-disclosures can be deceiving. The record shows that every time the Koch-machine finds itself under media scrutiny, and its unnerving influence on our political and economic culture is exposed, you can count on David Weigel to rush to the scene and declare, Nothing to see here folks.
Slate s David Weigel is one of the few libertarian media figures who at least has had the courtesy to disclose, on...
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7 Sep 2011

The Koch Brothers’ Million-Dollar Donor Club

Twice a year, the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch host secretive retreats for an exclusive list of corporate America's rich and powerful to strategize and raise money for their right-wing political agenda. Mother Jones has obtained exclusive audio recordings that shed some light on the brothers' latest retreat, held at a resort near Vail, Colorado, in late June.
Twice a year, the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch host secretive retreats for an exclusive...

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6 Sep 2011

Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Seminar

During his welcoming remarks, Charles Koch warned his guests that the 2012 elections are nothing short of a battle "for the life or death of this country." He then acknowledged the individuals and families who had given more than $1 million to the brothers' efforts - though he misspoke, saying "more than a billion," earning a huge laugh from the crowd. "Well, I was thinking of Obama and his billion-dollar campaign," Koch said, to more laughter and cheers. "So I thought, 'We gotta do better than that.'"
During his welcoming remarks, Charles Koch warned his guests that the 2012 elections are nothing short of a battle "for...
5 Sep 2011

Anatomy of a Koch-a-Thon: Sham Budget Hearings Brought to You by the Koch Brothers

The Koch Brothers, whose combined wealth is more than that of the fourth richest person in the U.S.- have used their enormous wealth to fund a vast empire committed to pushing an ultra-conservative policy agenda that benefits large corporate interests at the expense of the middle class and working families.
The Koch Brothers, whose combined wealth is more than that of the fourth richest person in the U.S.- have used their...

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3 Sep 2011

Voter Suppression

Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, has been accused of attempting to suppress Democratic voter turnout in the Wisconsin Senate recall elections.
Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, has been...

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26 Aug 2011

Koch Industries Fights Chemical Plant Safety Measures

Among the Koch Industries lobbying crew's many agenda items-climate change denial, school segregation, a right wing media takeover-is the company's fight against legislation that would raise US chemical plant safety standards to protect against potential terrorist attacks capable of harming millions of Americans.
Among the Koch Industries lobbying crew's many agenda items-climate change denial, school segregation, a right wing...
25 Aug 2011

Think Again: Kochs Life Is Good

According to Forbes, the Koch brothers have seen their wealth rise $11 billion in recent years, making the Koch brother[s] among the richest in the country by being worth around $22.5 billion each. Much of those profits, however, are due to soaring gas prices and the fact Koch Industries has avoided compensating the public for one hundred million tons of carbon pollution the company produces each year.
According to Forbes, the Koch brothers have seen their wealth rise $11 billion in recent years, making the Koch...

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22 Aug 2011

The Kochs are scared, and they’ve bought the web domains to prove it.

The Kochs and their related entities have poured money into politicking across the country. In Wisconsin alone, they were Gov. Scott Walker's largest out-of-state contributor, and they famously bought all kinds of advertisements and electioneering courtesy of their Tea Party group Americans for Prosperity.
The Kochs and their related entities have poured money into politicking across the country. In Wisconsin alone, they...

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22 Aug 2011

Koch on the defensive, buying anti-Koch URLs

The billionaire Koch Brothers appear to be on the defensive against the Stop Koch, Save Wisconsin buzz on the internet lately, after spending over $40,000 to get Gov. Scott Walker elected less than a year ago, $400,000 supporting Walker's agenda earlier this year, and $250,000 on Republican state senators in Wisconsin's recent recall effort
The billionaire Koch Brothers appear to be on the defensive against the Stop Koch, Save Wisconsin buzz on the internet...

