A field guide to the resurgent right, approached this field guide through subjectspecific chapters titled. Politics high times at the nation cloud of controversy trails leftwing blogger fang to new mag. Lee fang report goes up in smoke washington free beacon. One of the nation magazines newest hires, lee fang, is a farleft democratic operative with a history of publishing errorriddled and misleading reports. The machine expertly documents the insurgent rights use of money, media and messaging to advance a comprehensive and coordinated agenda at all levels of government.
Lee fang is a journalist with the intercept with a longstanding interest in how. Fang wrote a story in which he alleged that the united states chamber of commerce funded political attack campaigns from its general fund, which solicits funds from foreign sources. This past week, journalist lee fang s new book the machine. Lee fang is a reporting fellow with the investigative fund at the nation institute. Part 2 of our conversation with lee fang of the intercept. This should be mandatory reading for every political science student in the country. The sympathizer by viet thanh nguyen the color of money by mehrsa. Lee fangs riveting account uncovers the breathtaking size and scope of the conservative infrastructure that seeks to dominate american politics today. Lee fang has long been one of the most tenacious reporters on the money and politics beat, said the izzy award judges. He has a longstanding interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money. Im not linking to it, because fang is a fake journalist. Lee s work has resulted in multiple calls for hearings in congress and the federal election commission. Lee fang has created a masterpiece describing the mechanics of modern political strategy.
Four investigative journalists to receive izzy award at. An article posted on thinkprogress on october 5, 2010, authored by fang, attracted attention and controversy. Lee fang twitter lee fang is a reporting fellow with the investigative fund at the nation institute. Fang stated that the chamber was likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that bans the involvement of.
He was the first to uncover and detail the role of the billionaire. We were impressed by the global reach of his reporting last year, from germany to saudi arabia to honduras to a jawdropping expose on the efforts of a wellfunded corporate libertarian network to reshape latin. We continue our coverage of democracy spring and the influence of dark money in the presidential elections with lee fang, investigative journalist at the intercept focusing on the intersection of money and politics. Last october his splash was that the probusiness chamber of commerce was taking foreign money to influence us elections. A field guide to the resurgent right, published by the new press, explores. Great book for those who want to understand who is really behind our politics. Lee fang on how citizens united opened floodgates for foreign corporate money in u. In 2012, he cofounded, a blog to cover political corruption that.
Lee fang on how citizens united opened floodgates for. After reading lee fang s new book the machine, i was interested in asking some questions about his research and his thoughts on a number of issues related to the rise of the corporatist conservative movement that so dominates our politics and our government today. Ebenhackphoto montage by salon the secrets behind the koch brothers. Lee fangs riveting account uncovers the breathtaking size and scope of the conservative infrastructure that seeks to dominate american politics. And as we talk about the role of fossil fuel money in politics, of where she stands on these important issues, i think her role and her legacy at. I hope that people start thinking about campaign finance in a completely different way note. Moneyed interests blocking action climate change al.
A small handful of billionaires and corporations drive politicians, the news, and daytoday political discourse in this country. Lee fang published 100 original investigative pieces in the intercept during the first year of the trump era, including reports on lobbyists and extremists on team trump and the crackdown on sanctuary cities and states. Fang stated that the chamber was likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that. 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. A field guide to the resurgent right, published by. Guide to the resurgent right, a recently published book on how the rightwing political.
In the machine, lee fang provides an important guide to these groups including several funded by the koch family fortune. We were impressed by the global reach of his reporting last year. Lee fang carefully documents the rise of the rightwing political machine. Lee fang lee fang is a reporting fellow with the investigative fund at the nation institute. Luckily for us, lee fang has written the story of the conspiracy in the clinton years and following right up to the 2012 election. His interviews and research on the koch brothers have been featured on hbos the newsroom.
Consequently, a boy band of reporters and wannabe political commentatorsgreg bluestein at the atlanta journalconstitution and zaid jilani and lee fang at the interceptfelt that it was their. In 2012, he cofounded republicreport, a blog to cover political corruption that syndicates. Lee fangs own center for american progress takes foreign. The machine, lee fang 20 as soon as president obama was sworn in, rightwing groups joined forces to thwart his progressive mandate. Fang is a reporting fellow with the investigative fund at the nation institute and a contributing writer at the nation and the book represents the culmination of several years of researching and writing about the intersection of. Lee fang is a journalist with the intercept with a longstanding interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money. With our lawmakers more beholden than ever to dark money, lees book couldnt. The intercept on tuesday published a monster hit from lee fang wafting the suggestion that the washington free beacon worked arminarm with. Lee fang documents in lively detail the cogs, axles, sockets, levers, and output of the most insidious political machine in our historythe resurgent right. With our lawmakers more beholden than ever to dark money, lees book.
A steady flow of the medical equipment needed to treat the coronavi. We continue our coverage of democracy spring and the influence of dark money in the presidential elections with lee fang, investiga. Fang has long been one of the most tenacious reporters on the money and politics beat, said the izzy award judges. His name is lee fang and he specializes in splashy claims that sound great but frequently turn out to be completely false or very nearly so. From a july 31, 2012 piece at the washington free beacon by adam kredo. Lee fang on iowa shadow app and bloombergs political. Lee fang born october 31, 1986 is an american journalist. Despite public opinion, the medical community, and human rights experts all moving in favor of relaxing marijuana prohibition laws, little has changed in terms of policy. Lee fang is a journalist with a longstanding interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money. Fang stated that the chamber was likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that bans the involvement of foreign corporations in american elections. Fake journalist lee fang foiled again the freedom pub. Izzy award to be shared by investigative journalists lee. Lee fang said its more than a little odd that cadca and the other groups leading the fight against relaxing marijuana laws derive a significant portion of their budget from opioid manufacturers and other pharmaceutical companies lee fang. Names, dates, and secret meetings are all in one compact book, where lees narrative proves what we all know.
The reach of this machine is hairraising, but in order to overcome it, one must know it. The justpublished book dark money, penned by new yorker staff reporter jane mayer, reveals that the koch brothers hired the former commissioner of the new york police department nypd and his daughter, a former fbi agent to smear her as a plagiarist in the months after the release of her august 2010 bombshell article on the kochs. He was the first to uncover and detail the role of the billionaire koch brothers in financing the tea party movement. With our lawmakers more beholden than ever to dark money, lees book couldn t. Lee fang, a journalist at the intercept, has written about how major donors like the koch brothers have funneled millions into organizations that deny climate change and actively work to oppose climate legislation. Biden pledged not to take special interest money, but not. He covers money in politics, conservative movements and lobbying. Lee fang on how citizens united opened floodgates for foreign. Lee fang, investigative journalist at the intercept, joins the show from california to talk everything iowa regarding apps and caucus reporting, the security of. Former representative mickey edwards rok, and journalists john nichols, lee fang, and mark leibovich talked about the future of u.
The lecture sinquefield delivered in january was in part to promote a book he contributed to, how money. Lee fang money quote saying political lobbying and campaign donations fighting marijuana legalization. He was an investigative blogger for thinkprogress from 2009 to 2011, and then a fellow at the investigative fund of the nation institute and. He recently uncovered a massive network of secret political spending aimed at funding climate change denial. I cant imagine a better guide to the political machine of the right than lee fang. Inside the remarkable new book that details their dirtiest deeds heres a.