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Charles Koch Visiting Scholars Program
Duke University Koch network University of North Carolina
David H Koch Charitable Foundation
501(c)(3) nonprofits Koch network
Economic Education Trust
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Federalist Society
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Fred C & Mary R Koch Foundation
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In Pursuit Of
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Koch Cultural Trust
501(c)(3) nonprofits Koch network
Koch Industries
Conglomerates Koch network Specific energy businesses
Koch educational network
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People in the Koch network
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Reason Foundation
Koch network Organizations involved with news and the media
Semi-annual, invitation-only fundraising and policy seminars of the Koch network
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Strata
Koch network Organizations involved in education
Themis Trust
501(c)(4) nonprofits Koch network
Triad Management
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Opinion | Who’s Behind the ‘Reopen’ Protests? - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/opinion/coronavirus-protests-astroturf.html
2020-04 Protests against stay-at-home orders in the United States during the Covid-19 pandemic American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Articles in the New York Times In Pursuit Of Koch network KochDocs Mark Meckler Michael Best & Friedrich Michigan Conservative Coalition Michigan Freedom Fund ReOpenNC Robert Mercer Scott Walker Stephen Moore
Koch’s America: the Rule of the New Robber Barons - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/kochs-america-the-rule-of-the-new-robber-barons/
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)Americans for Prosperity "No Climate Tax" pledge Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Americans for Prosperity and the Tea party movement Betsy DeVos Cato Institute Christopher Leonard Federalist Society Flint Hills Resources Freedom Partners Friedrich von Hayek Georgia-Pacific Corporation Guardian Industries Invista Jane Mayer John Birch Society Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Koch Industries Koch Pipeline Company Koch network Law & Economics Center Ludwig von Mises Marc Short Mercatus Center Mike Pence Mike Pompeo Molex Pine Bend refinery Scott Pruitt State Policy Network
Even David Koch’s Philanthropy Was Toxic | The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/even-david-kochs-philanthropy-was-toxic/
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The terrifying legacy of David Koch
https://theweek.com/articles/860632/terrifying-legacy-david-koch
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Koch Family Foundations - SourceWatch
https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Family_Foundations
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David Koch’s Philanthropic Legacy - Barron's
https://www.barrons.com/articles/david-kochs-philanthropic-legacy-01566596839
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Charles Koch Takes On Trump. Trump Takes On Charles Koch. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/trump-koch-brothers.html
Adam Brandon Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Americans for Prosperity and the Tea party movement Articles in the New York Times Charles Koch David Koch Koch network Marc Short Mike Pence Presidency of Donald Trump Scott Pruitt Scott Reed Steve Bannon Tim Phillips United States Chamber of Commerce
Koch Political Group Pushes Koch-Funded Academic for D.C. Circuit Court – Sludge
https://readsludge.com/2019/02/26/koch-political-group-pushes-koch-funded-academic-for-d-c-circuit-court/
Koch network Noemi Rao
As Charles Koch Cultivates Anti-War Image, Koch Industries Profits from Defense Contracts – Sludge
https://readsludge.com/2019/07/24/as-charles-koch-cultivates-anti-war-image-koch-industries-profits-from-defense-contracts/
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What the Koch Brothers own — Quartz
https://qz.com/1694047/what-the-koch-brothers-own/
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Column: How MIT whitewashed the actions of alumnus David Koch - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-26/how-mit-whitewashed-david-koch
David Koch Koch network
Koch Industries Responds to Rolling Stone – And We Answer Back – Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/koch-industries-responds-to-rolling-stone-and-we-answer-back-237090/
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Koch's low profile belies political power – Center for Public Integrity
https://publicintegrity.org/environment/kochs-low-profile-belies-political-power/
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The Origins of the Koch Network’s Disinformation Playbook
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/2/1876168/-The-Origins-of-the-Koch-Network-s-Disinformation-Playbook
