Charles Koch
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Lustful leaders: The good, the bad and the narcissistic
- Work
- November 6, 2020, 05:13
Liz Herring was a driven debater. At school, she carted around a metal box of index cards so she could swot up on topics between classes. A debate tea(...)

Billionaire industrialist and conservative donor David Koch dies
- Business
- August 23, 2019, 15:21
Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world’s richest people became a major fina(...)

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker captivates conservatives eyeing up 2016
- US
- February 5, 2015, 01:00
When Republican governor Scott Walker proposed cutting another $300 million (€214 million) off the University of Wisconsin’s budget and told its teach(...)

Prospective challengers to Hillary Clinton limber up
- US
- January 31, 2015, 01:00
With just 646 days to go, the 2016 US presidential race is already starting up and the ring is packed with various Republicans vying to prove who is t(...)

New leak reveals Luxembourg tax deals for Disney and Koch brothers
- Economy
- December 9, 2014, 21:00
A new leak of confidential documents expands the list of big companies seeking secret tax deals in Luxembourg, exposing tax-saving manoeuvers by Ameri(...)

New Luxembourg leaks to increase pressure on Juncker
- Economy
- December 9, 2014, 21:00
Fresh pressure on recently elected European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is likely as a new set of leaked documents shows more multinat(...)

Democrats have at least one billionaire on their side in US midterm elections
- US
- October 22, 2014, 01:00
One of the biggest crusades to encourage voter turnout in this year’s US midterm elections has been led by the billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Stey(...)

Koch brothers pump funds into Republican Party for US midterms
- US
- October 14, 2014, 01:00
In Wichita, Kansas, locals are reluctant to speak about Charles and David Koch, the conservative billionaire industrialists whom Republicans count (...)

Soothing internal struggles seen as step on road back to White House
- US
- March 8, 2014, 01:00
Velvet Cowan is wearing a tight-fitting T-shirt with pictures of two guns across her chest. “Keep your hands off of my guns,” her top says. A p(...)

Taking a closer look at how the super rich make it
- Politics
- May 1, 2013, 12:00
Forbes magazine published a special edition in March with the cover headline: “Bi(...)