FreedomWorks, the hard-line conservative policy group that helped launch the tea party movement, is attempting a major makeover. One of the most renowned political groups to have branched off from the Koch Brothers’ network has decided to transform itself into a more moderate group, one sounding traditionally libertarian notes while pursuing the types of ideological […]
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FreedomWorks has a radical rebrand in mind — from tea party to tolerance
September 13th, 2023 Awake Goy
How an animal rights activist at FreedomWorks became the target of ‘Dr. Evil’s’ former PR shop
May 20th, 2023 Awake Goy
The COO left the group this week after enduring a barrage of attacks from a website named FreedomWoke, which had been agitating for his dismissal by citing his record lobbying for the legislative arm of the Humane Society and his work on behalf of Animal Wellness Action. “Why is FreedomWorks Going ‘Woke’?” the site read. […]
FreedomWorks Hopes Anti-Critical Race Theory Organizing Will Bring ‘Massive’ Right-Wing Gains in 2022
December 8th, 2021 Awake Goy
FreedomWorks, one of the many right-wing groups taking part in the dishonest campaign against critical race theory, is fomenting opposition to teaching about systemic racism in an effort to mobilize conservative voters to turn out in 2022 midterms and take over school boards. The day after Thanksgiving, FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon wrote in a fundraising […]