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Political activities of the Koch brothers - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Koch_brothers
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Is IKEA the New Model for the Conservative Movement? | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/is-ikea-the-new-model-for-the-conservative-movement
Articles in the New Yorker Koch network State Policy Network
In Wichita, Koch Influence Is Revered and Reviled - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/us/koch-brothers-donate-heavily-in-kansas.html
Articles in the New York Times Koch network
Outside Groups With Deep Pockets Lift G.O.P. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/us/politics/koch-brothers-republican-super-pac-spending-pays-off.html
Articles in the New York Times Koch network
‘Koch Primary’ Tests Hopefuls In the G.O.P. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/us/koch-seminar-is-early-proving-ground-for-gop-hopefuls.html
Articles in the New York Times Koch network
Can this 'dark money' group help the Democrats keep the Senate? – Center for Public Integrity
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/can-this-dark-money-group-help-the-democrats-keep-the-senate/
Koch network Patriot Majority USA
Koch foundation proposal to college: Teach our curriculum, get millions – Center for Public Integrity
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/koch-foundation-proposal-to-college-teach-our-curriculum-get-millions/
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Koch-linked organization uses ‘dark money’ to fight political disclosure – Center for Public Integrity
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/koch-linked-organization-uses-dark-money-to-fight-political-disclosure/
1958 NAACP v Alabama 2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission American Commitment American Crossroads GPS American Encore American Future Fund Free Enterprise America Freedom Partners Koch network Patriot Majority USA Phil Kerpen Sean Noble
How Oil Heir and New York Arts Patron David Koch Became the Tea Party's Wallet -- New York Magazine - Nymag
https://nymag.com/news/features/67285/
Articles in New York magazine Cato Institute Fred Koch FreedomWorks John Birch Society Koch Chemical Technology Group Koch Industries Koch brothers Koch network Ludwig von Mises Mercatus Center Newt Gingrich Paranthropus boisei Richard Fink Tea Party movement Tim Phillips
How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/us/politics/republican-leaders-climate-change.html
1970-07 Clean Air Act 2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission 2016-04 Paris Agreement Americans for Prosperity "No Climate Tax" pledge Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Articles in the New York Times Clean Power Plan Climate change skepticism and denial Competitive Enterprise Institute Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)House Climate Solutions Caucus James Valvo Jim Jordan Koch Industries Koch network Lamar Smith Mitch McConnell Myron Ebell Patrick Morrisey Scott Pruitt Steve Bannon Tim Phillips United States Chamber of Commerce
Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html
Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Concerned Veterans for America Freedom Partners Koch Industries Koch network Marco Rubio Rand Paul Scott Walker Ted Cruz
GOP’s Senate hopes energized by Koch network ad blitz – Center for Public Integrity
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/gops-senate-hopes-energized-by-koch-network-ad-blitz/
60 Plus Association American Energy Alliance (AEA)Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Concerned Veterans for America Freedom Partners Generation Opportunity (GenOp)Koch network Patriot Majority USA Tim Phillips
How David Koch and His Brother Shaped American Politics - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/politics/david-koch-republican-politics.html
Articles in the New York Times Koch network
Conservative Billionaire David Koch Dies at 79 – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/david-koch-dead-79/
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David Koch Dies; Billionaire Industrialist Funded Conservative Causes : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/693716112/david-koch-dies-conservative-billionaire-helped-reshape-u-s-politics
David Koch Koch network
Trump Replaces Lobbyists with Former Lobbyists
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/22/trump-transition-lobbyists-2/
Articles in the Intercept Koch network
Kellyanne Conway: Meet the woman tapped to save Trump's campaign - CNNPolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/17/politics/kellyanne-conway-donald-trump/
Kellyanne Conway Koch network
Vice President Mike Pence Would Be a Dream for the Koch Brothers | The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/vice-president-mike-pence-would-be-a-dream-for-the-koch-brothers/
Koch network Mike Pence
Bernie Sanders And Sheldon Whitehouse Warn That The Koch's Have Infiltrated Trump's White House
