Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Let Freedom Ring and Watch Heather Cox Richardson’s Historic Speech!

  Dear John,  This evening, from places of worship to campus greens, from town squares to street corners, from lighthouses to apartment windows, people from across the country will be ringing bells — large, small, and everything in between —…

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April 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM

TODAY: Let Freedom Ring and Watch Heather Cox Richardson’s Historic Speech!

  Dear John,  This evening, from places of worship to campus greens, from town squares to street corners, from lighthouses to apartment windows, people from across the country will be ringing bells — large, small, and everything in between —…

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April 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM

There's Still Time to Help CMD Let Freedom Ring!

  Dear John,  The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has teamed up with faith groups to organize a national cry for freedom tomorrow. On April 18th 250 years ago, Boston’s Old North Church hung two lanterns from its steeple to warn patri…

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April 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM

Help CMD Let Freedom Ring!

  Dear John,  The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has teamed up with faith groups to organize a national cry for freedom tomorrow. On April 18th 250 years ago, Boston’s Old North Church hung two lanterns from its steeple to warn patri…

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April 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Be Part of a National Moment — Let Freedom Ring!

  Dear John,  Across the country, Americans are coming together to Let Freedom Ring! On April 18, bells will ring from places of worship, campuses, neighborhoods, town squares, and even a Maine lighthouse — marking the 250th anniversary of…

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April 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Today’s Record-Breaking Election, ALEC’s Role in State Leadership, and More

  Dear John, Wisconsin voters go to the polls today to elect a new justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in what has turned out to be the highest-spending contest in the state's history, with Elon Musk stumping for former Attorney General Brad…

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February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM

The Grassroots Resistance, ALEC’s Anti-Labor Playbook, and More

  Dear John, The grassroots resistance to Trump's full-scale assault on American democracy is starting to take shape. If you want to take action, check out the story below for links to groups leading protests around the country. Also, here's …

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February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM

ALEC’s Project 2025 for the States, a Warning from Robert Reich, and More

  Here’s the Latest From CMD ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States The close alignment between ALEC’s states-based agenda and Project 2025 is no coincidence. ALEC leaders served on the advisory board of Project 2025 a…

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January 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Koch’s Trump 2.0 Playbook Exposed

  Dear John, The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has just exposed Koch’s playbook for locking in massive tax cuts for corporations and billionaires and gutting consumer and environmental protections. A private donor prospectus sent by…

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January 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Anti-Union Activist Claims Satan is Corrupting Unions, Kochs Get Sued Over Oil Spill, and More!

  Dear John, Happy Friday! In case you missed it: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been stonewalling the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) for almost five years now to keep his extensive dealings with the Republican Attorneys General As…

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January 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

CMD Fights for Freedom of Information in Ohio Supreme Court

  Dear John, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been stonewalling the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) for almost five years now to keep his extensive dealings with the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) secret from Ohio vo…

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  Lisa Graves · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Time is Running Out — Support CMD Before Midnight!

   Dear John, As we turn the corner toward a new year, I want to take a moment to thank you for all that you do, both for the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and the wider community of good people working to make this world a better pla…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM

There's Still Time to Support CMD and Defend Our Democracy!

   Dear John, With this historic year drawing to a close, I want to thank you for your continued support of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). It’s people like you who make CMD’s work to expose corporate and right-wing influence and d…

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  Bill Moyers · [email protected]

December 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM

ICYMI: A Special Message from Bill Moyers

  CMD could not have succeeded in exposing corruption and disinformation for more than three decades without the loyal support of people like you. Thank you! Please help us reach our year-end goal of $150,000. Your gift makes all the difference. …

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM

We Need You Now More Than Ever!

  Dear John, It may be hard to imagine, but before we know it, the holidays will be over and the second Trump presidency will be upon us. Trump has promised to act on campaign promises to persecute his enemies, attack the press and academic …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

December 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM

My Year-End Message About CMD

  Dear John, As I write this, Donald Trump and the billionaire oligarchs who back him are busy rolling out cabinet appointments and game plans to punish his political enemies and make the far-right authoritarian vision laid out in Project 20…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM

ICYMI: The Kochs Have Deep Pockets. We Have You.

  Dear John, For over a decade, CMD has been exposing what the Koch network does with that money: influencing elections and bankrolling dark money groups responsible for anti-labor, anti-teacher, pro-corporate, and climate denial legislation…

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  Nancy MacLean · [email protected]

December 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Far Right Intends to Embed Project 2025 in Our Constitution

  Dear John, As if we don’t have enough to worry about, ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) and the far right are waging a dark money campaign to force the first constitutional convention since 1787 in order to encase their radi…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Happy Holidays from the Center for Media and Democracy!

