Lobbies & Special Interests

Naomi Klein on Trump Election: "This is a Corporate Coup d’État"

Journalists Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate" and Lee Fang of The Intercept talk about the role of corporations inside the Trump administration and the inauguration.

January 20, 2017
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Scahill: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince, the Brother of Betsy DeVos, Is Secretly Advising Trump

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The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill has revealed Betsy DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince, the founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater, has been quietly advising Trump’s transition team, including helping vet Cabinet picks. On election

January 18, 2017
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The Bizarre Far-Right Billionaire Behind Trump's Presidency

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When all seemed to be falling apart for Trump this summer, one shadowy billionaire offered up his own massive political infrastructure, which included Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway, and saved Trump's campaign from

January 12, 2017
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Will Trump Cave to Republican Pressure to be More Aggressive on Russia?

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The Intercept's Zaid Jilani responds to Trump's press conference and says we still don't really know his positions on NATO, Ukraine, Syria, and nuclear weapons.

January 12, 2017
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Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 1

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This is the first of a three-part series exploring Iran-Contra and its implications. Part I describes the Reagan Administration’s secret wars and illegal arms deals exposed in the scandal. Part II explains how the constitutional and legal crisis unfolded but

January 11, 2017
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Al-Jazeera Investigation Reveals Israel Lobby's Influence in the UK

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Electronic Intifada's Asa Winstanley says Israel has set up astroturf organizations in the UK whose purpose is to sabotage Palestine solidarity.

January 10, 2017
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