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Opinion: Democracy For Sale
On Tuesday, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his bid for reelection against
Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist backed by the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation's most powerful Israel
lobby group, to the tune of at least $14.5 to $17,000 per primary had been framed as a test of AIPAC's...
by Walker Bragman
7 min read
Originals
Indigenous Women March for Their Rights in Brazil
This piece was done in collaboration with Yes! sound of singing and maracas echoes from all sides of the camp as groups of
women from all corners of Brazil approach the main tent, where they will gather
for the Third March of Indigenous Women. It is 8 a.m. and the already extremely
hot sun in Brasília, the country’s capital, highlights...
by Amanda Magnani
5 min read
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Blood Money: How America’s Biggest Charities Are Bankrolling Hate Groups Without Anyone Noticing
This piece was written in partnership with The New last few years have seen a wave of anti-trans Republican legislation
introduced across the country, and much of it has become law. To name just a few
examples: In 2016, North Carolina and South Dakota banned transgender kids from
using public bathrooms that correspond with their gender...
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Chinese Dissident Secretly Recruited Rightwing Writers to Publish Flattering Articles
This article was written in partnership with the Important newsletter.
Operatives representing rightwing Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who was
charged in March for orchestrating a vast financial fraud scheme, have been
secretly recruiting prominent conservatives—including the head of the New York
Young Republicans Club—to write opinion
by Walker Bragman
9 min read
Originals
OptOut Special: An Interview With Journalist Matt Binder On Twitter's Shake-Up
This is the newsletter of OptOut, a free news aggregation app for exclusively
independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more
about the app at eyes were on Twitter last week as the social media platform underwent a
significant change to how it handles content. Owner Elon Musk, who purchased the
company for...
by Walker Bragman
12 min read
Originals
Peter Thiel’s Secretive Spending
This report was written in partnership with Important Thiel Foundation, the nonprofit charity of billionaire and rightwing
megadonor Peter Thiel, gave millions of dollars in 2021 to a secretive
donor-advised fund that has funneled money into groups that spread COVID denial
as well as hate groups, federal tax records reveal.
The founder...
by Walker Bragman
6 min read
Originals
‘Grassroots’ Parents’ Rights Group Gets Big Mystery Money
This report was written in partnership with Important Research
contributed by Alex Kotch.
A prominent conservative parents’ rights group working to reshape school boards
across the country is mostly bankrolled by a handful of large contributions,
federal tax records reveal. In the two years since its inception, Moms for
Liberty (MFL) has
by Walker Bragman
10 min read
Originals
New Scientist Group Calling For Pandemic Answers Is Tied to Rightwing Dark Money
This original report was written in partnership with the Important Context
newsletter new medical group behind an 80-page “blueprint” for a potential congressional
commission to investigate the harms of the U.S. government's COVID-19 response
has ties to the political right and dark money.
The Norfolk Group purports to be eight...
by Walker Bragman
14 min read
Originals
Big Mystery Donors Fund COVID Conspiracy Nonprofit
This original report was produced by Important and the OptOut
Media Foundation Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported roughly
3,900 American deaths from COVID-19 in the week ending on Jan. 11—more than died
in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The number, which represented a 44%
increase from the previous...
by Walker Bragman
9 min read
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Candace Owens’ ‘Blexit’ Operation Bankrolled by Wealthy White Conservatives
This original reporting from the OptOut Media Foundation was produced in
partnership with newsletter and
the Center for Media and Owens promised big things in October 2018 when she launched her Blexit
Foundation.
“Today, in this room, I’m so excited because we’re going to launch in front of
the world a movement—a movement that will...
by Walker Bragman
7 min read
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by Alex Kotch
7 min read
Climate
Corporate Media Must Stop Making Ads for Fossil Fuel Companies
This is the newsletter of OptOut, a free news aggregation app for exclusively
independent media that's available for iPhone and iPad. Find out more about the
app at optout.news Alex Kotch (OptOut and
Maria Bustillos (Popula by Amy Westervelt production and editing by Spencer this video!
WHO’S TO BLAME FOR A LACK OF ACTION ON CLIMATE...
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by Maria Bustillos
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