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21 Aug 2011

Read My Lips Koch Brothers, No New Tax Cuts

Much of the business and non-profit investments Koch gives money to are organizations that promote his political ideology of less government regulations and more tax breaks for himself and his ultra-wealthy colleagues in the corporate world. Koch did not expound on what government programs he considers do more harm than good, but based on his politics, one can assume it is any program that benefits the bottom 98% of income earners; but primarily the poor. One thing is certain, Koch does not object to millions of Americans tax dollars going to government programs that subsidize his companies
Much of the business and non-profit investments Koch gives money to are organizations that promote his political...

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19 Aug 2011

ProPublica’s step-by-step guide to understanding ALEC’s influence on your state laws

For decades, a discreet nonprofit has brought together state legislators and corporate representatives to produce business-friendly "model" legislation. These "model" bills form the basis of hundreds of pieces of legislation each year, and they often end up as laws. As media scrutiny of the nonprofit - the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC - has grown, ProPublica has built both a guide and a searchable database so you can see for yourself how ALEC's model bills make their way to statehouses.
For decades, a discreet nonprofit has brought together state legislators and corporate representatives to produce...
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17 Aug 2011

Koch Brothers Fund Bogus Study Bashing Offshore Wind in New Jersey

Not content with the efforts of their group Americans For Prosperity to convince Gov. Chris Christie to derail New Jersey s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the Koch brothers have also ramped up their efforts to ensure New Jersey s air quality continues to live up to its historic reputation. Last month, the Koch-subsidized Beacon Hill Institute, or BHI, released the latest in a series of slanted cost-benefit analyses of offshore wind energy.
Not content with the efforts of their group Americans For Prosperity to convince Gov. Chris Christie to derail New...
17 Aug 2011

Why Didn’t Americans for Prosperity Love Our Video?

Following the 2009 Wake County school board election, Americans for Prosperity waited a few months before publicly popping champagne bottles. The blog entitled, "Your grassroots action really paid off in Wake County Public Schools," is a self-congratulatory missive AFP published. In light of the role AFP played in Wake County, the blog post affirms its active role in repealing and replacing successful school integration policies.
Following the 2009 Wake County school board election, Americans for Prosperity waited a few months before publicly...

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15 Aug 2011

Why do the Koch brothers want to end public education

This film and investigation connects the dots and reveals why the Koch brothers are trying to end public education and how their wealth winds up in the hands of Jim Crow. Watch the video, then call David Koch and tell him to stop funding school resegregation now. His number is 212-319-1100.
This film and investigation connects the dots and reveals why the Koch brothers are trying to end public education and...

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11 Aug 2011

How about some help in battling ALEC, Koch money and their ideologies

Many ALEC supporters claim that the "model legislation" proposed by ALEC and submitted by their legislative members are submitted for the people. We've been told by ALEC National Chairman, Rep. Noble Ellington (R-LA) that the people are represented at the table when these laws are written, because he's there and he represents us.
Many ALEC supporters claim that the "model legislation" proposed by ALEC and submitted by their legislative members are...

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10 Aug 2011

Koch Sen. Scott Brown Threatens Social Security And Medicare Cuts, Refuses To Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) continues to defend oil subsidies and tax cuts for millionaires, while now threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare. Because "we're in a financial emergency," Brown told senior citizens at the Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly in Brighton on Monday, existing programs for seniors are under the axe
Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) continues to defend oil subsidies and tax cuts for millionaires, while now threatening to cut...

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10 Aug 2011

Americans For Prosperity ‘Running On Empty’ Rallies Are, Well, Running On Empty

Americans For Prosperity, the Tea Party astroturf group "founded and funded by infamous GOP rainmakers Charles and David Koch, rolled into Jacksonville Tuesday, and only roughly 15 people showed up" to their "Running on Empty" tour.
Americans For Prosperity, the Tea Party astroturf group "founded and funded by infamous GOP rainmakers Charles and David...

