David Moore

BRIET, from The Brick House, Is Heading to IndieLib 2024

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Books for sale to libraries, for keeps

From The Brick House Cooperative
On April 1, 2024
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Trump-Backed MAGA Hub Growing Rapidly, Tax Docs Reveal

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The Conservative Partnership Institute saw its funding balloon with more than $45 million in donations last year as it spread disinformation about widespread voter fraud.

From Sludge
On November 17, 2022
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REVEALED: Oil Industry Lobbying Group Funded ‘Dark Money’ Ad Campaign for Conservative Democrats

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The American Petroleum Institute's latest tax filing reveals payments to an opaque group that has spent millions on ads promoting Henry Cuellar, Kyrsten Sinema, and other conservative Democrats.

From Sludge
On November 16, 2022
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Oakland Voters to Decide on Fair Elections Measure

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A ballot measure would create a public campaign financing option, called "Democracy Dollars," along with other reforms.

From Sludge
On September 28, 2022
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The Conflicted: Reps Own Stock in Companies While Serving on Committees Overseeing Them

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Despite public anger over congressional stock trading, senators and reps have held on to personal investments in companies that fall under their committees' jurisdiction.

From Sludge
On September 2, 2022
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Billionaire-Backed Democrats Killed the Build Back Better Act

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The dark money group No Labels is reportedly loading up on billionaire donors to support conservative Democrats in elections ahead.

From Sludge
On August 26, 2022
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GM, Ford, and DTE Among Companies Funding Michigan GOP

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Michigan Republicans took a step to pass restrictive voting laws using a state quirk that dodges both voters and a gubernatorial veto.

From Sludge
On August 18, 2022
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Mysterious Super PAC Attacks Biaggi in Homestretch of Primary Against DCCC Chair Maloney

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The pop-up group has not disclosed its funders or the individuals behind it.

From Sludge
On August 9, 2022
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Chevron-Funded Super PAC Boosted Oil-Friendly Dem in California Congressional Primary

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California Democrat Adam Gray advanced in the CA-13 primary after the super PAC ran ads for him, facing a candidate endorsed by state environmental groups.

From Sludge
On July 15, 2022
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GOP Effort to Subvert Democracy Heads to SCOTUS

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The conservative Supreme Court majority may hand state legislatures unchecked control over federal elections.

From Sludge
On July 1, 2022
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Corporate America is Helping to Elect Anti-Abortion Attorneys General

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Abortion access is on the ballot in several states this year in attorney general races.

From Sludge
On June 16, 2022
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Meet the Gun Industry’s Revolving Door Lobbyists

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Following a spate of deadly mass shootings, President Biden last week called on Congress to pass laws that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and expand background checks for firearms purchases, among other steps. House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is working to bring a legislative package of gun control measures to the floor […]

From Sludge
On June 7, 2022
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Election Denial Is Not a Problem for Bipartisan Caucus

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One in five GOP members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus voted to support legal challenges to the 2020 election results.

From Sludge
On May 19, 2022
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