Kochland: How David Koch Helped Build an Empire to Shape U.S. Politics & Thwart Climate Action
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Billionaire conservative donor David Koch died Friday at the age of 79 from prostate cancer. David Koch - who was worth some $42 billion - and his brother Charles poured massive amounts of money into funding climate change denial through conservative think tanks and politicians. The Koch brothers founded the political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity in 2004, which is credited with turning the “tea party” into a full-fledged political movement. They also backed “right-to-work” efforts, which aim to weaken labor rights and quash union membership. The brothers made their fortune running Koch Industries, the second-largest privately held company in the United States. We speak with the business journalist Christopher Leonard, who just last week published a major new book examining the business dealings of the Koch brothers. It’s titled “Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America.”
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"And all your money won't another minute buy"
~Kansas, Dust in the Wind
makes Ghengis Khan look like a nice guy
I hope the really IS a hell.
Kansas, how fitting.
@Charles Anthony 🎯 Well done.
@@VanguardSupreme Not my favorite band but fits the Koch brothers, where they are loved by so many, sigh.
Now picture David's brother in crime and blood Charles Koch and how he is witnessing the huge public condemnation of his brother after his death and how he can anticipate the same for himself when that day comes.
@ragusajr100 Oh he will get a wealthy funeral & they will all surround his body believing he's in Heaven, they have no comprehension of their own religion.
Yes, if not Sooner!
And may it come soon
He lived a long life because even Satan didn't want him.
😂😂😂
Interesting, Maybe even Profound Comment. Only the Good Die Young. As someone who despite all the incredible Evil in the World, still believe in God- I think evil people may lead long lives because God is given them a chance to Repent before they are judged.
That’s funny.
What does that say about people who live longer lives?? Just asking.
If this is a “fallen world”, as the religious nutter butters claim, then it’s not God who’s “blessing” trump or America... you don’t think Satan didn’t want some Koch? It’s why he was allowed to exist for so long...
Imagine all the good he could've done in the world with all his wealth and riches. Such a wasted shame.
Sharing isn't in the conceptual repertoire of sociopaths.
Money changes our psychology. That’s why we should tax the rich to save them from the evil that takes them over.
@@Spiral.Dynamics Jealousy and Envy that's your psychology.
Hopefully Murdoch and Mercers are next..
Can you say asset seizure for all these mass murderers? The judiciary is full of compromised whores. The judiciary needs to answer for it's complicity.
You forgot about Betsy Devos and her shit heel family. I guess Hell is going to be as full as the shit piles they created.
@Cliff Hanley You are obviously a person with empathy and kindness . He had none. You reap what you sow . He certainly gardened a lot of evil! I think the world is better off without him. That's a sad legacy. If anyone is a candidate for hell he is. That is not a sentence i can give for him. i am not the final judge. But if there is a hell in my opinion he is there, or will be. When the time comes. Stay compasonite, and kind. We need people like you now days !
This is an excellent coverage by Democracy now. You don’t get to see this type of coverage on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Thank you Democracy now.
This was very informative.
I knew the Koch Brothers were Bad News, yet I never bothered to dig deep.
Old news about Koch's theft of oil from Native Americans. Greg Palast, Naomi Klein and others have reported this. If we know they did it in one situation, how much have those two thieves stolen from others? Robber barons are alive and well in these two trust fund babies whose father made the family fortune by working with and for Stalin. They are probably most influential in killing our planet, while killing us all slowly with their polluting of waterways, neighborhoods, communities and the air we breathe. Enough reports--we have known about their criminal, psychopathic behavior for years. Help us get it into the mainstream, not just sell books. Also see Koch Brothers Exposed.
Guilty.
We must prosecute the remaining criminals.
These are the kinds of people they call super predators.
No conscience, no empathy, we can talk about how they got that way , but they must be brought to heel.
RICO.organized crime, full asset forfeiture.
For Real
Yes!!!! Asset forfeiture and seizure for these despicable mass murderers.
And...now you see how the whole Venezuela debacle started
I m not saying I agree with it, because I dont, but I can see why Chavez did what he did
If only he had been an economist or at the very least a history proffesor, on top of being a harden military man, things would have ended differently
Yeah. I have compassion for criminals in poverty. Guys like this....pure evil. And to many they are heroes .... that's the worst part
These people should be divested of their billions and publically shamed.
Yes, steal all the wealth and give it to people to buy iPhones and sports cars. That will fix everything.
He lived to watch the Amazon forest burn, at which he prob smiled and said: “my work here is done. “
Satan, he’s all yours now...
You should never speak ill of the dead, only good.
David Koch is dead. Good.
Mental health for all ⚘
Even for the doctors.
@@aarondixon2731 Yaaasss! All with hidden agendas move to head of the line!
The externalizations of the horrific costs of Koch actions is not just to society but to all global ecosystems and all life on this planet. Not just committing crimes against humanity, these criminals have been devious, diabolical, thoroughly wicked and this effort continues to have severe repercussions for all of us.
