The President of Honduras Is Deploying U.S.-Trained Forces Against Election Protesters
The U.S. has provided millions in training and supplies for Honduran security forces, who are now cracking down on protesters in a contested election.
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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GOP's List of Economists Backing Tax Cut Includes Ghosts, Office Assistants, Ex-Felons, and a Sprinkling of Real Economists
Paul Ryan has touted a list of economists who support the GOP tax plan, but the list holds up under scrutiny about as well as the tax plan itself.
Special Giveaways in Tax Cut Bill Benefit Family Members and Colleagues of Key GOP Senators
The GOP tax plan contains targeted provisions designed to benefit special interest groups, many of which maintain close ties to senior Republican lawmakers.
Time Inc. Buyer Helped Koch Brothers Airbrush Their Image Across the Internet
The Koch brothers once hired Meredith Corp. to soften criticisms of the magnates in Wikipedia entries.
Private Companies Look to Cash in as Homeland Security Brings Facial Recognition to U.S. Borders
Silicon Valley firms and legacy law enforcement tech companies are getting ready for the facial recognition bonanza.
As John Conyers Departs From Judiciary Committee Spot, the First Battle of the Anti-Monopoly Era Begins
The battle for the Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat spot is between Zoe Lofgren, a Silicon Valley supporter, and Jerrold Nadler, an industry skeptic.
The Gun Industry Is Used to Sales Skyrocketing After Mass Shootings. That Didn't Happen After the Las Vegas Attack.
The gun industry has long boasted that its role in politics and its response to mass shootings has boosted profits.
After Hurricane Maria, Key Republican Compares Puerto Rico to “the Alcoholic Who Hits Rock Bottom”
Andrew Biggs hopes Hurricane Maria has forced Puerto Rico into accepting cuts to welfare and labor protections.
Trump Says Ed Gillespie "Did Not Embrace Me." But Voters Rejected His Attempt.
Virginia Republicans bet big on racially divisive, anti-immigrant messaging — and lost.
Danica Roem to Become First Transgender Lawmaker in Virginia
With 95 percent of the precincts counted, Democrat Danica Roem leads Republican Bob Marshall by nearly 2,000 votes in a closely watched election for General Assembly.