  Dear John, I hope the holidays find you and your loved ones healthy and in good spirits, despite the crises facing our democracy. I am ever mindful of the fact that we couldn’t have succeeded in exposing corporate and right-wing influenc…

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  Lisa Graves · [email protected]

December 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Right’s Secret Plan to Lock in a Stacked Supreme Court

  Dear John, Did you know that ALEC and far-right groups are pushing to cement a nine-member U.S. Supreme Court into the U.S. Constitution? More importantly, do you know what can be done about it? Heavy-handed partisan maneuvering and mill…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Help CMD Expose the War on Workers!

  Dear John, This year, workers across the country had reason to rejoice: after more than a decade of living and working under Wisconsin's notorious Act 10, which stripped most public sector workers’ collective bargaining rights, the law was…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Help CMD Keep Exposing the Groups Behind Project 2025!

  Dear John, This year, mainstream media turned its spotlight on Project 2025, widely considered “the conservative blueprint” for the next Trump administration. Project 2025 didn't come out of nowhere! For over a decade, CMD has b…

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  Bill Moyers · [email protected]

December 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM

A Special Message from Bill Moyers

  As Bill Moyers said, CMD could not have succeeded in exposing "corporate Goliaths and ravenous oligarchs" for more than three decades without the loyal support of people like you. Thank you! Please help us reach our year-end goal of $150,000. Y…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Koch Network Has Deep Pockets. We Have You.

  Dear John, For over a decade, CMD has been exposing what the Koch network does with that money: influencing elections and bankrolling dark money groups responsible for anti-labor, anti-teacher, pro-corporate, and climate denial legislation…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Help Us Expose Big Oil’s War on Climate Progress

  Dear John, The climate crisis is already here — but it’s about to get a whole lot worse. After the Trump campaign solicited $1 billion in campaign donations from oil executives in exchange for rolling back regulations, Big Oil and the Ri…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Please Join Me in Supporting CMD!

  Dear John, As I write this, Donald Trump and the billionaire oligarchs who back him are busy rolling out cabinet appointments and game plans to punish his political enemies and make the far-right authoritarian vision laid out in Project 20…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

December 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM

ALEC Retaliates Against Democratic Lawmaker, Ranked-Choice Voting Gets the Boot, and More!

  Dear John, This week, a Democratic legislator from Wisconsin was kicked out of ALEC’s policy summit. Despite claiming to be nonpartisan, ALEC targeted the one Democratic attendee as supposedly being “disruptive,” even though he never actually…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM

There’s Still Time! Please Support CMD’s Independent Journalism

    Dear John, Before Giving Tuesday draws to a close, please take a minute to show your support for the award-winning independent journalism of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). With president-elect Donald Trump dec…

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  Lisa Graves · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 1:01 PM

It’s Giving Tuesday! Support CMD’s Pro-Democracy Investigations

    Dear John, As we turn the corner toward the holidays and a new year, I want to take a moment to thank you for all that you do, both for the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and the wider community of good people workin…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Help CMD Defend Democracy!

  Dear John, Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, a day when people across the globe unleash a wave of radical generosity to transform our communities and our planet.  With storm clouds gathering in Washington, D.C., this Giving Tuesday is …

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM

A Post-Election Message From CMD’s Executive Director

  Dear John, There is a lot to process since last week’s election results, both in Washington, D.C., and closer to home. I suspect that many of you, like the team at CMD, are still struggling to come to terms with the weight of this moment an…

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November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Climate Denialism Crosses the Atlantic, and More

  Dear John, There’s a lot to process after last week’s election results, both nationally and closer to home. With storm clouds gathering on the horizon, rest assured that CMD will continue to engage in hard-hitting independent journalism to ex…

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October 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM

Project 2025, Koch-Funded Vaccine Skepticism, and More!

  Happy Thursday! A couple quick updates before diving into our most recent work: If you missed our webinar “Setting the Stacked Court in Stone?” last month, you can now stream the recording on CMD’s YouTube page. CMD’s Executive Director A…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 1:54 PM

ICYMI: CMD's Online Event "Setting the Stacked Court in Stone?"

  Dear John, In case you missed it: CMD is co-hosting a webinar on Friday, September 27th about the rogue court and what we can do about it. Read the full details below; or get right to the good stuff by RSVPing at this link!   …

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 18, 2024 at 12:29 PM

Clean Energy Obstacles, Election Deniers, Project 2025, and More!

