Citizens for a Sound Economy

Americans for Prosperity Organizational Profile: Koch Brothers' Astroturf Empire Manufacturing Fake Grassroots Movements

2009-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Comprehensive organizational analysis reveals Americans for Prosperity (AFP) as the Koch brothers’ primary astroturfing operation, transforming billionaire corporate interests into fake ‘grassroots’ movements. Founded in 2004 when Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation was …

Americans for Prosperity Charles Koch David Koch Koch Industries Tea Party movement +1 more organizational-profile astroturf-organizing koch-network tea-party fake-grassroots +4 more

Citizens for a Sound Economy Splits into FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity

2004-07-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE), the Koch brothers-funded lobbying organization founded in 1984, officially splits into two separate entities following internal strategic disagreements. The 501(c)(4) advocacy activities continue under FreedomWorks (formed through a merger with Empower America), …

David Koch Charles Koch Dick Armey Ron Paul Tim Phillips +4 more regulatory-capture corporate-influence astroturf-organizing koch-network political-infrastructure +2 more