https://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/15/sens-bernie-sanders-sheldon-whitehouse-warn-kochs-infiltrated-trumps-white-house.html
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Trump’s Koch administration - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-koch-brothers-231863
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Trump EPA Transition Pick Hounded Climate Scientists
https://theintercept.com/2016/12/09/david-schnare-trump/
David Schnare Koch network
The Trump Administration Is Filling Up With Koch Allies | DeSmogBlog
https://www.desmogblog.com/2016/12/19/trump-administration-filling-koch-allies
Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Competitive Enterprise Institute Donors Capital Fund Donors Trust Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FMELC)Freedom Partners Institute for Energy Research (IER)Koch Industries Koch network Marc Short Mike Pence Texas Public Policy Foundation
Exclusive: How The Koch Brothers Spent At Least $3.9 Million In Unreported Partisan Attack Efforts During The 2010 Election | Republic Report
https://www.republicreport.org/2012/koch-secret-electioneering/
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Molly McKasson: Doug Ducey and the problem of dark money | Local Editorials and Opinion | tucson.com
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/molly-mckasson-doug-ducey-and-the-problem-of-dark-money/article_06f21663-e88c-5861-bdcb-373d99f51389.html
2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission Alliance for School Choice American Encore American Federation for Children Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Arizona Free Enterprise Club Fund Arizona House Bill 2153 Clint Bolick Doug Ducey Koch network Legacy Foundation Action Fund Prosper Inc Veterans for a Strong America
Exclusive: California Grand Jury Probing Shadowy Money Groups
https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-california-grand-jury-probing-shadowy-money-groups
2013 CPPR and a California probe into funding of two ballot initiatives American Crossroads American Encore American Future Fund Americans for Tax Reform Charles R Schwab Koch Industries Koch network Sean Noble Small Business Action Committee
Behind the Curtain Exclusive: The Koch brothers’ secret bank - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/behind-the-curtain-exclusive-the-koch-brothers-secret-bank-096669
60 Plus Association American Crossroads American Crossroads GPS American Encore American Energy Alliance (AEA)American Future Fund Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Articles in Politico Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee Freedom Partners Kevin Gentry Koch network Libre Initiative Marc Short Mike Pence National Rifle Association (NRA)Richard Ribbentrop United States Chamber of Commerce
Tax Filings Hint at Extent of Koch Brothers’ Reach - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/politics/tax-filings-hint-at-extent-of-koch-brothers-reach.html
2013 CPPR and a California probe into funding of two ballot initiatives 501(c)(4) nonprofits 501(c)(6) organizations American Encore American Future Fund Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Articles in the New York Times Freedom Partners Koch network Richard Fink
The Koch Network and Republican Party Extremism
https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/ahertel/files/koch_network_paper_ts-ahf.pdf
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How the Koch brothers built the most powerful rightwing group you've never heard of | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group
AFP-Wisconsin (AFP-WI)Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Koch Industries Koch network Mark Block Right-to-work laws Scott Walker Tea Party movement Tim Phillips
Sean Noble, 'Wizard' Behind Koch Brothers' Donor Network, Now On The Outs | HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sean-noble-koch-brothers_n_4017578
2013 CPPR and a California probe into funding of two ballot initiatives 60 Plus Association American Crossroads American Future Fund Americans for Responsible Leadership Arizona Public Services Articles in HuffPost Freedom Partners Kevin Gentry Kirk Adams Koch network National Federation of Independent Business National Rifle Association (NRA)Prosper Inc Randy Kendrick Sean Noble United States Chamber of Commerce
2016 election: Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Scott Walker to court Koch donors - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/koch-brothers-wealthy-donors-gop-2016-freedom-partners-seminar-california-120663
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Inside the Koch brothers’ campus crusade
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/inside-the-koch-brothers-campus-crusade/
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The Koch brothers’ foundation network explained
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/the-koch-brothers-foundation-network-explained/
