National bestseller one of the new york times 10 best books of the year who are the immensely wealthy rightwing ideologues shaping the fate of america today. Now, in this deeply reported and deeply troubling book, she focuses on a whole network of extremely wealthy farright donors, and adds more detail on the koch brothers, including on their fathers ties to nazi germany. Few people have dug deeper into the koch empire and family history than new yorker staff writer jane mayer, author of the new book dark money. Get the best of the new yorker in your inbox every day. Its mostly about those old devils the koch brothers. David kochs real legacy is the dark money network of rich. Inside the new book thats giving the koch brothers a heart attack. Charles and david koch, however, are in a league of their own. As warren buffet has said, theres class warfare all right. Mayer tracks the koch family history, showing how father fred launched a petrochemical company that would later become the core of the huge financial and multiindustrial conglomerate directed by son charles and the source of the vast fortune he and his brother. Investigative journalist jane mayer explains how the koch brothers have.
Kochland author christopher leonard on the koch brothers political empire in a new book, christopher leonard chronicles how koch industries acquired huge. When trump cannonballed into the 2016 presidential race, the koch brothers said he was the only candidate out of the crowded republican primary field who was unacceptable to them. Nazi oil, the koch brothers and a rightwing revolution. Jane mayers dark money, about the koch brothers fortune. What happened to jane mayer when she wrote about the koch brothers. The story of the koch brothers and an allied group of billionaire donors is told in a new book by new yorker reporter jane mayer, dark money.
Even before jane mayers piece on charles and david koch ran in the new yorker in august 2010, she started hearing that the billionaire brothers weren. Dark money argues that the koch brothers and a small number of allied. Jane mayers dark money exposes charles kochs campus. How the kochtopus went after a reporter in jane mayers new book, she reports how the conservative machine sicced private detectives on her. David koch leaves a raft of rightwing policies behind him, but his real innovation was creating a dark money network. Nazi oil, the koch brothers and a rightwing revolution new yorker writer jane mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a. The koch brothers affiliations are with the deep state and dark money, and their disdain for our president is only too obvious despite several of their adherents being in the trump administration. Kochland author christopher leonard on the koch brothers. Jane mayers new book, dark money, expands on the work she has done over the past five years exposing the influence of charles and david koch on american democracy. Kochland examines the koch brothers early, crucial role. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of.
Nazi oil, the koch brothers and a rightwing revolution new yorker writer jane mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object. Steve inskeep talks to author jane mayer about her new book dark money. In her fourth book mayer draws on court records, extensive interviews, and many private archives to examine the growing political influence of extreme. Start reading dark money on your kindle in under a minute. Jane mayer discusses her book dark money and its ongoing. But its not the brothers wealth that attracts the attention. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, ms. Our latest freakonomics radio episode is called why hate the koch brothers.
New book exposes koch brothers guide to infiltrating the. Its their heavyhanded attempt to dominate american politics. How the koch brothers became americas most powerful and private dynasty. Mayer begins with revealing that the kochs father, industrialist fred koch, helped build an oil refinery in nazi germanya project. A great deal has already been written about the koch brothers and the money their network has invested in american politics. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right. You can subscribe to the podcast at apple podcasts or elsewhere, get the rss feed, or listen via the media player above. The second will explore how koch s academic network is openly dishonest about its work, lobbying for koch s interests and recruiting students into his network new yorker reporter jane mayers new book dark money includes details that bolster. If there is any lingering uncertainty that the koch brothers are the primary sponsors of climatechange doubt in the united states. You start the book with the inauguration of president obama in january of 2009 and all the attention and the enthusiasm that that generated. The justpublished book dark money, penned by new yorker staff reporter jane mayer, reveals that the koch brothers hired the former commissioner of the new york police department nypd and his daughter, a former fbi agent to smear her as a plagiarist in the months after the release of her august 2010 bombshell article on the kochs. The book is written in straightforward and largely unemotional prose, but it.
Koch brothers donations push their political agenda. Koch target and new yorker journalist jane mayer discusses. Charles koch, the megabillionaire ceo of koch industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. For decades, billionaire libertarians charles and david koch have spent millions trying to reduce the size of government and slash regulations, making the brothers a target of the political left and. This article is the full version of a twopart investigation i published on huffington post last week, reacting to jane mayers new book, dark money. A look inside the koch brothers secret plan to manipulate. The secret history of koch industries and corporate power in america. From the bestselling author of the dark side, an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group. In her new book dark money, jane mayer condemns the koch brothers for trying to influence politics and mistakenly calls them rightwingers.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Like jane mayers previous book, the dark side 2008, which dealt with the emergency. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the. Investigative journalist jane mayer wrote dark money. A new book looks at the koch brothers role in politics. This is the first of two articles examining charles koch s campus investments, drawing on findings from jane mayers dark money. A new book reveals that charles koch, along with his brother david, played an. Dark money originated as an article about the koch family in the new yorker, where mayer is a staff writer. Jane mayers dark money is an exhaustive study of the koch brothers attempt to influence public opinion. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, jane mayer zeroes in on brothers charles and david koch and the secret network theyve created to push their antigovernment zealotry.
Charles koch once likened the contest between donald trump and hillary clinton to being asked to choose cancer or a heart attack. New yorker writer jane mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object when it comes to. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right 2016 is a nonfiction book written by the american investigative journalist jane mayer, about a network of extremely wealthy conservative republicans, foremost among them charles and david koch, who have together funded an array of organizations that work in tandem to influence academic institutions. Kochland examines the koch brothers early, crucial role in.
The book contains a number of revelations and new details. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, explores how a network of deeppocketed conservatives foremost among them the koch brothers are seeking to fundamentally reshape american politics. The koch brothers, purveyors of dark money news with views. Inside the new book thats giving the koch brothers a. Why the koch brothers drive liberals nuts new york post. The importance of dark money does not flow from any explosive new. Dark moneys newest revelations appear in the first, historical part of the book. In her new preface, jane mayer discusses the results of the most. Thats the subject of jane mayers explosive new book, dark money. Mayers book dark moneyin which she investigated the history of the rightwing billionaire network centered on the koch brothers. Koch brothers donations push their political agenda steve inskeep talks to author jane mayer about her new book dark money. Investigative journalist jane mayer is relaxed as she talks about her new book, dark money, a book about libertarian oil billionaires david and charles koch and other wealthy individuals who have been channeling anonymous donations through nonprofit groups in order to influence american opinion on everything from politics to climate change. Its called dark money because it is of unknown origin i.
Dark money is a provocative and copious history of the leverage of rightwing money in our recent politics. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of dark money by roddy doyle. David koch s real legacy is the dark money network of rich right. The koch brothers individual efforts to undermine policies on climate change. Jane mayers dark money book reveals koch brothers paid. This book based on thorough research turns the darkness into a bit lighter shade of dark. Summary of the dark money by jane mayer includes analysis. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise. The inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on. Mayer reports on david and charles koch s empire and political influence. How the kochtopus went after a reporter mother jones. Dark money by jane mayer profiles the wealthy donors who have funded and established organizations to promote libertarian ideals, particularly the brothers charles and david koch. What the kochs and their allies have created, in her view, is a private political.
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