In the past few years, I can't think of any other person whose death was so little mourned as that of David Koch.
Hell just got colder.
That for this excellent interview 🕊
I started to feel down today until I saw this story that reminded me that David Koch is dead. Now I feel much better.
I feel uncomfortable speaking ill of the newly departed dead, but I’ll make an exception in David’s case. As Christopher Hitchens once said about Jerry Falwell Sr, it is almost a shame there is no everlasting hell that he can burn in (because he has certainly done his bit in helping create one for everybody else on this (once-upon-a-time) beautiful little jewel of a planet.
He is not a climate change denier, the SOB was protecting his fortunes by all means. Making his fortune by all means necessary, destroying the earth is economically important.
His Soul Trickled! Down!!
"Some things are too important for 1 person or a few to make the decisions for us all."
- m.
It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep - a prison house of Greed and Hunger. - Alexander Berkman (1870-1936), American anarchist.
He probably missed Hell so much, he wanted to make earth feel like home thank god hes gone back now, hopefully his brother will follow.
Tremendous interview with a wealth of information that should be used to educate people starting in schools and universities.
We have been talking about transparency in government now we must demand it.
The greed of the present administration is sustained by oligarchs like Koch industries and Walmart.
Time for change so young people must fight the good fight for human rights.
Just Say No to coke and KOCH!
"Oh, _you're_ David Koch? This *IS* an honor! Oh well come on, I'll give you the tour anyway"
-Satan
They just believe in their bottom line. Not libertarianism or any other shazam
Shubham Bhushan When it came to taking government subsidies, and special tax breaks, or using government sponsored Export Bank- they weren’t Libertarians at all. They
there bottom line seems to be six feet under.
They are for open border and that's good for the poor.
Doesn't Amazon track its workers in the same ways?
Probably, Stephen.
So, the old boy was Very Ignorant... Such a waste and shame !!
Now I hate him even more. I can't square the facts that he used to support NOVA- even shows about MMCC.
Phil, it just goes to show how far-reaching Koch tentacles are.
Incredible. This report really shows me how much of a sheep we really are. When a company has a leader than has been able to control public action and public opinion, we really have to think and question how much of what we are doing with our lives is truly for our family.
When I heard the news of his death I immediately played "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead". I just had to.
I was having a bad week til I remembered that a Koch died.
=) _There mere thought if it anyway!_
Everyone celebrates the evil being purged.
Knowing your enemies is an important start to change your life. Most people fall in love with wealth and power regardless of their essence, people also dream to become rich and powerful so they mimic those who are on the top of ladder, but the reality is that those rich have accumulated their wealth from those who have little and they have sucked every source of public wealth to deprive them from the least they need. When you know your enemies you do what you can to protect yourself and ask for your rights.
I think it's more accurate to say that David Koch was a fascist then a libertarian.
correct.
It's working and it's very exciting
Ding dong the witch is dead !!!!
Karma is such a real thing, isn't it.
Not if it lets you get away with being a POS for 79 years and using your money to destroy people's lives.
@@Herehear49 So true AND reveling ,!
Hell no. Everyone dies, he paid no debt for all of his crime. Karma is non existent.
If Karma was a real thing America would look a lot different.
The kochs are real life super villains
One down one to go....
*ONE OF THEM IS PROBABLY PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE AND IT'S REALLY HOT!!*
Terri Suder he got away with it and lived a long life
This is why the lobbying and the super rich needs to stay out of politics. One person one vote!
good start but nothing changed,brother is now up there with bezos .break up Koch industries.
Having all that money and wants evil for everyone? I don't understand.
Charles, someone is saying come on in the water is very very warm.
Does anyone know why the main video for today’s broadcast is not available???
Had the same issue.
Any and every politician that accept a penny from these Devils should be removed immediately
I bet they were very involved with the NED too. I wouldnt be surprised.
they're literally the villains from the Hey Arnold movie
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Since they were deeply involved in the fossil fuel business, it stands to reason that they almost certainly benefited from decades of tax law that specifically benefits that business. Therefore, despite their claims to being "libertarian" (and those who call them that), they were not, for libertarian philosophy is emphatic that discriminatory taxation is wrong.
Bernie2020
& thanks to humans love of money, above all else, the Koch Brothers have succeeded in their quest....very sad...how many eyes are glazing over as this guy speaks.
Maher is right.
Due to me not being able to afford a EV the only Koch product I use is gas for my 2008 Hyundai, other then that my son uses organic diapers, We buy sustainable clothing for him and ourselves, we buy organic fruit, veggies and meat for us and our children. So don’t tell Americans they can’t boycott them cause they can in many way’s! Buy organic food! Also don’t say it’s too expensive cause aldis has cheap organic food as does some grocery stores and farmers markets.
