In a rare interview with the Wichita Eagle, billionaire sith lord Charles Koch complained about how mean everyone is being now that much of the country is aware of his family business's activities. “We are under attack from various directions, both with threats of violence against us personally, and with threats of attacks on our businesses,” Koch said. He then compared himself to the icon of the Protestant Revolution: "I kind of relate to what Martin Luther said (when Luther took on the established church and launched the Protestant Reformation): 'Here I stand; I can do no other,' " which presumably refers to the way Luther famously used his billions of dollars to bend the Catholic Church to his will. more ›

The Millionaires' March, organized by the Working Families Party and NY Communities For Change, is in full swing as Occupy Wall Street protesters march to the homes of billionaires and millionaires "specially chosen for their willingness to hoard wealth at the expense of the 99%." Those lucky men include super-rich industrialist (and shadowy Tea Party backer) David Koch, News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, real estate developer Howard Milstein, hedge fund manager John Paulson, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. The march started about an hour ago, and Gridlock Sam has been Tweeting, "Lots of tourists taking photos and adding to the crowd that's right now several hundred" and "Pds got the barricades ready to roll if necessary. Will try to keep march on sidewalks but could spill onto a lane of 5 av." more ›

Today, Occupy Wall Street protesters will be visiting the 1% (really, the 0.001%) on the Upper East Side, by marching to the homes of billionaires and millionaires. Organized by the Working Families Party and New York Communities for Change, they will be going by the apartment buildings of Tea Party-lovin' richest man in NYC David Koch, News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, real estate developer (and Andrew Cuomo donor) Howard Milstein, hedge fund manager John Paulson, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. more ›

You know how the economy is still in a recession and too many people are unemployed and people hate taxing the wealthy? Well, chew on this: New York City's richest man, David Koch, the industrialist and the shadowy Tea Party patron, is worth $25 billion, up from $21.5 billion last year, according to new data from Forbes. Mayor Bloomberg clocks in as the Big Apple's second rich guy—he was only worth $18 billion last year, but now Forbes estimates his wealth at $20 billion. That's more money for million-dollar couches and six-figure lighting fixtures! more ›

An alt-news editor from Buffalo pretending to be billionaire David Koch got through on the phone to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Ian Murphy, who runs the website Buffalo Beast, recorded the twenty minute conversation (below) between the marionette and his "master." There's nothing too shocking here if you're at all aware of the cozy relationship between politicians and big business (Koch Industries was one of the biggest donors to Walker's campaign). But burn. At one point "Koch" proposes "planting some troublemakers" among the protesters, and Walker says, "We thought about that." more ›

Egad, the infernal bloodsucking parasites have expanded their onslaught to include the city's cultural centers! One day after Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal attended a black-tie gala at the David H. Koch Theater theater in Lincoln Center, the theater's managing director sent an e-mail notifying employees that bedbugs had infested one of the dressing rooms. "Please understand that this is an epidemic," Heiser writes in the e-mail, which was obtained by the New York Observer. "Any signs of bedbug activity should not be considered a sign of an untidy house." more ›

Yesterday, Andrew Cuomo got a big thumbs up from former Mayor (and adversary) Ed Koch. Today, it was revealed that Cuomo has another Koch in his corner—billionaire and philanthropist David Koch, who is reportedly the Tea Party's biggest funder. Koch, who is said to be worth around $21.5 billion, has donated more than $50,000 to Cuomo's gubernatorial campaign since last November, and his wife Julia Koch gave another $37,000. more ›

Michael Bloomberg may have a few more years as the mayor of New York, but his reign as the richest New Yorker (according to Forbes) is over: The new Big Apple fat cat is David Koch, the oilman and Tea Party backer, who you may be more familiar with after this New Yorker profile (besides oil refineries, "Koch Industries owns Brawny paper towels, Dixie cups, Georgia-Pacific lumber, Stainmaster carpet, and Lycra, among other products"). more ›

Billionaire David Koch is donating at least $10 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to spiff up the fountains outside its entrance and for "a dramatic upgrade to the museum's exterior lighting, and a full refurbishment of the entire plaza," the Wall Street Journal reports. more ›

Forbes released its new list of the World's Richest People and our mayor is the richest person in the Big Apple (heck, his net worth even rose this past year!). Michael R. Bloomberg, who is also known as Hizzoner, is at #17 on the list, with his self-made fortune estimated at $16 billion, thanks to "a transaction [that] put a solid valuation on Bloomberg LP: he borrowed to buy a 20% stake in his company from Merrill Lynch in July for $4.5 billion." Is this why he's advising against taxing the rich? Former richest man in NYC, David Koch, is now the 2nd richest (#20 on the list, with a net worth of $14 billion). Also interesting: One of the many billionaires tied for #701 on the Forbes list is a Mexican drug lord. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg can count himself amongst the top echelons of the extremely, extremely rich, as Forbes's list of the 400 Richest Americans places him in the #8 position. The magazine cites his purchase of a 20% stake in his company, Bloomberg LP, as how they value his net worth to be $20 billion. The next richest New Yorker is David Koch, at #9 with $19 billion. Some others: Rupert Murdoch is #47 ($6.8 billion), Ralph Lauren is #76 ($4.7 billion), and Donald Trump is #134 with a net worth of $3 billion. John Catsimatidis, net worth $2.1 billion, is one of the self-made billionaires interviewed; he answers the question "What is the best bar on the planet?" with "Any bar in New York." more ›