Lee Fang

Contributing Writer

@LHFANG

Lee Fang is a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. He covers money in politics, conservative movements and lobbying. Lee’s work has resulted in multiple calls for hearings in Congress and the Federal Election Commission. He is author of The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right, a recently published book on how the right-wing political infrastructure was rebuilt after President Obama's 2008 election. More on the book can be found at www.themachinebook.com.

With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation

With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation

Several former lobbyists and executives are working crucial staff positions in the new Congress.

Feb 11, 2015 / Feature / Lee Fang

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Advocates for countries most affected by climate change are outraged.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill

A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill

Has Republican Ed Whitfield unethically supported the interests of his wife’s firm?

Nov 17, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Executive action could eradicate dark-money flows through government contractors. 

Nov 10, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage

Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage

In Pennsylvania, Democrats won almost half the votes, but a far lesser percentage of the House seats.

Nov 5, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company

Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company

After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.

Oct 30, 2014 / Lee Fang

If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees

If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees

A Republican Senate could threaten the EPA and reverse some environmental policy gains.

Oct 27, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate

Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate

Documents obtained by The Nation show former Governor Mike Rounds’s campaign manager may have improperly awarded state economic incentives to firms in which he and the candidate he...

Oct 23, 2014 / Lee Fang

How Mitch McConnell Is Bending Every Last Campaign Finance Rule

How Mitch McConnell Is Bending Every Last Campaign Finance Rule How Mitch McConnell Is Bending Every Last Campaign Finance Rule

Post–Citizens United, candidates aren’t supposed to coordinate with “outside” spending groups—but even that minimal restriction isn’t being enforced.

Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.

Oct 21, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

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