The University of Michigan and Michigan State have tens of millions invested in the private equity fund that finances the business operations of Tim Dunn, the billionaire oilman who is bankrolling the Texas extreme right.
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Worker Pensions & University Endowments Prop Up Fossil Fuel Business of Billionaire Funder of Texas Far Right
Billionaire oilman Tim Dunn is financing the far-right Empower Texans – and worker pension funds and university endowments across the U.S. are unwittingly investing in his fossil fuel business operations.
Trump-Tied Far Right Nativists Convene as Admin’s Attacks on Migrants Escalate
A Trump-tied anti-immigration 3-day conference begins tomorrow. Who is attending, and who is sponsoring it?
Big Donors Fuel Racist, Islamophobic Agenda in Small Town Minnesota
A recent NYT article profiled a small town hate group in Minnesota. But Wall Street firms & corporate charities are propping up the Islamophobic agenda that is fueling the group’s racist, anti-Muslim efforts.
These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
A Sludge investigation has uncovered the sources of millions of dollars behind advocacy efforts to pass a slew of state abortion bans this year.
Major U.S. Banks & Hedge Funds Sponsoring Gala to Honor Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Corporate backers of an upcoming gala honoring far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro are facing growing scrutiny. Will they pull their sponsorship?
Hedge fund-backed think tank Manhattan Institute publishes blog post sympathizing with killer the day after Christchurch attack
The Manhattan Institute, an influential New York think tank, has been publishing an anti-Islamic conspiracist for more than a decade