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Tag: Koch Brothers

Koch-ifying the news

June 21, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Climate Change, Ethics, Media, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Industrialists Charles and David Koch, well known for their climate change denial, have very recently expressed interest in buying newspapers. We all know the

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Kochs: Southern Illinois roots, national clout

May 11, 2011 Mike Davis Illinois/Midwest, Infrastructure, Politics One comment

The Koch family fortune has its roots  in the Metro East area of Illinois, with branches radiating in many directions. The patriarch of the

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Why Wisconsin is ground zero of the billionaires’ assault on America

February 23, 2011 Madonna Gauding Civil Rights, Government, Labor and unions, Politics 2 comments

Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker was elected governor, and long time Democratic senator Russ Feingold was defeated, because conservative billionaires, David and Charles Koch, flooded

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