Silicon Valley and Hollywood Lobby Against Gender Pay Gap Transparency
California Gov. Jerry Brown has until Sunday to sign or veto the bill, which requires large firms to disclose gender pay gaps for people working the same job.
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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This Group Helps Lobbyists Influence Public Officials. The Trump Hotel Is Hosting Its 2018 Gala.
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A PR campaign pushing Donald Trump's tax plan trots out a “small business” owner who runs a corporate lobby firm.
Workers Featured in Ads Pushing Trump’s Tax Plan Won’t Benefit From It
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How Exxon Mobil May Soon Have Greater Sway Over Science Used in EPA Policies
The list of potential candidates for the EPA's scientific advisory boards includes many oil and gas industry representatives and consultants.
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The insurance company CEO gets his facts wrong about Medicare for All and single-payer health insurance.
Well That Settles It! Insurance and Drug Lobbyists Say Medicare for All “Cannot Work”
Lobbyists for the insurance, drug, and hospital industries were not pleased with the push for single-payer health care legislation.
Trump Adviser Spent a Decade Using Street Gang MS-13 to Justify Anti-Immigrant Agenda. Now It’s Happening
A special adviser at ICE has for years used MS-13 to propose and justify anti-immigration laws. That's the Trump administration's strategy today.