Foreign Influence
Three Paths Citizens United Created for Foreign Money to Pour Into U.S. Elections
<em>Citizens United</em> turns the legal wall against foreign money in U.S. elections into something more like a sieve.
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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Foreign Influence
Meet the Chinese Husband-and-Wife Team Whose Company Spent $1.3 Million Trying to Make Jeb Bush President
Gordon Tang and Huaidan Chen have cultivated ties to American politicians through campaign contributions and other investments.
Foreign Influence
How a Top GOP Lawyer Guided a Chinese-Owned Company Into U.S. Presidential Politics
With advice from Republican power lawyer Charlie Spies, APIC, a company owned by Chinese nationals, donated $1.3 million to Jeb Bush’s Super PAC.
Saudi Arabia’s PR Machine Uses the 28 Pages to Blame Iran for 9/11 Attacks
Saudi-funded lobbyists and media outlets claim that the 28 pages ends all speculation about the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 terror attacks.
Federal Agents Went Undercover To Spy on Anti-Fracking Movement, Emails Reveal
Federal agents went undercover to infiltrate activists protesting fracking on public lands.
Major Political News Outlets Offer Interviews for Sale at DNC and RNC Conventions
<em>The Economist</em> and <em>The Hill</em> offer convention sponsorship packages that include interviews with editorial staffers and coverage.
Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama on Russia Policy
Gen. Philip Breedlove plotted in private to overcome Obama’s reluctance to escalate military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014, according to apparently hacked emails.
Despite Anti-Trade Rhetoric, Donald Trump's Campaign Team Includes Pro-Trade Lobbyists
Trump's growing campaign operation includes lobbying and political consultants with pro-TPP affiliations.
Private Prison CEO Unconcerned About Hillary Clinton's Pledge to End His Industry
Corrections Corporation of America CEO Damon Hininger said that with either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the White House, his firm will be "just fine."
Attacking Elizabeth Warren? Political Reporters Will Grant You Anonymity
Politico's Ben White quoted fully five anonymous sources to the effect that Clinton would be making a major misstep by selecting Warren as her running mate.