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10 Aug 2011

Is Koch Brothers Money Killing Nevada’s Schools

Do we REALLY want David and Charles KOCH foundations to try to influence legislation in Nevada that kills public education. Do we REALLY want a conservative sitting behind a desk in Washington, deciding how we fund our NEVADA public schools? Could there be groups like this? Groups which have a goal of establishing think tanks in every state to kill public education?
Do we REALLY want David and Charles KOCH foundations to try to influence legislation in Nevada that kills public...

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5 Aug 2011

The Tea Party

Neither Charles nor David Koch fund the Tea Parties. They are involved with and support an organization, which in turn has involvement with some Tea Party members. Koch Industries encourages all citizens, including Tea Party members, to engage in civil discourse concerning the important public policy issues in the United States, most importantly the grave financial issues presented by the rampant overspending and growth of government in the past 10 years.
Neither Charles nor David Koch fund the Tea Parties. They are involved with and support an organization, which in turn...

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4 Aug 2011

WI Dems have filed complaints against Alberta Darling alleging multiple felonies.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today filed complaints in multiple jurisdictions alleging that state Sen. Alberta Darling has committed multiple felonies as part of a collusion and obstruction conspiracy. The complaints also name the corporate front group Americans For Prosperity, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Right to Life and the lobbying arm of for-profit education corporations, the so-called American Federation for Children.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today filed complaints in multiple jurisdictions alleging that state Sen. Alberta...

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3 Aug 2011

How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin

How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin The Ed Show August 3, 2011 .Once again, the Koch Brothers are pouring money into a campaign to keep Wisconsin Democrats from voting in the recall elections. Although the general elections are taking place on August 9th, absentee ballots sent out by the Koch-funded group Americans for Prosperity to voters in heavily-Democratic districts "mysteriously" claim that the ballots must be returned only by August 11th. This blatant attempt at election fraud could not be more obvious.
How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin The Ed Show August 3, 2011 .Once again, the Koch Brothers are...

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2 Aug 2011

So much for SHARED SACRIFICE. How the rich get richer.

Here they are the once behind the scenes Wallets of the GOP and now the Tea party the Koch Brothers. David and Charles have funded the GOP and Tea Party movement and advocacy groups in the United States.Since the 1980s the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to such organizations, like the Heritage Foundation and Americans for Prosperity. Most notably for the Tea Party are FreedomWorks. A well funded movement to push the agenda of the rich by placing such Stooges as Scott Walker From WI and Rick Scott From FL
Here they are the once behind the scenes Wallets of the GOP and now the Tea party the Koch Brothers. David and Charles...

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2 Aug 2011

Wisconsin Dems file complaint over ‘Koch brothers-funded scheme to suppress votes’

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint on Tuesday seeking to stop what it called a Koch brothers-funded scheme to suppress Democratic votes in upcoming Republican recall elections.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint on Tuesday seeking to stop what it called a Koch brothers-funded...

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1 Aug 2011

How the Billionaires Broke the System

There are two ways of cutting a deficit: raising taxes or reducing spending. Raising taxes means taking money from the rich. Cutting spending means taking money from the poor. Not in all cases of course: some taxation is regressive; some state spending takes money from ordinary citizens and gives it to banks, arms companies, oil barons and farmers. But in most cases the state transfers wealth from rich to poor, while tax cuts shift it from poor to rich. So the rich, in a nominal democracy, have a struggle on their hands. Somehow they must persuade the other 99% to vote against their own interests: to shrink the state, supporting spending cuts rather than tax rises. In the US they appear to be succeeding.
There are two ways of cutting a deficit: raising taxes or reducing spending. Raising taxes means taking money from the...

