Koch Data Mining Company Helped Inundate Voters With Anti-Immigrant Messages
In the Tennessee Senate race, then-Rep. Marsha Blackburn ran targeted ads on immigration. She beat Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, who led the polls for months.
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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David Koch’s Most Significant Legacy Is the Election of Donald Trump
Efforts made by Koch, largely ignored by the mainstream press, primed key states to elect a GOP president. Trump was simply the beneficiary.
Climate Crimes
GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon
Documents reveal that efforts to clear the Amazon are being pushed by Trump-friendly lobbyists.
Emails Show Monsanto Orchestrated GOP Effort to Intimidate Cancer Researchers
Documents suggest the firm has antagonized regulators and applied pressure to shape research of the world’s leading herbicide.
Oil Lobbyist Touts Success in Effort to Criminalize Pipeline Protests, Leaked Recording Shows
In leaked audio obtained by The Intercept, AFPM conceded its behind-the-scenes role in crafting state laws to criminalize oil and gas pipeline protests.
The War on Immigrants
Hacked Emails Show GOP Demands on Border Security Were Crafted by Industry Lobbyists
Demands that CBP spend millions to upgrade cameras used to read license plates were orchestrated in part by a company that hoped to profit.
Kamala Harris Receives Donations From Big Pharma Executives Despite Claim She Rejects Them
Campaign finance records show Harris has received thousands of dollars from executives at drug companies and distributors this year; most were not returned.
Google Continues Investments in Military and Police AI Technology Through Venture Capital Arm
Google promises interested firms access to its own AI training data and sometimes places Google engineers within the companies as a resource.
A Pro-Israel Democrat Withdrew Her Support for a Bill Supporting Palestinian Rights. She Now Claims Her Name Was Added by Accident.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s reversal on the legislation is only the latest illustration of how charged the debate over Israel has become in Washington.
Protesters Collect Secret Cash to Oppose Fur Ban Proposed in California, Documents Reveal
“Anyone in LA down to make an easy $100 this Tuesday in Sacramento and fight tyranny?” read one Facebook post.