Koch brothers – Page 2 – People's World

Chicago residents fight to shut down petcoke operations

March 18, 2014 By David Bender

Truth is stranger than fiction, so don't be surprised that the Koch Brothers, BP, and a web of multinationals have been hedging bets and kicking up dust on an industrial corridor of working-class neighborhoods between Chicago...

An unhappy anniversary of Citizens United

January 8, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Mid-January of 2014 marks the unhappy fourth anniversary of one of the defining moments in U.S. politics. No, not an election, but a court ruling.

Chicago joins 12-city protest against Koch Tribune grab

May 29, 2013 By John Wojcik

CHICAGO - People from all over this city jammed the entrances of the Chicago Tribune today demanding that it not be sold to Koch industries, the company owned by David and Charles Koch, top fundraisers for...

IRS “scandal” may not be so scandalous after all

May 14, 2013 By John Wojcik

One of the numerous "scandal" stories in the news this week is the revelation that the IRS supposedly "targeted" conservative political groups for special attention and tax audits.