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30 Jul 2011

Conservative group asks court to cut disclosure rules

With next year's state ballot already crowded with controversial proposals, a conservative legal organization urged a federal court Wednesday to overturn portions of Florida's campaign finance laws, erasing key disclosure requirements.
With next year's state ballot already crowded with controversial proposals, a conservative legal organization urged a...
30 Jul 2011

Koch Economics and their Debt Default Advantage

We are seeing the result of Koch Economics and what happens when a few tycoons accrue the billions necessary to invest in politicians, nonprofit foundations and ideological think thanks. Pay for active duty soldiers and veterans' benefits would freeze without raising the debt ceiling. Embassies, emergency assistance, IRS and all the accounting at the Treasury Department, airport security, education, student loans and unemployment insurance, food inspection, transportation work and government contracts with thousands of businesses will all be left in the lurch if the government defaults. There's even a chance Social Security checks will be delayed or withheld altogether.
We are seeing the result of Koch Economics and what happens when a few tycoons accrue the billions necessary to invest...

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29 Jul 2011

How Shadowy Right-Wing Front Groups Engineered Our National Embrace Of Debt Reduction Over Job Creation

For the entire year, as a sluggish economy sputters by and states continue to struggle with falling revenue, the conversation in Congress has centered solely on spending reduction. Earlier this year, we witnessed looming government-showdown duels between competing spending reduction plans. Now with the debt ceiling debate, the only two options are a choice between a package of painful cuts and a package of deeply draconian cuts. There has been no lively discussion of new policy ideas for job creation, foreclosure mitigation, or how to spur demand, the key driver of economic recovery.
For the entire year, as a sluggish economy sputters by and states continue to struggle with falling revenue, the...

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28 Jul 2011

Rick Perry Meets With Koch Brothers

The Statesman reported that Rick Perry, in the middle of the special legislative session he called, flew off to Vail, Colorado, on a donor's private airplane to a summit hosted by the Koch Brothers. Rick Perry is no stranger to meeting with conservative billionaires to plan how to enact corporate-friendly policies at the expense of Texan families, and it's for this reason that he could be the preferred presidential candidate for the Koch Brothers.
The Statesman reported that Rick Perry, in the middle of the special legislative session he called, flew off to Vail,...

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27 Jul 2011

High-Profile Energy Companies Reduce Lobbying Expenditures, But Not the Koch Brothers

Finally, Koch Industries -- like BP and Exxon -- has spent more on lobbying this year compared to last year. During the first half of 2011, Koch Industries has spent $4 million, including $1.8 million during the second quarter. That's an increase of 3.5 percent above what it spent during the first half of 2010. However, this amount is still 30 percent less than what Koch Industries spent on lobbying during the first half of 2009.
Finally, Koch Industries -- like BP and Exxon -- has spent more on lobbying this year compared to last year. During the...
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27 Jul 2011

News Corp a study in the failure of corporate self-regulation

What is the main lesson learned in the Murdoch scandal? That corporate conglomerate power run unregulated causes great public harm and lacks the checks and balances required for there to be any accountability. Given this, what would be the best way to investigate the criminal wrongdoings of such a conglomerate?
What is the main lesson learned in the Murdoch scandal? That corporate conglomerate power run unregulated causes great...
22 Jul 2011

The Koch brothers’ campaign to kill social security

"The Koch brothers job is to do everything they can to dismember government in general," Senator Bernie Sanders says in this video. "If you can destroy social security, you will have gone a long way forward in that effort."
"The Koch brothers job is to do everything they can to dismember government in general," Senator Bernie Sanders says in...
20 Jul 2011

The Koch Brothers Are the New Brothers Grimm

In the 1800s, the Brothers Grimm wrote a series of fairy tales, such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, that were far more gruesome, creepy, and twisted than the sanitized versions of those stories that Disney has now created. Today, the role of the Brothers Grimm is being filled by the Koch Brothers. Unfortunately, the fairy tales they are writing are threatening to create a gruesome, creepy, and twisted future for our society.
In the 1800s, the Brothers Grimm wrote a series of fairy tales, such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, that were far...

