Backgrounder: Women for America First
By Julia Peck, True North Research Women for America First (WFAF) is a dark-money 501(c)(4) registered in 2019 and led by the right-wing mother-daughter duo Amy and Kylie Kremer. Its…
Who Is Behind the “Toxic Schools” Attack Website? Backgrounder on the So-Called Independent Women’s Voice
By Lisa Graves, Alyssa Bowen, and Evan Vorpahl with research from the True North Research Team On October 13, 2021, a Washington, DC-based non-profit group called the “Independent Women’s Voice”…
(Almost ten years ago postal workers and campaigners from the Communication Workers Union protested outside the Royal Mail headquarters.) The current Chair of the Postal Service, Ron Bloom, was a leader at a firm that helped privatize the UK's postal service.
Postal Service Chair Ron Bloom Worked at Private Equity Firm that Profited from Privatizing the Royal Mail
Now He Is All-In on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Corrosive Plan to Charge More for Slower U.S. Mail By Lisa Graves and Evan Vorpahl, True North Research and BOLD ReThink…
The New Anti-”Woke” Advertiser Is a Dark Money Group Made from an Old Brand and Fueled by Secret Cash
A Backgrounder by Lisa Graves and Evan Vorpahl A group called "Consumers' Research" recently grabbed headlines after announcing a million dollar ad buy against "woke" corporations that have taken a…
United States Supreme Court Building in Washington DC, USA.
Senate Testimony by Lisa Graves Calling for Transparency in Judicial Appointments and Disclosure of Dark Money Influence
True North Research executive director Lisa Graves testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on March 10, 2021, "What's Wrong with the Supreme Court: The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary,"…
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, stand on a balcony during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The Senate voted 52-48 Monday to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the court a 6-3 conservative majority that could determine the future of the Affordable Care Act and abortion rights. Photographer: Ken Cedeno/CNP/Bloomberg
Justice Barrett’s Ties to Shell and API Are Far Deeper Than Reported; Her Father Could Be Deposed in Climate Change Suits
By Lisa Graves and Caroline Jones Executive Summary This backgrounder summarizes our research into Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s family ties to Shell Oil Company and the appearance of potential bias…
Charles Koch’s Political Network Raises Fears of Voter Fraud While Leaving a Trail of Alleged Election Violations
True North Research has released a new report detailing the Koch network's history of alleged election violations. Right-wing politicians and outside interests funded by Charles Koch continue to make false…
WASHINGTON, DC -President Donald Trump with his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (Photo by Chip Somodevilla, licensed from Getty Images)
Backgrounder on the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Barrett, Trump Advisor Leonard Leo, and Billionaire Charles Koch
True North Research has released a new report detailing the rightwing campaign to confirm Amy Coney Barrett and capture the Supreme Court. The reason Leonard Leo's dark money network, Koch-funded…