Dark money: the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right

Part one: Weaponizing philanthropy: the war of ideas, 1970-2008 : Radicals; a Koch family history

The hidden hand: Richard Melon Scaife

Beachheads: John M. Olin and the Bradley Brothers

The Koch method: free-market mayhem

The Kochtopus: free-market machine.

Part two: Secret sponsors: covert operations, 2009-2010 : Boots on the ground

Tea time

The fossils

Money is speech: the long road to Citizens United

The shellacking: dark money's midterm debut, 2010.

Part three: Privatizing politics: total combat, 2011-2014 : The spoils: plundering congress

Mother of all wars: the 2012 setback

The states: gaining ground

Selling the new Koch: a better battle plan.

The investors

Weaponizing philanthropy : the war on ideas, 1970-2008. Radicals : a Koch family history ; The hidden hand : Richard Mellon Scaife ; Beachheads : John M. Olin and the Bradley brothers ; The Koch method : free-market mayhem ; The Kochtopus : free-market machine

Secret sponsors : covert operations, 2009-2010. Boots on the ground ; Tea time ; The fossils ; Money is speech : the long road to "Citizens United" ; The shellacking : dark money's midterm debut, 2010

Privatizing politics : total combat, 2011-2014. The spoils : plundering Congress ; Mother of all wars : the 2012 setback ; The States : gaining ground ; Selling the new Koch : a better battle plan.