This blog is all about collecting and sharing valuable information regarding the Koch led group of oligarchs and their hostile takeover attempt on our government. No, I'm not kidding, check it out:
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The network of groups affiliated with billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch will spend more than $400 million on conservative causes and candidates in the 2018 midterm election cycle.
(That's not USA's People's Democracy, that's the best government wealth can buy, people be damned!)
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips said Saturday that the investment would be the network’s largest election cycle investment ever — 60 percent greater than the 2016 presidential cycle — as Republicans seek to protect majorities in the House and Senate against stiff political headwinds. {Jonathan Easley - 1/27/18 - The Hill}
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To win support for the Republican tax legislation, the Koch network claims that it organized over 100 rallies in 36 states, contacted over 1.8 million activists, and knocked on over 33,000 doors. The group also spent freely on digital and television advertisements, with $1.6 million in TV spots to support the legislation in Wisconsin alone.
The Koch network has attracted its biggest crowd of members ever to the winter seminar, with 550 conservative activists from around the country, including 160 first-timers. {Fang, Surgey - 2/25/18 - The Intercept}
and since upcoming posts will feature articles based on investigations conducted by this team, I'm going to start with this background copied from their webpages.
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Documented is a watchdog group that investigates how corporations manipulate public policy, harming our environment, communities, and democracy.
The Documented Investigations Team
Nick Surgey is Co-Director of Documented and an investigative reporter. He is a occasional contributor to the Intercept and is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Media and Democracy. His work has been featured in The Guardian, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post, and many other places including the Colbert Report. Nick was previously Director of Research at the Center for Media and Democracy, and Staff Counsel at Common Cause.
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Lisa Graves is Co-Director of Documented and a well-known researcher, writer, and public speaker. Her research and analysis have been cited by every major paper in the country, and featured in critically acclaimed books and documentaries, including Ava Du Vernay’s award-winning film, “The 13th,” the Bill Moyers’ narrated “United States of ALEC,” and Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously.” Her full bio, which includes serving as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, is available here.
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Kelly Mitchell is a Senior Analyst for Documented. Prior to joining Documented, Kelly was the Climate Campaign Director for Greenpeace, where she oversaw work on climate liability, coal leasing, oil & gas infrastructure, and corporate renewables policy. She has appeared in numerous media outlets including the BBC, the Washington Post, and Al Jazeera. Kelly has a bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is completing her MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Jesse is a Senior Researcher with Documented. He has expertise in the oil and gas industry, corporate lobbying and political strategy, and political spending. His work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, and other media outlets. Previously Jesse was a research specialist Greenpeace from 2010 to 2017 and holds a degree from the University of Georgia.
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Jamie Corey is a Senior Researcher with Documented where she tracks the fossil fuel industry’s influence in state and national politics. Jamie previously worked at the Center for Media and Democracy, the United States Senate and the Iowa State House of Representatives. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post and The Guardian. Jamie received her Bachelor’s Degree from Simpson College.
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