![]() ![]() ![]() “It is not easy to uncover the inner workings of an essentially secretive political establishment,” the New York Times‘ review of the book notes. Overall, the book tells the tale of a small number of ultrarich donors-including Richard Mellon Scaife and Harry and Lynde Bradley-who did much to create the modern conservative moment, with a strong emphasis on billionaires Charles and David Koch. Prize-winning New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer made headlines recently when she released a new book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, that revealed how the father of the Koch brothers once helped build a major oil refinery in Nazi Germany that was a pet project of Adolph Hitler. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. ![]()
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