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Koch Brothers to Spend Millions Fighting Against Trump’s Trade War Agenda In an unusual step, one of the GOP’s major allies is putting actual money into an attack on Trump’s trade policies.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Jan. 29, 2018
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Dec. 21, 2017
The Kochs Can’t Make America Stop Hating Trump’s Tax Cut Republicans think their poor trillion-dollar corporate tax cut is just misunderstood.
By Jonathan Chait
Meredith, Backed by Koch Brothers, Acquires Time Inc. for $2.8 Billion One of America’s most storied magazine publishers is getting consolidated.
By Chas Danner
Koch Brothers Back Meredith Corporation in Talks to Buy Time Inc. They’re reportedly putting up $500 million in equity to support Meredith’s effort to purchase the publisher of People and Sports Illustrated .
By Margaret Hartmann
Inequality Is a Bigger Threat to Our Democracy Than Putin Is The biggest problem with Trump’s tax cuts is that increasing the wealth of the rich is a recipe for oligarchy.
By Eric Levitz
New Koch Ads Accuse Democrat of Opposing Unpopular Tax Cuts The libertarian billionaires will spend $1.6 million informing Wisconsin that Tammy Baldwin opposes tax cuts that few Americans support.
By Eric Levitz
The Obscure Legal Issue That May Foil Criminal-Justice Reform Last year, Trump, Sessions, and McConnell killed criminal-justice reform. This year the big problem is a fight over criminal-intent requirements.
By Ed Kilgore
Can Jared Kushner Save Criminal-Justice Reform From Jeff Sessions? Bipartisan criminal-justice reform failed last year, in part because of the Trump campaign and Jeff Sessions. But now Jared Kushner is onboard.
By Ed Kilgore
The Grudge Match to Succeed Harry Reid — and Control the Senate The Senate Democratic leader is retiring, and his bitter enemies the Koch Brothers are trying hard to deny him a chosen successor.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
July 31, 2016
By Claire Landsbaum
Charles Koch Wants to Be the Next Bernie Sanders The libertarian billionaire will release a series of TV ads calling on Americans to band together to fix a “rigged economy” that leaves the poor behind.
By Eric Levitz
For the Koch Brothers, Buying Elections Ain’t What It Used to Be It’s not just the less-than-libertarian Republican nominee — the billionaire brothers are starting to worry that their high-profile political spending is hurting the corporate brand.
By Eric Levitz
Trump’s Top Congressional Ally Dead-Set Against Criminal-Justice Reform Everybody’s favorite bipartisan policy cause, criminal-justice reform, faces an implacable foe in Trump’s buddy Senator Jeff Sessions.
By Ed Kilgore
Sheldon Adelson Backs Trump, While Clinton Goes Fishing for Bush Donors The casino magnate looks to be the Donald’s first confirmed GOP megadonor. But Team Clinton is hoping it can peel off a few others.
By Eric Levitz
early and often
Apr. 24, 2016
Charles Koch Admits Hillary Clinton Could Be the Best Candidate in November The Koch brothers could be two citizens united against supporting GOP presidential candidates this year.
By Chas Danner
strange bedfellows
Feb. 19, 2016
By Jonah Shepp
your mother sucked rotten eggs
Oct. 27, 2015
Charles Koch ‘Spouts Off’ on the GOP Race Charles Koch thinks Trump is intolerant — and compares himself to a baby whale.
By Elaine Godfrey
the national interest
Apr. 21, 2015
By Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Apr. 3, 2014
By Joe Coscarelli
the racie for gracie
Nov. 4, 2013
By Adam Martin
sugar daddies
Sept. 12, 2013
By Joe Coscarelli
white men with money
Nov. 8, 2012
By Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
Oct. 15, 2012
Third Most Evil Koch Brother Still Really Evil Just involved in some light unlawful imprisonment.
By Jonathan Chait
Ralph Reed on Robocalls, Mormons, and Koch “Have you ever looked at some of the things we believe?”
By Joe Hagan
white men with money and opinions about underwear
May 9, 2012
By Noreen Malone
richard dreyfuss
Feb. 27, 2012
Watch Richard Dreyfuss’s Bizarre Post-Oscars Interview Uh-oh, Richard Dreyfuss might be turning into Nick Nolte.
By Eliot Glazer
koch brothers
Oct. 3, 2011
By Noreen Malone
koch brothers
Sept. 19, 2011
By Noreen Malone
fun-raising
Sept. 6, 2011
By Noreen Malone
how the other .0000001 percent lives
Oct. 20, 2010
Koch Brothers and Rich Friends to Plan Strategy for Saving America Because prosperity is under assault, the fifth-richest man in America says.
By Dan Amira