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Is the EPA Being Pressured on Atrazine? New Findings of Environmental Concerns about Syngenta's Crop Chemical Removed from EPA Site
A new scientific analysis of the health risks associated with widely used herbicide atrazine, disappears from EPA website.
ED: No Records on Closed Charters Mentioned in Its "Commitment to Transparency," CMD Appeals
The Education Department touted its "Commitment to Transparency," discussing 430 closed charters and 699 prospective ones, but when CMD asked about them, the agency said it had no records....
ALEC's 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot
Working in tandem with deep-pocketed corporations and funders like Koch Industries, ALEC is driving an agenda in the states you need to know about.
Exposed by CMD: KIPP's Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies
CMD looks into what the KIPP Foundation charter school network and its allies at the U.S. Department of Education want to keep the American people from seeing.
Confirmation: the Not-So Independent Women's Forum Was Born in Defense of Clarence Thomas and the Far Right
The roots of the "Independent Women's Forum" were defending Clarence Thomas and attacking Anita Hill.
Chambers of Commerce Exposed by CMD
Video footage of a closed-door webinar provided to CMD reveals Frank Luntz' firm instructing state chamber of commerce lobbyists to ignore polling that shows Chamber members across the country overwhelmingly support progressive workplace policies including raising the minimum wage, providing paid sick days, and more.
How DFER Leaders Channel Out-of-State Dark Money
"Hedge funds are always looking for ways to turn a small amount of capital into a large amount of capital."
Koch-Fueled Playbook against Working Families Exposed by CMD
Right to Work legislation is basically a pay cut for workers: "Wages in RTW states are 3.1 percent lower than those in non-RTW states. . . . This translates into RTW being associated with $1,558 lower annual wages for a typical full-time, full-year worker."
How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society at the Height of Its Attacks on Martin Luther King
On Martin Luther King Day, here is some additional information about the Koch PR offensive and their legacy on civil rights.