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.

Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP

The 2008 producer of the DNC convention is among the many Democratic strategists now working for the GOP. 

Sep 2, 2012 / Lee Fang

Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election

Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election

Thanks to Citizens United, US and foreign corporations can secretly spend millions on political campaigns under the cover of trade associations.

Aug 29, 2012 / Feature / Lee Fang

Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated] Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated]

Why are some liberals misrepresenting the debate and claiming corporations have First Amendment rights?

Jul 30, 2012 / Lee Fang

Conservative ‘Free Beacon’ Fronts for Taiwan Lobby Conservative ‘Free Beacon’ Fronts for Taiwan Lobby

A well-funded new conservative website, the Washington Free Beacon, helps its lobbyist sponsor press for Taiwanese arms deals—with no disclosure.

Jul 26, 2012 / Lee Fang

Lobbyists Bribed Congress With a Free Screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Lobbyists Bribed Congress With a Free Screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

Are lobbyists using the new Batman movie as a form of bribery? Senator Leahy’s second cameo, and a special preview screening for staff, is a problem.

Jul 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lee Fang

Prominent Romney Defender Has Lobbying Ties to Bain Prominent Romney Defender Has Lobbying Ties to Bain

Former SEC Chair Harvey Pitt has led the defense of Mitt’s non-departure from Bain. But Pitt has Bain ties of his own.

Jul 19, 2012 / Lee Fang

VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago

The party has changed drastically in the past decade, and now the GOP and its allies are now vowing to defeat the DISCLOSE Act by any means necessary.

Jul 17, 2012 / Lee Fang

How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital

George Romney’s record as a businessman and politician show just how different Mitt’s approach to public service really is.

Jul 16, 2012 / Lee Fang

Northrop Grumman’s Revolving Door With Congress Northrop Grumman’s Revolving Door With Congress

Why did the defense giant award a lobbyist a $500,000 bonus just weeks before he became a Congressional staffer shaping military policy?

Jun 11, 2012 / Lee Fang

The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal

The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal

Her firm, SKD Knickerbocker, sells its perceived access to the White House, while lobbying for corporate tax breaks and for-profit colleges.

Apr 13, 2012 / Lee Fang

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