Courts & Law

How To Poison the Public and Avoid Liability

Katya Schwenk / The Lever May 31, 2024 A Koch-owned business has found an exploit in bankruptcy law so it can avoid responsibility for their asbestos assets and rewrite judicial precedent. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )

ExxonMobil Hasn’t Stopped Bankrolling Climate Deniers

Elliott Negin / Independent Media Institute Oct 23, 2019 The world's largest oil company claims it's "committed to being part of the solution." A closer look at its payroll suggests otherwise. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Xenophobia Behind Corporate Media’s Use of ‘Oligarch’

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Sep 16, 2019 Despite references to the American oligarchy in corporate media, many news outlets reserve the term "oligarch" for Russians. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

The New York Times’ Inexcusable Whitewashing of David Koch’s Legacy

Olivia Riggio / FAIR Sep 9, 2019 The newspaper of record's obituary focuses more on the deceased billionaire's love for the ballet than on his pollution and profiteering. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

How Wavering Democrats Bought Into Kochs’ Free Trade Scheme

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 Third Way, a think tank tied to centrist Democrats, took money from the ultra-right family to promote unpopular free trade policies. 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 )

Thom Hartmann: America Has Forgotten the Warnings of FDR

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Mar 21, 2019 The 32nd president understood that rampant inequality could unleash the "spirit of fascism" at home. It's a lesson worth revisiting. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The End of the Age of Billionaires

Josh Hoxie / OtherWords Feb 11, 2019 Serious proposals are on the table to address the deepening divide between the uber-rich and the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )