Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation
Georgia-Pacific, owned by Koch Industries, employ controversial legal tactic to circumvent paying millions to sickened workers
November 2023
Rightwing group pressures states to pass pro-Israel resolutions
The American Legislative Exchange Council is promoting a model resolution for state legislatures to support Israel’s Gaza offensive
June 2023
Big oil uncovered
Rightwing war on ‘woke capitalism’ partly driven by fossil fuel interests and allies
Report shows connections of business and rightwing thinktanks to laws aimed at environmental, social and corporate governance
November 2022
Rightwing group pushing US states for law blocking ‘political boycott’ of firms
Lobbying group Alec wrote model legislation to protect oil companies, big ag and gunmakers from economic backlash
February 2022
Climate crimes
Rightwing lobby group Alec driving laws to blacklist companies that boycott the oil industry
The American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modelled on efforts to block divestment from Israel
July 2020
The states we're in: can ‘laboratories of democracy’ conquer Covid-19?
Three authors consider how Republicans captured power and how Democrats responded – their work sheds light on how federalism itself is fairing
December 2019
Lawsuit could force secretive network promoting rightwing laws into the open
Rightwing ‘bill mill’ accused of sowing racist and white supremacist policies
October 2019
Revealed: rightwing push to suppress criticism of Israel on US campuses
Documents seen by Guardian show fresh attack on university debate under the guise of prohibiting antisemitism
September 2016
Enterprise car rental company leaves Alec after public outcry
Company follows lead of Ford and others in exiting rightwing American Legislative Exchange Council after consumers condemned membership
August 2016
Enterprise Rent-A-Car becomes paid Alec member despite green efforts
World’s largest online travel company Expedia severs ties with Alec
February 2016
Ford becomes latest corporation to sever ties with conservative Alec lobby
Automaker tells watchdog it will not take part this year in the American Legislative Exchange Council, which fights environmental regulations
August 2015
Royal Dutch Shell cuts ties with Alec over rightwing group's climate denial
Shell joins BP in corporate exodus from membership of the conservative, free-market lobbying group, which continues to deny the science of climate change
July 2015
'Beepocalypse Not': Alec lobbyists abuzz in defense of pesticides amid die-offs
Scott Walker's presidency: Iran nuclear deal goes 'on day one', then Obamacare
Scott Walker, first Alec president? Long ties to controversial lobby raise concern
Big business built the prison state. Why should we trust them to tear it down?
William C Anderson
March 2015
Keep it in the ground
Fossil fuel firms are still bankrolling climate denial lobby groups
Peter C Frumhoff and Naomi Oreskes
Values-led business
BP and Google leave Alec: are companies finally taking climate change seriously?
Kellen Klein
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