Shoot I bought 3Lbs of Organic 100% grass fed hamburger meat for $17.56 At aldis, then bought a bag of Organic broccoli 🥦 for $2.50 so it’s not too expensive to eat organic.
So they do a this, make a ton of money and all for what? A life of luxury?
At the end, he passed away like the rest of and like the rest of us, he was able to NOTHING with him.
Unfortunately, legacies do live long after those who leave it
May the Amazon take revenge on you
Now they are investing billions in data aggregation, machine learning, software engineering, and Artificial Intelligence optimization. SCARIER!!!!!
Modern day John D. Rockefeller - on steroids !
Everyone affected by his criminal activity, (all U.S. citizens and those that were contaminated and ripped off elsewhere) should put a class action lien on his estate and sue Koch industries.
When Murders, Rapists, Dictators, & Terrorist Die, No tears will fall....
To paraphrase Carson McCullers:A; How is old David Koch doing?B: Not so well. Rather poorly.A; But he's rich! How can he be doing poorly? Is he sick? Did he lose all his money?B: Yes. he's dead. You don't get any poorer than dead!
I heard he took his 41 billion dollars to his grave to bribe his Creator for mercy. His wants to get pass to paradise and be forgiven for all the harm he did to humanity. Good luck David Kock!
Tried to share this video on FaceBook, and could neither get a thumbnail nor description to display.
Intriguing. Is this something that is being enforced by the Democracy Now operation, or by FB?
These guys aren't the only one up to these shenanigans. I hope we are truly seeing the bringing to light of a lot more people pulling the levers of power from the background. We can't continue as a society with bullshit like this happening.
All that money and power won’t do him any good now
I swear there used to be a pitchfork emoji 🤔
To commemorate, I'm going to sniff a line of "Koch."
I don't think he is dead .. I do think that he has gone underground .. but we can see how much these brothers are hated and how much they have done to spread DAMAGE all over the planet ..
Possibly.. 79 is still fairly young for a billionaire with lots of money to spend on the best doctors. Hopefully, he'll leave for Mars soon and not make it there. Stay stuck in space, but even outter space doesn't need _litter._
And the Labour (Unions) movement is asleep when stories like these are out and about? I expect moves like this from libertarians but our response, the worker response has been impotent. And I write this a proud yet sad trade unionist...
Mike Pompeo owes his political career to the Koch Bros.
That clip of Mike & Scarborough was a nauseous reminder of how infiltrated MMS became thanks to the Koch's.
I’m trying to click on today’s headlines but it says video is unavailable and the video has 0 views
Same here
Wonder why this video is blocked by Facebook? Tried to post it but won't go through. Is Facebook against real news?
Just follow the money!
DK... may he rest in piss
All the thanks goes to Hassan Minhaj
the headlines are unavailable
They do that same public shaming and competition about metrics at call centers, same as warehouses. It's dehumanizing.
Why do I receive a "video unavailable" message for Today's Headlines video but this one plays?
I call for a boycott on Neil Cavuto
David Koch also called for open borders and donated to Democrats as well.
It's like he has no loyalty and is only in it for himself?
As our Lord said what is it that a man gains the World and loses his Soul. He gain wealth fame and power yet he loses his Soul.
Wow, all that Money 💰 Why can’t He TAKE it with him. Where Will He Spend ETERNITY ???? Will it Be HEAVEN or 🔥 HELL ???? REPENT.
We ALL Will DIE One DAY. !!!!!!!!
Was he Ready to Meet Jesus ???????
One more to go...
Money can't buy you love
They all do this in the name of God. Tell me where God teaches greed, manipulation, wealth concentration. Bible, Torah, Quran and all other Holy books teach against greed, material wealth concentration.
Hey Christopher I did not hear you mention the word WOOD or wood products and that is one of their biggest businesses so DAAH
i HOPE people don't say such horrible things about me when I die! But Then David like in life doesn't give a damn what anyone says!
It's easy to be a climate denier when there is no possible chance of having to live through the consequences of destroying the environment. The majority of deniers I can think of are all "more mature," one foot in the ground and another on a banana peel. How much money is enough.? The Koch brothers focus has always been about doing what will result in benefitting themselves? A small consideration, why do so many who motivate the greatest problems for the United States and Americans claim to love the country as they very literally participate in its destruction.
sort of related - if you can throw a rock ( or a bomb ) at the Brazilian embassy !
Charles Koch can't join his brother soon enough.
No - libertarian isn't the best term that you can use for the Kock brothers
Does anybody know where part 2 lives?
I'm more worried about who follows him.
"Kochtopus" is a little dorky. I suggest "Kochthulu" instead.
More like “Americans for Poverty”. The civil war lives on.
World and the civilization is just so unjust. Worst competition ever made, life is just a struggle for some, paradise for others. Power over empathy.... i dont know , feels like when your pc is just stuck and you cant do anything, then RESTART is the only option, no task manager can save us.
How much money did they donate to the Trump campaign?