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August 28, 2019
MagazineAlexander Sammon
Oligarch of the Month: Charles Koch
Has this latter-day John D. Rockefeller found his inner peacenik?
August 27, 2019
Adam Eichen
How David Koch’s 1980 Fantasy Became America’s Current Reality
Koch poured $2 million into an embryonic Libertarian Party to buoy his run for vice president. He knew he wouldn't win—but that wasn't the point.
August 23, 2019
Nick Martin
David Koch Is Gone, but His Pipelines Are Here to Stay
A fortune built on exploiting the earth funds an empire dedicated to smothering free speech.
August 23, 2019
Emily Atkin
How David Koch Changed the World
Few humans hold more responsibility for the unfolding climate crisis than David Koch, the 79-year-old oil magnate who died this week.
July 31, 2018
Emily Atkin
Charles Koch’s Bipartisan Delusion
The billionaire leader of the powerful political network says he's willing to work with Democrats who share his values. Which values would those be?
June 19, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Koch brothers know how to play the long game to change America.
June 8, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Koch Brothers are the Cain and Abel of plutocratic politics.
January 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Kochs helped get us into this mess. Don’t let them off the hook.
May 16, 2016
Adam Peck
The GOP’s most dependable sugar daddies might be putting away the checkbook.
January 12, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
What’s worse, having a father that helped the Nazis or blackmailing your gay brother?
September 29, 2014
Danny Vinik
Joe Scarborough: In Manhattan, "People Thank God for David Koch"
October 4, 2013
Noreen Malone
David Koch, Feminist?
September 16, 2013
Mark Schmitt
New York's Campaign-Finance Law Worked, but New Yorkers Still Won't Celebrate It
September 12, 2013
Molly Redden
Meet the Men Running the Koch Brothers’ “Secret Bank”
August 15, 2013
The New Republic Staff
The Koch Brothers Used to Be Basketball Stars
August 24, 2012
Paul Starr
America on the Brink of Oligarchy
April 20, 2012
Charles Homans
The Operator
May 24, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Ian Murphy Again Explores The Ethical Frontiers Of Political Parody
May 10, 2011
Jonathan Chait
The Kochs And The Marketplace Of Ideas
May 5, 2011
Jonathan Chait
The Logic Of Tax Reform vs. The Logic Of Partisan Interest

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