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Lee Fang

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Lee Fang

Lee Fang

Contributing Writer

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. His book on the campaign to block Obama’s domestic priorities is slated for publication this winter.

Articles

News and Features

Media-savvy conservative think tanks take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. 

Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement measures?

With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.

Under the leadership of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the Walmart Foundation used generous gifts to grease the way for store expansions.

The man renowned as an anti-tax ideologue is actually a typical K Street operator.

Plagued by ethical troubles, the “poster boy for pay to play politics” and Pentagon BFF is finally facing a competitive election.

How investors in Tagg’s firm Solamere Capital can cash in if his father wins.

Si los liberales no prestan suficiente atención a esta realidad, corren el riesgo--–como ya ocurriera en Wisconsin—de recibir un buen golpe antes de saber de dónde vino.

Under the radar, the pseudo-grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out the stops to defeat Obama.

In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.

Blogs

Americans for Prosperity has 200 political staffers, dozens of GOTV offices and a sophisticated voter targeting technology. Will it be...
Mel Sembler, a major fundraiser for Romney, led a drug "treatment” center that was forced to shut down because of allegations of...
Blue Dog Democrats were wiped out in the midterm elections by secret-money funds controlled by lobbyists. Now, defeated Blue Dogs are...
The American Bankers Association, a powerful bank lobbying group, has voted to take advantage of Citizens United and will now spend...
In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible...
The 2008 producer of the DNC convention is among the many Democratic strategists now working for the GOP. 
Why are some liberals misrepresenting the debate and claiming corporations have First Amendment rights?
A well-funded new conservative website, the Washington Free Beacon, helps its lobbyist sponsor press for Taiwanese arms deals—with no...