American Enterprise Institute Bill of Rights Institute Charles Koch Foundation Charles Koch Institute David H Koch Charitable Foundation Fred C & Mary R Koch Foundation Knowledge and Progress Fund Koch Cultural Trust Koch Industries Koch network Strata The Daily Caller News Foundation
Why the Koch Brothers Are Funding Colleges - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/spreading-the-free-market-gospel/413239/
American Encore American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)Articles in the Atlantic Bard College Brian Hooks Center for Civic Engagement Charles Koch Charles Koch Foundation Charles Koch Visiting Scholars Program Electoral Politics and Democracy Florida State University George Mason University Institute for Humane Studies Koch network Open Society Foundations Planned Parenthood Private donors and higher education Rush Limbaugh Walter Williams
Report: Think tanks tied to Kochs - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/koch-brothers-think-tank-report-099791
Americans for Tax Reform Center for Media and Democracy Donors Capital Fund Donors Trust FreedomWorks Koch network State Policy Network Tracie Sharp
Koch brothers’ higher-ed investments advance political goals
https://publicintegrity.org/2015/10/30/18684/koch-brothers-higher-ed-investments-advance-political-goals
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Why College Republicans Are Channeling Donald Trump
https://time.com/the-most-hated-person-on-campus-why-some-college-republicans-are-channeling-donald-trump/
American Identity Movement (Identity Evropa)Ben Shapiro College Republican National Committee Congressional Leadership Fund Koch Equity Development Koch brothers Koch network Turning Point USA Young America’s Foundation
Koch Brothers' Activism Protects Their 50 Years in Canadian Heavy Oils - Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS427145980520120510
2005-02 Kyoto Protocol Alberta Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Americans for Prosperity and climate change Bitumen as an energy source Canada Flint Hills Resources Fraser Institute Fred Koch John Birch Society Keystone XL pipeline Koch Exploration Canada Corporation Koch Exploration Canada LP Koch Industries Koch Oil Sands Operating GP Koch Oil Sands Operating ULC Koch Pipeline Company Koch brothers Koch network Pine Bend refinery
The Danger of President Pence | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/the-danger-of-president-pence
1987 Revocation of the FCC fairness doctrine Americans for Prosperity "No Climate Tax" pledge Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Anthem, Inc Articles in the New Yorker Betsy DeVos Cecil Bohanon Charles Koch Foundation Chris Christie Climate change skepticism and denial Cummins David Koch Eli Lilly Freedom Partners Heritage Foundation Indiana Family Institute Indiana Policy Review Foundation James Valvo Jane Mayer John Cornyn John Hardin Kellyanne Conway Koch Industries Koch network Laszlo Pasztor Marc Short Michael Flynn Mike Pence Mike Pompeo Moral Majority Newt Gingrich Nick Ayers Paul John Manafort Jr Paul Weyrich Planned Parenthood Republican Conference Republican Governors Association Republican Study Committee Scott Pruitt Semi-annual, invitation-only fundraising and policy seminars of the Koch network Sheldon Adelson Steve Bannon Tea Party movement Thomas Roe Tim Phillips Young America’s Foundation
Home - Koch Docs
http://kochdocs.org/
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The Koch Brothers’ Covert Operations | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/30/covert-operations
2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission AFP Arizona Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Americans for Prosperity Foundation Americans for Prosperity–Texas Articles in the New Yorker Bill of Rights Institute Cato Institute Center for Public Integrity (CPI)Charles Koch Foundation Citizens for the Environment Claude R Lambe Charitable Foundation Climate change skepticism and denial David H Koch Charitable Foundation Economic Education Trust Ed Clark Ed Crane Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment Fox News Frank Luntz Fred Koch Freedom School FreedomWorks Friedrich von Hayek George Pataki Georgia-Pacific Corporation Glenn Beck Grover Norquist Heritage Foundation Independent Women’s Forum Institute for Humane Studies Institute for Justice Jane Mayer John Birch Society Koch Chemical Technology Group Koch Industries Koch Industries Inc Political Action Committee (KochPAC)Koch Petroleum Group Koch brothers Koch network Lewis F Powell Jr Libertarian Party Mercatus Center Mortimer Zuckerman Nancy Pfotenhauer National Center for Policy Analysis Open Society Institute Peggy Venable Phil Kerpen Richard Fink Robert LeFevre Rush Limbaugh Tea Party movement Ted Cruz Texas Defending the American Dream Triad Management United States Chamber of Commerce
Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America: Christopher Leonard: 9781476775388: Amazon.com: Books
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476775389/
Books on business Cato Institute Jane Mayer Koch brothers Koch network
Kochs Funded Third Way to Push Free Trade to Democrats
