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Your Call: The Koch network and the rise of the far-right

  

On the May 30th edition of Your Call, we'll revisit our conversation with Jane Mayer about her new book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. Mayer lays out how Koch Brothers have used their fortune to push their anti-government and anti-tax agenda. They have funded hundreds of interlocking organization to influence and ultimately control academic institutions, statehouses, the courts, Congress, and, the presidency. Join the conversation, on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:

Jane Mayer, award winning investigative journalist, and a staff writer at the New Yorker

Web Resources:

New Yorker: The billionaire brothers are championing criminal-justice reform. Has their formula changed?

NY Times: Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending

Mother Jones: How the Kochtopus Went After a Reporter

Malihe Razazan is the senior producer of KALW's daily call-in program, Your Call.