Foreign-Owned Entertainment Company Lands Federal COVID-19 Loan
Cinedigm, which is owned by a Beijing-based private equity firm, received a $2.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan in April.
News Articles By Alex Kotch
Funding Hate: How Online Merchants and Payment Processors Aid White Nationalists
Amazon, DonorBox, and Stripe are among the well-known companies that are helping white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups sell goods and raise money, increasing the likelihood that more hate crimes inspired by their ideas will occur.
Groups Aligned with Right-Wing Megadonors Are Promoting Coronavirus Protests
FreedomWorks and Convention of States Action, both with Koch network ties, have new initiatives to promote state-based protests against COVID-19 social distancing measures.
Devos-Funded Group Organizes Protest Against Michigan Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order
Right-wing protest in Lansing against Governor Whitmer’s coronavirus-related restrictions draws Confederate flags, swastikas, and chants of “Lock her up!”
Koch Foundation Criticizes Turning Point USA Even as Koch Network Funds the Group
The far-right, Trump-aligned student activist group Turning Point USA is attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to out “radical leftist” professors “corrupting our youth.”
“Identity-Scrubbing” Charities Bankroll Heartland’s Climate Denial
Groups favored by the Koch donor network and the Mercers have pumped more than $10 million into the Heartland Institute, but mainstream donor-advised fund sponsors are financing it too.
Koch-Linked Charity Bankrolled Project Veritas as It Worked With Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups
DonorsTrust, the corporate Right’s most popular donor-advised fund sponsor, provided the sting operation with nearly one-third of its revenue over the last five years on record.
Right-Wing Super PAC Runs Pro-Sanders Ad After Running Anti-Sanders Ad
Club for Growth Action is running an ad accusing the Democratic Party and billionaire donors of rigging the presidential primary for Joe Biden.
GOP Moves to Stack FEC in Its Favor
Trump nominates a Republican to the Federal Election Commission who has fought against donor transparency and has ties to the Koch political network, while leaving the Democratic seat vacant.
Independent Spending for Biden and Warren Dwarfs Outside Support for Sanders
Biden and Warren have both benefited from a combined $24 million worth of spending by independent groups, while pro-Sanders groups have spent only $1.2 million.
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