Astroturf

Unaccountable Oil: Enbridge Pipeline and "Ethical Oil" PR Pollution

James Hoggan | Posted 03.19.2012

James Hoggan

Is this the kind of transparency that would give you confidence in how Enbridge might account for itself in the wake of an out-of-sight oil spill?

Trimming Astroturf From the American Petroleum Institute's 'Vote 4 Energy' Ad

Philip Radford | Posted 03.09.2012

Philip Radford

Americans are clearly too smart to be faked out by Big Oil's phony grass roots strategies. Vote 4 yourself, not oil executives.

Blowback: The Failure of Cain Cool

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 12.25.2011

Shawn Lawrence Otto

Herman Cain's new ad is all the talk today. Mark Block, fresh from the Wisconson branch of the Koch-family-funded Americans for Prosperity Tea Party astroturfer, makes smoking into an anti-government act of defiance.

Conservatives Astroturfing a Brave New World (VIDEO)

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 11.27.2011

Shawn Lawrence Otto

The Internet propaganda war is raging and far-ranging. It focuses on creating a revisionist alternative to history and established science, arguing that mainstream history and science is liberally biased.

Fake Followers and Twitter Astroturf: It's Sorta Social, Demented and Sad, But Social

Celia Alario | Posted 10.09.2011

Celia Alario

I couldn't help but think of that great line from The Breakfast Club when I read that Big Oil has resorted to creating fake Twitter accounts in order to fabricate an illusion of 'grassroots' support for the controversial Keystone pipeline project.

Al Franken Makes Senate Stand for Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 07.05.2011

Timothy Karr

Last month, a Republican-led House voted on a "resolution of disapproval" that would strip the FCC of any authority to safeguard freedom of speech and freedom of choice on the Internet. Now, Al Franken is fighting back.

Tea Party, Corporate Front Groups Urge Democrats to Cave on Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 06.05.2011

Timothy Karr

Net Neutrality, the First Amendment of the Internet, has come under withering attack from the Astroturf lobby -- corporate front groups that are determined to hand control of the Internet to companies like AT&T and Comcast.

Surprising Way Race Colors Attitudes To Health Care Reform

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Some opposition to the Obama administration's health care reform law is linked to racial bias, according to a study released by the Greenlining Instit...

David Koch: "There's Some Extremists" in the Tea Party, but Mostly "Normal People Like Us"

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Brendan DeMelle

Yes folks, David Koch is just a normal person, like us. In fact he's exactly like all the other "normal people" with an estimated worth of $21.5 billion.

Why Is Fred Upton Lending His Name To The Koch Brothers' War On EPA And Americans' Health?

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Pete Altman

Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is all over the news these days with his calls to block steps by ...

Comcast Kumbaya

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Timothy Karr

Public policy is designed to make it profitable for corporations to behave in ways that don't harm the rest of us. The only thing that will keep Comcast honest is clear rules of the road and a real watchdog such as the FCC to enforce them.

Tea Party Diversity Effort Is a Public Relations Scam

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

David A. Love

Real diversity means inclusion and tolerance of different viewpoints, backgrounds, orientations and lifestyles, not tokenism. So, if you are a diverse applicant for admission to the Tea Party gang, know what you're dealing with.

Arthur Delaney

Tea Party Organizer: Effort "In A Very Disconcerting Position At The Moment"

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the leading coordinators of the tea parties that happened across the country on tax day, April 15, has penned a soul-searching letter to suppor...

Blight at the Museum: The Smithsonian's Cloudy Climate Science (VIDEO)

Miles Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles Grant

An exhibit on evolution & climate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History that doesn't even mention manmade climate pollution or the cur...

Green News Report: September 9, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: New electri...

Green News Report: September 7, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: We're back...

Green News Report: August 26, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Aid slowly...

Green News Report: August 24, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Egg-gregio...

Green News Report: August 19, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: IN TODAY'S...

American Petroleum Institute's Revisionist History on Climate Change Position

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Brendan DeMelle

The American Petroleum Institute, the trade group for the oil and natural gas industry, is trying to re-write history by claiming that it has remained...

Four Easy Steps to Telco Control of the Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Timothy Karr

Media giants are spending a fortune to convince lawmakers and regulators to dismantle consumer protections on the Internet and give industry absolute power over the most important communications medium of our time.

D.C. Tax Day Tea Party Features Lord "Hitler Youth" Monckton and Cast of Koch Industries' Favorites

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Brendan DeMelle

Lord Christopher Monckton, infamous for his "Hitler Youth" comments at the Copenhagen climate summit, is among the guest speakers at this week's Tax Day Tea Party in Washington, DC.

Harold Ford's Corporate Crusade Against Net Neutrality

Josh Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Silver

If the FCC heeds Harold Ford's advice, you can say goodbye to candidate Obama's promises of universal, affordable Internet access and Net Neutrality.

Republican Operative Transforms Into Tea Party Strategist

Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Tea Party Express is one of the most visible factions of the national movement that has taken on the appearance of a g...

The Tea Party: D.O.A

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

Benjamin R. Barber

The Tea Party movement is not really a new Yippie youth phenomenon, but a sad (if toxic) exemplar of last-gasp politics by Americans who fear the future because they will not be part of it.