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Drug Lobby Asks Biden to Punish Foreign Countries Pushing for Low-Cost Vaccines
Big Pharma is fighting for tight control over Covid-19 vaccine production, limiting availability worldwide while reaping billions.
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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Fossil Fuel Executives Gloat About Profits, PR From Texas Winter Storm Crisis
Comstock Resources, a shale drilling company, apologized for describing gas prices from the Texas storm as a "jackpot."
After Pork Giant Was Exposed for Cruel Killings, the FBI Pursued Its Critics
The agency, seeking information on an animal rights group, attempted to recruit a former truck driver as an informant, the truck driver says.
Former FBI Officials Tapped for Amazon's Growing Security Apparatus
As Amazon faces antitrust scrutiny, counterfeiting, and worker activism, the company is staffing up with former FBI agents focused on security and intelligence gathering.
Amazon Hired Koch-Backed Anti-Union Consultant to Fight Alabama Warehouse Organizing
The head of the Center for Independent Employees is paid $3,200 per day to thwart what could become Amazon's first unionized facility in the U.S.
As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet Again
Special interests and corporations will see familiar voices when visiting legislators.
Republican Congressman Legitimizes Violence as Response to Election Dispute
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., told a conservative talk radio host he has “no regrets.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
Covid-19 Relief Bill Doubles Health Care Budget — for Congress
The exclusive clinic used by members of Congress got an extra $5 million in the latest spending bill.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Covid-19 Relief Draft Bill Provides $100 Billion “Double-Dip” Tax Deduction for the Wealthy
No stimulus checks, but big tax giveaways for well-connected business owners.
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Hollywood Deployed Lobbyists to Win Exemptions to Strict California Lockdown
The entertainment industry has been given extensive leeway during the pandemic, even as California now faces a stay-at-home order.