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On AlterNet: americans for prosperity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "americans for prosperity"

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

Adele Stan, AlterNet. November 6, 2009.
Days before a health bill is expected to pass the House, Republicans rallied their flock with the help of Fox News, Michele Bachmann and leading conservative groups.

Right Wingers Marching in DC Is Big News -- But the Same Old Faces Are Pulling the Strings

Right Wingers Marching in DC Is Big News -- But the Same Old Faces Are Pulling the Strings

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 14, 2009.
The men behind the religious right make a comeback with the Tea Party movement.

Big Business's Hidden Hand in the Smear Job on Van Jones

Big Business's Hidden Hand in the Smear Job on Van Jones

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 8, 2009.
How Americans for Prosperity, the astroturf group that organized town-hall thuggery, teamed up with Fox News to force out Van Jones.

Van Jones Resigns from White House; Targeted by Oil Interests

Van Jones Resigns from White House; Targeted by Oil Interests

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 6, 2009.
Environmentalist and green-jobs advocate Van Jones resigned from his post as White House adviser after targeting by the oil-industry-funded right.

Utilizing Public Airwaves, Media Mogul Murdoch Is Big Muscle Behind Fraudulent Astro Turfers

Utilizing Public Airwaves, Media Mogul Murdoch Is Big Muscle Behind Fraudulent Astro Turfers

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 20, 2009.
Burrowing inside the radical right's gathering of astroturfers and mouthpieces, AlterNet Reporter Adele Stan discovers what makes the anti-health reform machine tick.

Joe the Plumber on Pelosi: I Would

Joe the Plumber on Pelosi: I Would "Beat the Livin' Tar" Out of Her

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 17, 2009.
At an Americans for Prosperity conference, Joe the Plumber said he wasn't advocating violence, however...

Health Care Town Halls

Health Care Town Halls "Gone Wild": Right-Wingers on the Rampage

Center for American ProgressAugust 6, 2009.
Screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, and congressmen fearful for their safety mark the ugly scenes created by the far right.

Stay Tuned For Blue Dog Hissy Fits This Week (And What Else is in Store on Healthcare)

Stay Tuned For Blue Dog Hissy Fits This Week (And What Else is in Store on Healthcare)

mcjoan, Daily Kos AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 3, 2009.
A roundup of what too look for in the ongoing battle over healthcare reform on Capitol Hill.

Global Warming Deniers Cancel Meeting Due to Tropical Storm Fay

Global Warming Deniers Cancel Meeting Due to Tropical Storm Fay

Amanda, Think Progress AlterNet: Environment. August 19, 2008.
Global warming intensifies tropical storms and, apparently, irony.