Politics

Six Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025

Joe Fassler / DeSmog Aug 15, 2024 More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to remake American government. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Charles Koch’s Sinister Attack on Regulation

Phil Mattera / Dirt Diggers Digest Feb 2, 2024 The billionaire is funding a case before the Supreme Court that could liberate corporations from federal oversight and regulation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will America’s Billionaires Start a Second Civil War?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Nov 22, 2019 Oligarchs have aligned with the forces of reaction to preserve their grip on power, endangering the U.S. and democracy the world over. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Billionaires Don’t Actually Like Capitalism

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 14, 2019 If America's oligarchs had any interest in preserving the country's economic system, they'd throw their support behind a wealth tax. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Koch Brothers Are Even Worse Than You Think

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 12, 2019 Reporter Christopher Leonard details the harrowing scope of Koch Industries’ power, and the challenges in trying to circumvent it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

David Koch May Have Taken Us All With Him

Dharna Noor / The Real News Network Aug 27, 2019 The billionaire philanthropist leaves behind a devastating legacy of climate denial, argues author and Penn State professor Michael Mann. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Billionaire GOP Donor David Koch Dies at 79

STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2019 Koch and his older brother Charles transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are America’s Billionaires Turning Against Forever War?

Ilana Novick Jul 2, 2019 George Soros and Charles Koch agree on this one issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Let’s Abolish Billionaires

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 2, 2019 America has created an aristocracy of people who have never worked a day in their lives. The U.S. economy must be radically reordered. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Charles Koch’s Cynical Rebranding Shouldn’t Fool Anybody

Ilana Novick May 20, 2019 The ultraconservative billionaire says he wants to "help every person rise." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In 2018, the U.S. Is Even More Gilded Than in 1918

Bob Lord / OtherWords Sep 27, 2018 Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Says Koch Brothers Are ‘a Total Joke’ in GOP

ANNE FLAHERTY and KEN THOMAS / Associated Press Jul 31, 2018 The billionaire brothers disagree with the president on trade, and on what they see as his excessive government spending. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )