How Companies Pressure Workers to Vote for Corporate Interests Over Their Own
Big companies aren’t just using campaign donations to sway elections.
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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Business Lobbyists, GOP Operatives Plot to Take Down Wave of Ocasio-Cortez-Style Democratic Socialists in Midterms
Alarmed by victories from candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Republicans and their allies want to stop the democratic socialist wave.
Weapons Makers Rushing Campaign Cash to Democrat in Line to Chair Defense Industry's Key House Committee
This race stands out for its focus on foreign policy and the pernicious influence of the weapons industry.
GOP Rep. Tom Reed Founded Medical Debt Collection Firm That Harasses His Own Constituents
GOP Rep. Tom Reed wants to unravel the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that polices debt collection firms like the one he founded.
Donald Trump Exploited Long-Term Economic Distress to Fuel His Election Victory, Study Finds
A working paper from the Institute for New Economic Thinking sheds new light on the ways that economic distress motivated Trump voters in the 2016 election.
A Billionaire-Backed Democrat Is Facing Off Against a Democratic Socialist in Berkeley. And It's Getting Rough.
A race in Berkeley, California has become a microcosm of the struggle for control of the Democratic Party.
U.S. Lawmakers Want “Severe Consequences” for Brazil If Jair Bolsonaro Delivers on Promised Violence
Progressive House members want to leverage trade and U.S. aid to Brazil to stop a potential crackdown by the country's likely next president.
West Virginia GOP Senate Candidate Won’t Stop Fundraising From Opioid Profiteers That Ravaged West Virginia
Patrick Morrisey's associations with companies implicated in the opioid epidemic have dogged his campaign.
American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”
Financial markets want Brazil to cut pension benefits, privatize state assets, deregulate the economy, and cut taxes.
Rep. Steve King Spent $18,000 in Taxpayer Money on Food and Drinks at Private Club
Rep. Steve King campaigns against wasteful government spending, but he's spent thousands of public dollars on lavish meals at a ritzy, private D.C. club.