DNC Superdelegate Promoting Brokered Convention Is a Significant GOP Donor, Health Care Lobbyist
“I am a committed Democrat but as a lobbyist, there are times when I need to have access to both sides,” William Owen told The Intercept.
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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Emails Show Rep. Henry Cuellar Provided Extensive Favors to Border Security Lobbyists
Perceptics, which sells license plate readers, has tapped Cuellar for favors since 2011. Cuellar faces a competitive primary on Super Tuesday.
When Two Judges Knocked Down Sentences to Protect Immigrants From Deportation, Amy Klobuchar’s Office Appealed and Won
One judge rebuked Amy Klobuchar’s prosecutor’s office as a “gopher” and “water boy” for immigration authorities.
Bloomberg's Investment Portfolio Includes Bets on Private Equity, Fracking
Little is known about Mike Bloomberg’s personal investments. The Intercept has identified a number of firms backed by the billionaire.
Foreign-Funded Dark-Money Groups Lobby IRS to Repeal Remaining Reporting Requirements
A new rule, expected to be finalized soon, will mean that nonprofits no longer have to report donor information, even to the government.
TV Executives Celebrate Unprecedented Flood of Bloomberg Campaign Spending
The Bloomberg campaign has already spent over $360 million on ads — and broadcasting corporations “are jazzed.”
With New Hampshire Behind Him, Sanders Looks to Nevada Workers as Vegas Union Bosses Rally Against Him
The Sanders campaign invested in Nevada early on, with substantial outreach to Latino voters, who make up a third of the population.
Mike Bloomberg Claims He Cut Stop-and-Frisk by 95 Percent — After Increasing It Sevenfold
Bloomberg drastically ramped up an NYPD program to stop and frisk mostly black and Latino men. Now, he’s misleading the public about the history.
Congress Quietly Adopts Exxon Mobil-Backed Law Promoting New Gas Pipeline, Arms to Cyprus
The authorization of support for a new pipeline in the Mediterranean never received a hearing, up-or-down vote, or open debate.
New Details Show How Deeply Iowa Caucus App Developer Was Embedded in Democratic Establishment
The high-profile liberal firm Acronym is denying it played a role in the Iowa caucus debacle. But Acronym and the app developer, Shadow, are deeply intertwined.