Stories by Alex Kotch

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Why the Christian Right Is Rejoicing Under Trump's Presidency

Posted on: Feb 23, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Between Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions, the Trump presidency is a paradise for the Christian Right.

Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Championed Big Tobacco's Alarming Lies

Posted on: Feb 16, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Miller and Mike Pence both had a history of spreading lies about the dangers of smoking.

Investigation Reveals the Extent the Koch Empire Is Willing to Go to Take Over a University

Posted on: Feb 3, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The Kochs influenced hiring, designed classes and cut off graduate fellowships based on dissertation topics.

Questions and Conflicts Surround GOP Mega-Donor Who May Become Our Next Education Secretary

Posted on: Jan 15, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Democrats are vehemently opposing billionaire Betsy DeVos.

The Koch Brothers Are Smiling: The White House Will Be Packed With Some of Their Most Loyal Servants

Posted on: Jan 10, 2017, Source: AlterNet

One-third of the Trump team has ties to the Koch brothers.

Why the Christian Right Is Head Over Heels About Trump Becoming President

Posted on: Dec 13, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Trump catered to them, and it worked—even on evangelical leaders who were skeptical of his commitment.

Trump Campaign Leaders Made Movies Comparable to Nazi Propaganda

Posted on: Oct 6, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Breitbart called campaign CEO Steve Bannon the "Leni Riefenstahl of the Tea Party movement"—for good reason.

Charles Koch’s Very Questionable 6-Step Guide to Founding a Free-Market Center at Your University

Posted on: Sep 8, 2016, Source: AlterNet

It’s part of a hostile takeover of schools by deregulation.

Koch's Latest Propaganda Disaster: Another Academic Sell-Out Sets Off Controversy With Remarks

Posted on: Jul 28, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Charles Koch's incestuous academic network serves only to promote his brand of tax-slashing, regulation-killing economics.

Lives Are on the Line: The Smearing of LGBTs by the Right Is More Than Disturbing—It's Dangerous

Posted on: Jun 26, 2016, Source: Salon

Politicians and anti-LGBT activists have created a climate in which gay and trans people are constantly at risk.

Inside Charles Koch's Plot to Hijack Universities Across America and Spread His Radical 'Free-Market' Propaganda

Posted on: Jun 24, 2016, Source: AlterNet

With his grants, Koch is installing libertarian-minded economics professors at hundreds of universities.

Big Men on Campus: The Koch Brothers' University Donations Are a Veiled Political Weapon

Posted on: Jun 19, 2016, Source: Salon

How massive Koch donations to universities miraculously lead to legislation the billionaire brothers' support.

The GOP Must Be Proud: When Your Party’s Nominee Is the Darling of White Supremacists

Posted on: Jun 11, 2016, Source: Salon

Racists are heavily lobbying to put Donald Trump in the White House — as the Republican Party looks the other way.

The Koch Brothers Are Using This State as Their Right-Wing Laboratory

Posted on: May 23, 2016, Source: AlterNet

The Kochs' plan to mold America into a libertarian land free from taxes and regulation begins with funding free-market academic programs.

Charles Koch's Disturbing High School Economics Project Teaches 'Sacrificing Lives for Profits'

Posted on: May 9, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Is Koch Industries behind your university or grade school's economics curriculum?

How a 'Campus Free Expression Act' in North Carolina Actually Aims to Suppress Student Speech

Posted on: Mar 25, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Conservative UNC leadership tries to stifle campus activism. Protests turned violent in clashes between students and police officers.

Why the North Carolina GOP Has Brought Chaos to the 2016 Election

Posted on: Feb 26, 2016, Source: AlterNet

Racial gerrymandering, unconstitutional judicial election methods and a confusing voter ID law have created a bewildering mess.