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19 Jul 2011

Congressional reps haul in campaign cash

Members of the congressional delegation representing North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties are stockpiling 2012 campaign cash. With redistricting looming for all the state's members of the House of Representatives, each of the region's four lawmakers relied heavily on political action committees to fill their coffers for the second quarter of this year, according to reports filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.
Members of the congressional delegation representing North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties are stockpiling...
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19 Jul 2011

Koch Brothers’ ALEC Tentacles Creep Into Your State

Thanks to the work from the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), investigative journalists like Beau Hodai and The Nation's expos , we now know that ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council), a front group for major corporations, the Koch brothers and right-wing lobbying groups, actively disseminated model bills promoting its agenda to state leaders.
Thanks to the work from the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), investigative journalists like Beau Hodai and The...

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18 Jul 2011

Rupert Murdoch, the Koch Brothers, and Republicans Had Each Others Backs Over the Years

Not only does Rupert Murdoch rules a media empire in Great Britain, he has a bit if an empire here in the United States in which he can Thank the Republicans on the Hill literally. Furthermore when you are in every aspect of Republican politics it should come as no surprise that the Koch brothers would also know the infamous Rupert Murdoch that makes his living to own the media and do what ever it takes to spin the story the way he wants it. Mr. Rupert Murdoch, the one of the same that is dealing with the hacking scandal of victims, politicians in Great Britain to the Head of the Wall Street Journal doing what every they wanted to get the story under Rupert Murdoch and his son.
Not only does Rupert Murdoch rules a media empire in Great Britain, he has a bit if an empire here in the United States...

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17 Jul 2011

Koch Brothers Founders of FreedomWorks, the Group Responsible for New Cut, Cap, Balance Pledge Republicans are Signing

Koch industries seem to have their brand on everything Republican, so no surprise that the group that started the Cut, Cap, Balance Plede have ties to the Koch Brothers. In the last few weeks of talks of the debt ceiling, there has been talk of the Cut Cap, Balance Pledge Republicans have signed. So who is the owener of this Pledge.
Koch industries seem to have their brand on everything Republican, so no surprise that the group that started the Cut,...

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15 Jul 2011

AG defends outside counsel decision

One law firm that represents the Koch brothers bills clients $115 per hour for paralegal services, or $300 an hour for litigation partners. This article does a nice job of explaining the GOP ties in Kansas, specifically the links between the Kansas statehouse, Charles and David Koch and the Kansas legal community.
One law firm that represents the Koch brothers bills clients $115 per hour for paralegal services, or $300 an hour for...

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15 Jul 2011

Michele Bachmann: The First 2012er to Get Koch Cash

The political action committee for the Kochs' massive conglomerate, Koch Industries, has also given generously to big-name conservative politicians throughout the country at both the federal and state level. But when it comes to the 2012 presidential race, the Kochs have been more selective with their giving, with only one presidential candidate so far benefiting from their largesse: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).
The political action committee for the Kochs' massive conglomerate, Koch Industries, has also given generously to...
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14 Jul 2011

Koch Industries Backing Bachmann For President

With a combined total of $35 million in campaign funds, Republican presidential candidates are still falling behind President Obama s whopping $86 million fundraising haul, a deficit that no doubt has some campaign managers stressed about their financial futures.
With a combined total of $35 million in campaign funds, Republican presidential candidates are still falling behind...

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14 Jul 2011

Koch Brothers, ALEC and Their Corporate Allies Plan to Privatize Government

On February 25, 2011, Florida State Representative Chris Dorworth (R-Lake Mary) introduced HB 1021. The bill sought to curtail the political power of unions by prohibiting public employers from deducting any amount from an employee s pay for use by an employee organization (i.e., union dues) or for any political activity (i.e., the portion of union dues used for lobbying or for supporting candidates for office).
On February 25, 2011, Florida State Representative Chris Dorworth (R-Lake Mary) introduced HB 1021. The bill sought to...

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13 Jul 2011

“Running on empty” Tour Lands in Hell This Thursday

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Running On Empty tour will arrive in the tiny Putnam Township hamlet of Hell this week. AFP Michigan Director Scott Hagerstrom says the tour will have several stops and aims to warn taxpayers about how President Obama s regulatory and energy polices are causing skyrocketing energy costs, particularly prices at the gas pump.
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Running On Empty tour will arrive in the tiny Putnam Township hamlet of Hell...

