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.

Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates

Why aren’t the candidates asked about corruption or the influence of big money? Maybe it’s because the men running the debates are lobbyists. 

Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion

Lobbyists for mining companies and hundreds of other businesses are taking advantage of the Citizens United decision to pressure employees into voting Republican.

Oct 19, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans

Staffers from the Prosper Group are trying to distance themselves from the Tea Party Victory Fund.

Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Tagg Romney’s Company Misled Reporters About Its Relationship With Ponzi Scheme–Linked Firm Tagg Romney’s Company Misled Reporters About Its Relationship With Ponzi Scheme–Linked Firm

Last year, Tagg Romney's company Solamere Capital persuaded reporters that it had not invested in a Ponzi-linked firm. Documents with the SEC tell a different story. 

Oct 13, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Loophole Allows Saudi Arabian Businesses to Spend Freely in Our Election Loophole Allows Saudi Arabian Businesses to Spend Freely in Our Election

Right-wing blogs are buzzing about a bunk report on Obama’s receiving foreign donations. Citizens United opens up a far more dangerous loophole for foreign cash. 

Oct 11, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Tagg Team: The Romney Family Recipe for Crony Capitalism Tagg Team: The Romney Family Recipe for Crony Capitalism

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

Oct 10, 2012 / Feature / Lee Fang

Corporate Lobbyists Run Almost Every Pro-Romney Super PAC Corporate Lobbyists Run Almost Every Pro-Romney Super PAC

Corporate lobbyists are at the helm of almost every large pro-Romney Super PAC and 501(c) group, channeling business cash into ads, and potentially, a lucrative career after the el...

Oct 10, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Coal Company CEO Dreams of Romney as President, Jim Inhofe as Head of EPA Coal Company CEO Dreams of Romney as President, Jim Inhofe as Head of EPA

Coal companies are using a number of tactics to help boost Mitt Romney's chances this November. 

Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

New Mexico Congressman Agrees With Voter Suppression Tactics New Mexico Congressman Agrees With Voter Suppression Tactics

The New Mexico GOP has been caught in a new video instructing its poll watchers to illegally enforce voter ID. A Republican congressman from the state tells The Nation that he...

Oct 4, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

El Juego de los Koch El Juego de los Koch

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.

Oct 3, 2012 / En español / Lee Fang

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