Stories by Lisa Graves

Lisa Graves is Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, the publisher of PRWatch.org, SourceWatch.org, and BanksterUSA.org. subscribe to Lisa Graves's feed

Billionaires' Mouthpiece Lies About Funding Source for Wall Street's Astroturf Group

Posted on: Mar 1, 2013, Source: Center for Media and Democracy

Did Pete Peterson give Fix the Debt -- the austerity-pushing, Social Security-threatening group -- $5 million? The group's spokesperson says no, but the evidence says yes.

Meet the Wall Street Billionaire Obsessed With Looting Social Security

Posted on: Feb 25, 2013, Source: The Nation

Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt" project is dangerous and flawed.

Revealed: How Syngenta Investigated the Press and Shaped the News About its Controversial Weed-Killer Atrazine

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: PR Watch

A new investigation shows the global chemical company spent millions spinning news coverage and tracking journalists as concern grew over potential health risks of atrazine.

The Oily Money Behind Scott Walker's Assault on Unions

Posted on: Feb 21, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

Walker will pay his first dividend on the Koch-subsidized investment in his campaign with a death knell for unions and for the right of workers to organize.