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13 Jul 2011

Kochs back away from Democratic candidates

The Kochs - major Republican donors who have come under attack from the left in recent months - have donated to Democrats before, but since January their PAC has contributed only to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and four House campaigns:
The Kochs - major Republican donors who have come under attack from the left in recent months - have donated...

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13 Jul 2011

ALEC: The Organization Rewriting State Laws Across the Country

Since the 2010 election, conservative legislatures in practically every state have almost immediately plunked down a spate of bills with a very unified focus, attacking unions, Planned Parenthood, and cherished social programs. If you have wondered about the shelf where all this legislation sits and waits for conservatives to marshal their numbers, it s located at the offices of an organization called ALEC. That stands for the American Legislative Exchange Council, and it s the most powerful organization you almost never hear about.
Since the 2010 election, conservative legislatures in practically every state have almost immediately plunked down a...

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13 Jul 2011

Tell Andrew Cuomo – Stand Strong Against The Kochs

The Koch Brothers are at it again and this time, they ve taken aim at the entire east coast. The Kochs and their Tea Party-funding oil front group, Americans For Prosperity, are suing New York State for taking part in RGGI*, a regional cap-and-trade effort that has forced polluters to pay, and raised over $700 million for the states taking part**. They re trying to argue it s illegal to make huge corporations pay for their pollution output, but it s more than fine for American non-corporate citizens to pay the bill.
The Koch Brothers are at it again and this time, they ve taken aim at the entire east coast. The Kochs and their Tea...

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12 Jul 2011

Kansas Hires Koch Brothers’ Attorneys To Defend Against Planned Parenthood

After passing a measure to defund Planned Parenthood over the non-issue of "taxpayer-funded abortions" last month, the state of Kansas has hired an expensive team of private attorneys - the same attorneys who represent the billionaire Koch brothers - to defend the state against Planned Parenthood in court.
After passing a measure to defund Planned Parenthood over the non-issue of "taxpayer-funded abortions" last month, the...

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12 Jul 2011

ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection

Hundreds of ALEC s model bills and resolutions bear traces of Koch DNA: raw ideas that were once at the fringes but that have been carved into 'mainstream' policy through the wealth and will of Charles and David Koch. Of all the Kochs investments in right-wing organizations, ALEC provides some of the best returns: it gives the Kochs a way to make their brand of free-market fundamentalism legally binding.
Hundreds of ALEC s model bills and resolutions bear traces of Koch DNA: raw ideas that were once at the fringes but that...

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9 Jul 2011

Koch Industries Acting Like It’s Never Given Money to the Democrats Before

If you've been listening to the Democratic Party and liberal activists over the past couple of years, then you've heard that Charles and David Koch, the wealthy industrialist brothers who have placed their inestimable financial muscle behind conservative causes and candidates, are democracy's rapists. So it may seem a bit strange that Washington senator Patty Murray, the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, recently solicited Koch Industries for a donation. An executive for Koch Industries, Philip Ellender, replied to her with an indignant letter, which he helpfully posted online as well:
If you've been listening to the Democratic Party and liberal activists over the past couple of years, then you've heard...

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7 Jul 2011

Letter to Senator Patty Murray, Chair Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

For many months now, your colleagues in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leadership have engaged in a series of disparagements and ad hominem attacks about us, apparently as part of a concerted political and fundraising strategy. Just recently, Senator Reid wrote in a DSCC fundraising letter that Republicans are trying to "force through their extreme agenda faster than you can say 'Koch Brothers.'"
For many months now, your colleagues in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leadership have engaged in a series...

