The War on Immigrants
GOP Leadership Instructs Lawmakers to Play Up Gruesome Murders and Rapes by Immigrants
In the Trump era, GOP lawmakers are openly being encouraged to stoke fear over immigrant crime.
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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Drone Wars
Google Hired Gig Economy Workers to Improve Artificial Intelligence in Controversial Drone-Targeting Project
Hired through an online gig economy platform, workers unknowingly helped Google improve its artificial intelligence military-targeting software.
Messianic Jewish Lobbying Group Builds Support for U.S.-Funded Ethnic Cleansing Plan in Palestine
The group says it has had key meetings at the White House and on the Hill — and hopes to see legislation introduced this winter.
Trump's Pick for Attorney General Pushed for Military Strikes on Drug Traffickers, Questioned Asylum Law
William Barr felt like George H.W. Bush never got tough enough: “We never tightened the noose.”
Israel’s War on Gaza
Rejecting Israel Lobby’s Influence Over Congress, Rashida Tlaib Plans to Lead Delegation to Palestine
For decades, AIPAC has sponsored trips to Israel for new members of Congress. Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, is planning an alternative.
Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats
A host of GOP donors, as well as an owner of Fox News, are funding the effort to strip a Democratic House speaker of power.
Charles Koch Ramps Up Investment in ALEC as the Lobbying Group Loses Corporate Funders Over Far-Right Ties
Major corporate donors said they would not be giving to the GOP-allied legislative group, citing its ties to far-right figure David Horowitz.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Now Demanding Repeal, Once Wanted More Obamacare Money
Now, she wants to repeal Obamacare. But in 2011, Hyde-Smith wanted Mississippi to take advantage of the funds the law made available.
Lobbyist Documents Reveal Health Care Industry Battle Plan Against "Medicare for All"
Industry groups are reprising an old strategy to take down new enthusiasm for universal health care.
Making a Killing
Oops: House Democrats Mistakenly Cast Votes Blocking Resolution on Ending Yemen War
On Wednesday, six House Democrats voted with the GOP to prevent any action on the Yemen war this legislative session. Two said they did it by accident.