https://theintercept.com/2019/08/13/koch-brothers-third-way/
Articles in the Intercept Democratic Leadership Council Koch Industries Koch brothers Koch network Rob Hall Third Way
Trump’s Opponents Want to Name His Big Donors. His Supporters Say It’s Harassment. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/us/politics/castro-trump-donors.html
Articles in the New York Times Dark money and politics (United States)Koch brothers Koch network Mitch McConnell
David Koch Steps Down From Business and Conservative Political Group - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/us/politics/david-koch-steps-down.html
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The Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble Moved the Kochs’ Cash into Politics and Made Millions — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-dark-money-man-how-sean-noble-moved-the-kochs-cash-into-politics-and-ma
2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act American Crossroads GPS American Encore Americans for Prosperity (AFP)Americans for Responsible Leadership Articles in ProPublica Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)Dark money and politics (United States)Freedom Partners FreedomWorks Karl Rove Koch Industries Koch brothers Koch network National Right to Work Sean Noble
How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html
Americans for Prosperity campaign against public transit projects Articles in the New York Times Cato Institute Koch Industries Koch brothers Koch network Nashville Smart Inc Nashville, Tennessee NoTax4Tracks Randal O’Toole i360
Koch Group Behind Anti-Light Rail Campaign in Phoenix | Phoenix New Times
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/koch-group-behind-anti-light-rail-campaign-in-phoenix-11336419
American Encore Americans for Prosperity campaign against public transit projects Arizona Arizona Free Enterprise Club Building a Better Phoenix Koch brothers Koch network
Revealed: Trump-linked US Christian ‘fundamentalists’ pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Europe, boosting the far right | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/revealed-trump-linked-us-christian-fundamentalists-pour-millions-of-dark-money-into-europe-boosting-the-far-right/
Acton Institute Alan Sears Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)American Center for Law and Justice American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Christian organizations and businesses Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation Dignitatis Humanae Institute Franklin Graham Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society Jay Sekulow Joseph Grabowski Koch brothers Koch network Mike Pence Pat Robertson Rassemblement National Steve Bannon Tradition, Family and Property (TFP)Viktor Orbán World Congress of Families openDemocracy
The American Dark Money Behind Europe’s Far Right | by Mary Fitzgerald | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/10/the-american-dark-money-behind-europes-far-right/
ActRight Acton Institute Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Brian Brown CitizenGo Darian Rafie Dark money and politics Dignitatis Humanae Institute Heartbeat International Ignacio Arsuaga Illiberal democracy Jay Sekulow Koch brothers Koch network Konstantin Malofeev Matteo Salvini National Organization for Marriage Northern League Russia and Ukraine Steve Bannon Steve Turley Unhack Democracy Europe Viktor Orbán Vox (political party)World Congress of Families openDemocracy
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behind-the-trump-presidency
1968 Civil Rights Act 2010 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission Accuracy in Media Alexander Nix Andrew Breitbart Arthur Robinson Articles in the New Yorker Bannon Strategic Advisors Barack Obama Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories Black Americans for a Better Future Breitbart News Brexit Centre Firearms Co Christopher Ruddy Citizens United Climate change skepticism and denial Club for Growth Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)Conspiracy theories Council for National Policy David Bossie David Brat David Magerman Federal Election Commission (FEC)Freedom Partners Action Fund Glittering Steel Goldman Sachs Government Accountability Institute Gravitas Maximus LLC Hilary Clinton HuffPost James Simons Jane Mayer Jeff Sessions John Bolton Joseph Farah Kellyanne Conway Koch brothers Koch network Leo Brent Bozell III Libertarianism Medallion Fund Mercer Family Foundation Mercer family Michael Flynn Michal Kosinski Milo Yiannopoulos Moving Picture Institute Newsmax Media Nick Patterson Objectivism (Ayn Rand)Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine Park51 (Ground Zero mosque)Patrick Caddell Paul John Manafort Jr People involved with Cambridge Analytica Peter Brown Peter Schweizer Rebekah Mercer Reclaim New York Renaissance Technologies Robert Mercer Roger Stone SCL Group (Strategic Communication Laboratories)Sam Nunberg Statistical machine translation Steve Bannon Ted Cruz The American Spectator William Kristol William Lee Hanley WorldNetDaily