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3.2.1 || The Koch Network - Overview

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Jane Mayer on the Koch Brothers

Part 1: Dark Money: Jane Mayer on How Koch Bros. & Billionaire Allies Funded Rise of the Far Right

Democracy Now | Jan 20, 2016

Democrats and Republicans are expected to spend about $1 billion getting their 2016 nominee elected. There’s a third group that will spend almost as much. It’s not a political party, and it doesn’t have any candidates. It’s the right-wing political network backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, expected to spend nearly $900 million in 2016. The Kochs’ 2016 plans come as part of an effort to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to conservative candidates and causes over the last four decades. The story of the Koch brothers and an allied group of billionaire donors is told in a new book by New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer, "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right." Mayer traces how the Kochs and other billionaires have leveraged their business empires to shape the political system in the mold of their right-wing agenda. 

Part 2: Dark Money: Jane Mayer on How Koch Bros. & Billionaire Allies Funded Rise of the Far Right

Democracy Now | Jan 20, 2016

Democrats and Republicans are expected to spend about $1 billion getting their 2016 nominee elected. There’s a third group that will spend almost as much. It’s not a political party, and it doesn’t have any candidates. It’s the right-wing political network backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, expected to spend nearly $900 million in 2016. The Kochs’ 2016 plans come as part of an effort to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to conservative candidates and causes over the last four decades. The story of the Koch brothers and an allied group of billionaire donors is told in a new book by New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer, "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right." Mayer traces how the Kochs and other billionaires have leveraged their business empires to shape the political system in the mold of their right-wing agenda. 

Part 3: Dark Money: Jane Mayer on How Koch Bros. & Billionaire Allies Funded Rise of the Far Right

Democracy Now | Jan 20, 2016

Democrats and Republicans are expected to spend about $1 billion getting their 2016 nominee elected. There’s a third group that will spend almost as much. It’s not a political party, and it doesn’t have any candidates. It’s the right-wing political network backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, expected to spend nearly $900 million in 2016. The Kochs’ 2016 plans come as part of an effort to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to conservative candidates and causes over the last four decades. The story of the Koch brothers and an allied group of billionaire donors is told in a new book by New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer, "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right." Mayer traces how the Kochs and other billionaires have leveraged their business empires to shape the political system in the mold of their right-wing agenda. 

Koch Exposed by CMD

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a nationally recognized watchdog that leads in-depth, award-winning investigations into the corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity.

The Koch brothers and their network of billionaires are operating with a reach and resources that exceed those of political parties and they are using that power to erode the integrity of our elections and sap taxpayer dollars away from investments in public infrastructure, education, and healthcare to benefit narrow special interests and global corporations.

CMD’s investigations, public information requests, and lawsuits have ignited national conversations on money in politics and the distortion of U.S. law and democracy — at every level of government and in every region of the country. We believe in the public’s right to know how government operates and how corporations influence our democracy — and the true motivations for their actions. When necessary, CMD litigates to defend that right and ensure those in power follow the law.

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Koch Docs

Hard to find documents all in one place about Charles Koch, his empire, and his agenda


KOCH DOCS is a searchable database of documents and analysis about the billionaire Charles Koch and his empire, agenda, networks, and impact on you. At launch in August 2019, this new project brings into one searchable site a selection of widely dispersed authoritative materials about Koch. 


Complete letters written by and to David Koch, some of which have been referenced in books and articles but which have never been reprinted in full;


Key essays and letters by Charles Koch consolidated in one searchable site; and

Illuminating information, all in one place, about Charles Koch’s gathering of billionaires, which has operated under the brands Stand Together, Freedom Partners, and the Seminar Network.


This new resource also includes more than 850 searchable tax submissions by non-profit groups either controlled by Charles Koch or funded by his fortune, including Americans for Prosperity, Stand Together, Freedom Partners, Koch foundations, and more.


These materials were gathered by the award-winning team at DeSmog, which is also launching a new database in support of Koch Docs, called the “Koch Network Database.” It has more than 100 new or updated profiles published or in the queue about Koch operatives and organizations that help advance his agenda. For other profiles, Koch Docs also relies on SourceWatch.


The initial set of documents unveiled with the launch of Koch Docs were prepared by researchers with the Climate Investigations Center who have expertise in document collection and curation about climate deniers. The research on this site draws on nearly a decade of research into the Kochs by Greenpeace. 


Please check out our Resources tab to learn more from featured books, films, reports, and major articles about the Koch Empire.


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More about the Koch Brothers

Billionaire Charles Koch on fighting in the political arena

CBS Sunday Morning

Oct 11, 2015

He's a controversial figure in the world of business and political funding. In a rare TV appearance the industrialist and conservative advocate Charles Koch talks to Anthony Mason about his political philosophy, the Tea Party, and his reasons for spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence elections. 

Exploring The Koch Brothers’ Political Influence | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

MCNBC 

Aug 20, 2019

You’ve probably heard of the name “Koch,” but do you know how often you use their products or how much the family is influencing your politics? Stephanie Ruhle is joined by the Editor and Chief of the Bulwark, Charlie Sykes and the author of a new book all about the Koch brothers, Christopher Leonard to explain. 

What You Don’t Know About the Koch Brothers

Bloomberg | Nov 24, 2014

“Sons of Wichita” Author Daniel Schulman discusses the Koch brothers and their influence in the Republican party. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg) 

The Kochs & the Nazis: Book Reveals Billionaires' Father Built Key Oil Refinery for the Third Reich

Democracy Now | Jan 20, 2016

 In her new book, "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right," New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer explores how the Koch brothers and fellow right-wing billionaires have funded a political machine aimed at shaping elections and public policy. The book contains a number of revelations and new details. Mayer begins with revealing that the Kochs’ father, industrialist Fred Koch, helped build an oil refinery in Nazi Germany—a project approved personally by Adolf Hitler. The refinery was critical to the Nazi war effort, fueling German warplanes. Mayer joins us to discuss. 

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