GOP Lawmakers Asked Trump for Low-Wage, Migrant Worker Visas
Despite Republican rhetoric about the impact of immigration on wages, Sens. Perdue, Tillis, and Burr all lobbied for more H-2B visas.
Lee Fang
Lee Fang is a journalist with a longstanding interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money. He was the first to uncover and detail the role of the billionaire Koch brothers in financing the tea party movement. His interviews and research on the Koch brothers have been featured on HBO's "The Newsroom," the documentaries "Merchants of Doubt" and "Citizen Koch," as well as in multiple media outlets. He was an investigative blogger for ThinkProgress from 2009 to 2011, and then a fellow at the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute and contributing writer for The Nation.
In 2012, he co-founded RepublicReport.org, a blog to cover political corruption that syndicates content with TheNation.com, Salon, National Memo, BillMoyers.com, TruthOut, and other media outlets. His work has been published by VICE, The Baffler, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Progressive, NPR, In These Times, and the Huffington Post. His first book, "The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right," published by the New Press, explores how the conservative right rebuilt the Republican Party and its political clout in the aftermath of Barack Obama's 2008 election victory. He is based in San Francisco.
In 2012, he co-founded RepublicReport.org, a blog to cover political corruption that syndicates content with TheNation.com, Salon, National Memo, BillMoyers.com, TruthOut, and other media outlets. His work has been published by VICE, The Baffler, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Progressive, NPR, In These Times, and the Huffington Post. His first book, "The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right," published by the New Press, explores how the conservative right rebuilt the Republican Party and its political clout in the aftermath of Barack Obama's 2008 election victory. He is based in San Francisco.
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Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall
The Lenovo computers were manufactured under a Chinese government program to provide cheap labor from persecuted Uyghurs.
After Rep. Richard Neal Secured $3 Billion for Biofuel Industry, Son Secured Lobby Job
After months of lobbying, the industry found a champion in Neal, the powerful chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The Coronavirus Crisis
System Update: Coronavirus Strengthens Ruling Class Grip on the U.S.
Guest host Lee Fang speaks to American Prospect’s David Dayen, Sarah Miller of American Economic Liberties Project, and Damon Silvers at AFL-CIO.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Meat Industry Campaign Cash Flows to Officials Seeking to Quash Covid-19 Lawsuits
Two meat giants, Smithfield and Mountaire Farms, are among the interests pushing for laws waiving wrongful death suits — also a priority for Republicans.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The Airline Industry Blocked Disclosure of Trade Data, Helping Conceal the Airlift of N95 Masks From the U.S. to China
The full scale and scope of what happened — including types of masks shipped, prices, and destinations for the shipments — are still shrouded in mystery.
Protests for Black Lives
FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location Data, Monitor Social Media, Recent Contracts Show
Recent contracts with Dataminr and Venntel show a growing focus on harnessing the latest private sector tools for mass surveillance.
Facebook Pitched New Tool Allowing Employers to Suppress Words Like “Unionize" in Workplace Chat Product
Facebook Workplace is used by employers as large as Walmart. The new tool would allow “content control” to prevent certain topics from trending internally.
New Poll Shows Political Risks of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Bailout of Corporate Lobbyists
New polling conducted by Data for Progress for the Democratic Policy Center reveals there is little public appetite for prioritizing the lobbyist bailout.
The Coronavirus Crisis
How the Fed Bailed Out the Investor Class Without Spending a Cent
Just announcing $4.5 trillion in future spending to support securities markets was enough to keep investors protected from the downsides of the pandemic.