These groups are then presented as being made up of housewives, farmers and small-businessmen.īecause their energy companies have paid enormous fines for air and water pollution, climate change is a particular target of the Kochs. What you might not know is that the Kochs and their allies are carefully hiding their political giving thru nonprofit educational and charitable groups. We know wealthy groups use think tanks and foundations such as the CATO institute and the Heritage Foundation to promote their political agendas. Many of these families have a history of legal battles with the Environmental Protection Agency and with the IRS.
The book begins by introducing the founders of the radical right including the Koch Brothers with their energy companies, Mellon banking heir Richard Mellon Scaife, the Devos’s of Amway marketing, the Coors Brewing family and the Olins, who manufacture chemicals and guns. As described on the book’s cover, "Dark Money" tells the hidden history of the billionaires behind the radical right and how they are shaping our government.
She has written three bestselling nonfiction books and has received numerous awards for her political reporting. Jane Mayer is an investigative reporter and staff writer for The New Yorker. Jane Mayer’s book, "Dark Money ," makes the argument that we now have three major political parties: Republican, Democratic and Dark Money. This is probably the most important book I’ve read this year.
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