Lobbying Blitz Pushed Fertilizer Prices Higher, Fueling Food Inflation
Emails show fertilizer producer Mosaic lobbied heavily for tariffs under Trump, then used them to dominate the market.
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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Ivy League Universities Push for Special Tax Cut
Harvard and other elite universities are lobbying Congress for a tax cut on endowment investment returns.
Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
Defense contractors, fossil fuel companies, and pharmaceutical giants have also used superficial measures like diverse boards to earn inclusion in so-called socially conscious ESG funds.
Breaking Unions With the Language of Diversity and Social Justice
A thin veneer of progressive rhetoric and DEI initiatives are being used to mask harsh labor conditions.
The Brooklyn Hologram Studio Receiving Millions From the CIA
In-Q-Tel — the CIA's venture capital arm — and the military are investing heavily in the metaverse. There are growing concerns they’re wasting taxpayer money.
Sen. Chris Murphy: Billions in Gun Violence Intervention Could Pass the Senate Under Reconciliation
“Reconciliation clearly can be used for anti-gun violence programming,” Murphy said. “And Senator Manchin ... cares deeply about the issue of gun violence.”
Baby Formula Industry Successfully Lobbied to Weaken Bacteria Safety Testing Standards
The current formula shortage is traced in part to a contamination-induced shutdown at a key manufacturing plant.
As the SEC Cracks Down on Shady SPACs, CIA Officials Get In on the Action
Leaders of In-Q-Tel, a CIA-backed venture fund, and retired CIA officials are getting in on the latest stock market trend.
Amazon Anti-Union Consultant Boasted About Infiltrating AFL-CIO Meeting
At an industry meeting, the consultant, Katie Lev, laid out the details of Amazon's latest battles against organized labor.
Audio: Kellogg’s Executive Described Union as “Terrorists” Emboldened by Social Media
Ken Hurley, the vice president in charge of union negotiations at Kellogg's Co. is no longer with the company.