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Storm brews over potential Koch brothers control of Tribune newspaper chain
With a sale likely of a prominent group of US newspapers, the interest of a potential buyer tied to right-wing causes has galvanized opponents fearing the dailies could become political tools. The Tribune Co. dailies, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and five others could be sold…
Bloomberg analyst: Koch brothers interested in ‘trophy value’ of major newspapers
Paul Sweeney, senior media analyst for Bloomberg Industries, on Monday discussed what billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch could gain from buying major newspapers. Noting that buying a large newspaper was currently not a smart financial decision, he said the Koch brothers and others were more interested in their “trophy…
Billionaire Koch brother denies kidnapping and interrogating former employee
A lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges that billionaire William Koch, a major supporter of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and brother to the infamous tea party financiers Charles and David Koch, kidnapped and held captive a long-serving former executive at Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Inc., interrogating him…
Human wall stops journalist from interviewing David Koch
Democracy Now reporter Amy Goodman found herself up against a human wall when she tried to ask millionaire Republican booster David Koch one question: Does concentration of wealth undermine democracy? In an encounter she aired Friday morning, Goodman recounted her experience trying to speak to Koch Thursday evening, who she…
Tea party financier David Koch: ‘I believe in gay marriage’
In a surprise revelation, billionaire industrialist and tea party financier David Koch, one half of the sometimes infamous Koch brothers, said Thursday night that he’s in favor of same sex marriage. “I believe in gay marriage,” he told Politico reporter Kenneth Vogel. And it’s not just that. The one-time Libertarian…
Republican Convention Day One: Everyone is fenced in (including David Koch)
Tropical storm warnings and grey skies still loomed over Tampa on Monday, and more than a few journalists braved the drive over the miles-long Howard Frankland Bridge from St. Petersburg in strong winds while the choppy waters of the bay slapped against the barriers and occasionally topped them. That ominous…
Uygur: Did David Koch buy Paul Ryan the VP slot?
On Friday night’s edition of “The Young Turks,” host Cenk Uygur highlighted a report by controversial Republican political operative Roger Stone. The report alleges that vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) arrived at his place on the ticket through the machinations of David Koch, half of the powerful billionaire…
Koch spox slams Zach Galifianakis for making ‘obscene gestures with a monkey’
Billionaire Republican donors Charles and David Koch want their fans and unwitting followers to know that it’s unwise to take “political guidance” from “a guy who makes obscene gestures with a monkey on a bus in Bangkok.” That’s according to Koch spokesman Philip Ellender, who seems to have gotten a…
An almighty Koch app: Democrat Darcy Burner targets billionaire brothers
Darcy Burner developing smartphone app to allow shoppers to avoid brands owned by the Kochs and other rightwingers Mopping up that spilled organic, fair trade coffee with a Brawny kitchen roll? Off to yoga in your Lycra shorts? Serving your kids kale chips on a Dixie paper plate? Did you…
Koch brothers suing Cato Institute
According to a post at The Washington Post‘s ThinkTanked blog, billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch are suing the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that was founded as the Charles Koch Institute in 1974. The Post reports that it has obtained court papers centered on “the handling of the…
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