Lee Fang
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Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
Under the guise of counterterrorism, the government is accelerating pressure on social media companies to crack down on speech the feds deem disinformation. → Read More
Breaking Unions With the Language of Diversity and Social Justice
A thin veneer of progressive rhetoric and DEI initiatives are being used to mask harsh labor conditions. → Read More
Cable News Military Experts Are on the Defense Industry Dole
Many former military and public officials appearing in the news have more than a patriotic interest in a continued occupation. → Read More
Expanding Research Complex in Berkeley Highlights Dangers of U.S. Biolabs
Questions about the origins of Covid-19 raise concerns about the safety of U.S. biolabs. → Read More
Hollywood Lobbyists Intervene Against Proposal to Share Vaccine Technology
Industries that rely on copyright enforcement want to limit the scope of the World Trade Organization waiver. → Read More
Amazon Hired Koch-Backed Anti-Union Consultant to Fight Alabama Warehouse Organizing
The head of the Center for Independent Employees is paid $3,200 per day to thwart what could become Amazon’s first unionized facility in the U.S. → Read More
Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall
The Lenovo computers were manufactured under a Chinese government program to provide cheap labor from persecuted Uyghurs. → Read More
Meat Industry Campaign Cash Flows to Officials Seeking to Quash Covid-19 Lawsuits
Two meat giants, Smithfield and Mountaire Farms, are among the interests pushing for laws waiving wrongful death suits — also a priority for Republicans. → Read More
Facebook Pitched New Tool Allowing Employers to Suppress Words Like “Unionize” in Workplace Chat Product
Facebook Workplace is used by employers as large as Walmart. The new tool would allow “content control” to prevent certain topics from trending internally. → Read More
New Poll Shows Political Risks of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Bailout of Corporate Lobbyists
New polling conducted by Data for Progress for the Democratic Policy Center reveals there is little public appetite for prioritizing the lobbyist bailout. → Read More
Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic
The orders are for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, riot gloves, and equipment for federal police assigned to Veterans Affairs facilities. → Read More
Wall Street Titans Finance Democratic Primary Challenger to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Several prominent private equity executives and investment bankers made early donations to Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former CNBC contributor. → Read More
Debt Collection Industry Deems Itself Essential to “Financial Health” of Consumers, Fights Covid-19 Shutdown
Lobbyists argue that debt collection must not be suspended during the pandemic, citing an “ethnically diverse” and women-majority workforce. → Read More
Silicon Valley Megadonor Karla Jurvetson Fueled Elizabeth Warren’s Super PAC with $14 Million Donation
Jurvetson has made over 500 donations in the last year, and provided 96 percent of Persist PAC’s financing. → Read More
Bloomberg’s Investment Portfolio Includes Bets on Private Equity, Fracking
Little is known about Mike Bloomberg’s personal investments. The Intercept has identified a number of firms backed by the billionaire. → Read More
Congress Quietly Adopts Exxon Mobil-Backed Law Promoting New Gas Pipeline, Arms to Cyprus
The authorization of support for a new pipeline in the Mediterranean never received a hearing, up-or-down vote, or open debate. → Read More
The Pesticide Industry’s Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
Though neonicotinoids are banned in the EU, a sophisticated information war has kept these insecticides — toxic to bees and birds — on the U.S. market. → Read More
Joe Biden’s Super PAC Is Being Organized by Corporate Lobbyists for Health Care Industry, Weapons Makers, Finance
Among the individuals are Steve Schale and Larry Rasky. The Super PAC could inject badly needed cash into the Biden campaign. → Read More
David Koch’s Most Significant Legacy Is the Election of Donald Trump
Efforts made by Koch, largely ignored by the mainstream press, primed key states to elect a GOP president. Trump was simply the beneficiary. → Read More
GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon
Documents reveal that efforts to clear the Amazon are being pushed by Trump-friendly lobbyists. → Read More