Colbert Slams PBS for Appeasing Koch Brothers

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 23, 2013 PBS recently made the decision to pull the plug on "Citizen Koch," a documentary about money and politics that paints a less than flattering picture of the conservative billionaire Koch brothers. That hasn't sat too well with many, including the host of "The Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Koch Brothers to Buy the L.A. Times?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 14, 2013 If you thought money was done corrupting the news, think again. Conservative billionaire archfiends David and Charles Koch are said to be pursuing the Tribune Co. newspaper group, which includes the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘NOVA’: The ‘Next Generation’ of Drone Surveillance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 27, 2013 A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, chillingly described as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record, all at once, virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city.A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, known as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Billionaires Covertly Funding Attacks on Climate Science

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 25, 2013 Secretive groups known as Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund are funneling millions of dollars into the effort to cast doubt on climate science “without revealing the identities of [their] wealthy backers or that they have links to the fossil fuel industry.” An audit trail links them to a likely source. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Koch’s Next Target: Hurricane Sandy Victims

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 David Koch’s conservative political organization Americans for Prosperity is threatening to unleash a torrent of political attack ads against congressional members in the next election if they vote for the $60.4 billion federal storm aid package. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Billionaires’ Long Game

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 I keep hearing that the billionaires and big corporations that poured all that money into the 2012 election learned their lesson. They lost their shirts and won’t do it again. Don’t believe that for an instant. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brown vs. Warren, Koch Brothers vs. Justices, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 3, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including how Paul Ryan's 30 percent compares with Mitt Romney's 47 percent and a Pennsylvania judge decides the fate of the state's voter ID law for the 2012 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Koch Bros. Group Plans Anti-Occupy Wall Street Protest

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 Observers say Occupy is dead, but the multimillion-dollar conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is organizing a demonstration against the movement in New York City on Thursday “to stand up to Occupy Wall Street extremists.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP’s Demographic Problem, Koch Brothers’ Donors and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including John Boehner's change of heart on Romney and a re-enactment of a Hamptons fundraiser for "The Great Mittsby." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Nichols on the Failed Gov. Walker Recall

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 Reporter John Nichols of The Nation spoke from Wisconsin about Gov. Scott Walker’s survival of Tuesday's attempt to recall him and what it says about how special-interest and corporate money has taken over politics since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are the Koch Brothers Messing With Your Voting Rights?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2011 As promised, Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films is zooming in on those 1 percenters who are using their powers for evil. So it's no surprise that Greenwald's outfit would follow up with a video exposé about the Koch brothers, voter suppression and you. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cain and the Kochs

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Oct 21, 2011 Dig deeper