  Happy Wednesday! We’ve had a lot going on — apologies for the barrage of emails, but we have a lot to keep you updated on! Before getting to the usual roundup, here’s one thing we don’t want anyone in Madison to miss: Join us on Tuesday, …

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM

New Report: Swing State Deniers Pose Threat to Democracy

  Dear John, CMD has released a major new report highlighting the serious threat to the peaceful transition of power following this November’s national elections: more than 200 public and Republican Party officials in swing states who either de…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM

CMD Online Event: Setting the Stacked Court in Stone?

  Dear John, Did you know that ALEC and far-right groups are pushing to cement a nine-member Supreme Court into the U.S. Constitution? More importantly, do you know what can be done about it? Heavy-handed partisan maneuvering and millions in …

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM

CMD Blows the Whistle On Right-Wing Group American Majority!

  Dear John, CMD filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office yesterday requesting investigations into improper partisan and electoral activity by a group called American Majority. American Ma…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM

The GOP’s Pro-Labor Posturing, Hype Around Noncitizen Voting, and More

  Happy Thursday! We have lots of great updates to report. Our project SFOF Exposed was instrumental in the SEC complaint filed by the progressive watchdog group Campaign for Accountability. See this report by Rolling Stone to read more about…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 2:24 PM

Fake Union in Miami, Election Deniers in Today's Wisconsin Primaries, and More

  Happy Tuesday morning! Here's the latest we've been working on. Have someone who you think would like to get updates from CMD? Feel free to forward this newsletter or send them this link to sign-up: TinyURL.com/CMDEmails Enjoy! …

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

July 23, 2024 at 1:16 PM

Election Deniers Have Taken Over the RNC, and More

  Here’s the Latest From CMD Election Deniers Have Taken Over the RNC At least 16 delegates invited to this year’s convention signed fraudulent Electoral College documents in their states in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential el…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 12:56 PM

RAGA’s Big Oil Funders, the GOP’s War with Itself, and More!

  Happy Thursday! We hope you’re staying cool and keeping hydrated during this nationwide heatwave. This week’s roundup of our work includes stories on how fossil fuel donors are behind the GOP efforts to shield their industry from climate li…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

May 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Koch Machine’s Skyrocketing Assets, RFK Jr.’s Polluting Megadonor, and More!

  Happy Monday morning! We’ve been keeping busy and have a lot of great reporting to share with you, from exposing the Koch influence network’s soaring assets and RFK Jr.’s polluting megadonor to co-publishing an article with Drilled on the sim…

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  Arn Pearson · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 1:44 PM

CMD Video on Far-Right Constitutional Convention Threat Goes Viral!

  Dear John, We are thrilled to announce that we have launched a video sounding the alarm about the little-known, but highly-consequential, movement by far-right groups to radically rewrite the Constitution. And it's made quite a sp…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 7:39 PM

CMD launches new video that highlights highly-consequential movement by far-right groups to radically rewrite the Constitution, and more!

    This week, we launched a new video that highlights the little-known but highly-consequential movement by far-right groups to radically rewrite the Constitution. Groups on the far right – bankrolled by Big Oil, Koch Industri…

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  Center for Media & Democracy · [email protected]

March 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM

ALEC Works with Industry to Muzzle Charitable Bail Funds, and More

    Here’s the Latest From CMD For-Profit Bail Industry Teams Up with ALEC to Target Charitable Bail Funds The commercial bail industry sees the growth of charitable bail funds as a threat. That’s why they’ve teamed up with A…

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February 23, 2024 at 6:49 PM

Koch Funding for Higher Education, and More

    Here’s the Latest From CMD Koch Injected Nearly Half a Billion Dollars into Higher Ed Institutions Nonprofits controlled by Charles Koch funneled nearly $500 million to over 300 colleges and universities between 2018 and …

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February 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Radical Constitutional Convention Plot Poses Grave Threat

  Dear John, I strongly encourage you to read the latest article from Duke University historian and CMD board member Nancy MacLean in The New Republic, “Warn Voters About the Radicalism Beyond Trump.”  MacLean sounds the alarm about the unacceptable ris…

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February 6, 2024 at 2:01 PM

ALEC Recruits Gen Z Candidates for Office, and More

    Happy Tuesday! Last week, we broke the story of how the right-wing bill-mill ALEC is working with an organization called Run GenZ to recruit and train young “conservative” candidates for office — even though it is barred from engagin…

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January 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM

A Manufactured Crisis in Iowa — and More

    Happy New Year! As we look to the year ahead — a critical election year — we know that the Right will only escalate its disinformation campaigns and attacks on democracy in order to undermine urgent, necessary action on the climate c…

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