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1 Jul 2011

Foreign Company Admits Illegal Cash Donations to U.S. State Campaigns

A foreign subsidiary of U.S. corporate giant Koch Industries acknowledged making thousands of dollars in illegal contributions to state candidates between 2005 and 2009 and agreed to settle a case brought by the Federal Election Commission, the agency announced Friday.
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1 Jul 2011

Top Climate Change-Denying Scientist Found to Be on Exxon, Koch Brothers’ Payroll

Dr. Willie Soon is certainly entitled to his theory that global warming is caused by solar variations rather than CO2, especially given his field of study within astrophysics - Solar, Stellar and Planetary Sciences. But getting paid $1 million in grants by the Koch Brothers, Exxon and a fleet of other energy industry giants makes Soone a stooge.
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29 Jun 2011

Gov. Scott attends private weekend retreat hosted by influential Koch brothers

Gov. Rick Scott acknowledged Tuesday what his staff had refused to disclose: He flew to Colorado over the weekend to attend a secretive policy retreat hosted by powerful conservative donors Charles and David Koch.
Gov. Rick Scott acknowledged Tuesday what his staff had refused to disclose: He flew to Colorado over the weekend to...

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29 Jun 2011

Govs. Rick Perry And Rick Scott Go AWOL During State Emergencies To Attend Secret Koch Event

As Texas faced some of the worst wildfires in its history and a severe drought crisis that has caused the federal government to declare the entire state a disaster area, its governor was schmoozing with well-heeled conservative donors in Vail, Colorado at a retreat organized by the right-wing industrialist Koch brothers. Gov. Rick Perry (R) left his state without notifying constituents or the press and dodged inquiries into his whereabouts.
As Texas faced some of the worst wildfires in its history and a severe drought crisis that has caused the federal...

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28 Jun 2011

Koch meeting in Vail Colorado

Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch held their twice a year meeting of corporate titans, political operatives, and public officials in Beaver Creek Colorado (near Vail) The event started Sunday and wrapped up today. Six months ago, Common Cause helped draw attention to these secretive meetings by staging a rally in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and we made sure to bring the attention and protests to Vail.
Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch held their twice a year meeting of corporate titans, political operatives,...
27 Jun 2011

Bob McDonnell, Rick Perry at latest Koch brothers summit

Two prominent Republican governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Rick Perry of Texas mingled with other GOP notables and some of the wealthiest conservative donors in the country at the annual summer retreat organized by the Koch brothers that began Sunday near Vail, Colo.
Two prominent Republican governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Rick Perry of Texas mingled with other GOP notables and...
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27 Jun 2011

In ‘Secret Video’ Gov. Kasich Thanks Koch Brothers Union Busting Front Group Americans For Prosperity For Their Support

In an "unlisted video" which Gov. Kasich recorded using state resources, he tells the Koch Industries astroturf group Americans For Prosperity "... in the four months that I've been Governor, we've accomplished a lot in Ohio... in all of these efforts the strong support of Americans for Prosperity has made a really big difference. ...it's so important that Ohio's fighters for freedom, the grassroots leaders of Americans for Prosperity, continue to lend their support to the effort to get Ohio back on track."
In an "unlisted video" which Gov. Kasich recorded using state resources, he tells the Koch Industries astroturf group...
24 Jun 2011

Inside the Koch Brothers’ Expensive Echo Chamber

Documents and interviews unearthed in recent months by Brave New Foundation researchers illustrate a $28.4 million Koch business that has manufactured 297 commentaries, 200 reports, 56 studies and six books distorting Social Security's effectiveness and purpose.
Documents and interviews unearthed in recent months by Brave New Foundation researchers illustrate a $28.4 million Koch...
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24 Jun 2011

Billionaire brothers to host conservative seminar in Vail Valley

A recent study by The Center for Public Integrity, a Washinton-based watchdog, found that Koch Industries, the brothers' Kansas-based energy company that is the second largest private company in the United States, has increased its spending on lobbying from $856,000 in 2004 to $20 million in the last two years. The report also shows the company had $100 billion in revenues in 2009.
A recent study by The Center for Public Integrity, a Washinton-based watchdog, found that Koch Industries, the brothers'...
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