John Stossel’s Transformation Into A Polluter Apologist
John Stossel has purposefully and wrongfully denied much of the scientific data that we currently hold to be true regarding our planet’s changing climate and its potential consequences
Most Important Speech This Week: Sen. Whitehouse, 'Look For Power In The Shadows'
Sheldon Whitehouse explains all of it: How dark money bought the judicial system in the US, and what they're getting for their money. "There is a lot of hard-to-explain hypocrisy and rush taking place right now, and my experience around politics is that when you find hypocrisy in the daylight, look for power in the shadows." —Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Swiftboat 2016: Why Buy The Ad When You Can Get The Press For Free? (UPDATED)
And worse, it's entirely tax-deductible for the donors.
How The Theocratic Right Wing Will Reshape The Courts Under Trump
Now that Trump has 100 federal judicial appointments and a Supreme Court nominee, we think you should read this article again.
TX Prosecutor Calls James O'Keefe's Voter Registration Smear 'Unprofessional', Moves To Dismiss
Once again, James O'Keefe invented shadowy liberal violations of the law where none existed, and was called out on it.
It's Not Just The Koch Brothers Funding Climate Change Denial
This Drexel University professor discovered the largest and most consistent funders behind the climate change denial movement are a number of well-known conservative foundations, mostly through "dark money."
Climate Denial Playbook: Marc Morano's History Of Bullying Scientists
Marc Morano is so agitated in his climate denial that he once advocated that climate scientists be "publicly flogged."
Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network Of Global Warming Skeptics
The ATM for climate denial? While the secretive Donors Trust has given millions to a variety of right-wing causes, denying climate change appears to be its top priority.
Donors Trust: An Anonymous Tax-Deductible Policy Slush Fund
If you're wealthy and a Republican and you like your donations to be tax-deductible whenever possible, then Donors Trust, Inc. is your kind of "charity". AlterNet touched on the edges of what they do back in October, when they focused on a