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Danielle Brian

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“Some characters in the Roger Stone and Paul Manafort are big focus. Trump is in there, the Mueller report's in there. Let's start at the very beginning of things. The book opens with almost like a true crime pot boiler. There's a death in 2015, which was later ruled a suicide of a pharma lobbyist named Evan Morris, who's worked for Gen Edech and others. Why start there? Our book is about a lot of deep subjects that are important, but some may consider boring, like campaign finance and corporate power and lobbying. There's opaque topics. So what we wanted to do to teach people about how Washington works and how corporations have become so powerful in Washington is to tell stories about people who help illuminate the more important issues. So we start with this dead body on a golf course, and the whole book is laid out like a mystery. And we're trying to say, you know, what happened to this lobbyist? How did he end up dead on this golf course? What happened to him?”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You are an investigative reporter, apulitz surprise winner, and co author of the new book, The Wolves of K Street. Welcome to Dakota. Hey, thanks for having me. The book just came out in May. It's fantastic. It's a deep dive into the history of modern Washington lobbying, which I think everyone perceives, but no one understands. We know there's money floating all over politics. The book helps you understand. That's more than 600 pages. Tons of reporting, lots of details. And it's basically a history of the last 40 years-ish of lobbying in DC.”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Think of and they've started deploying new lobbying tactics like in app prompts to pressure politicians and thwart regulation. Sometimes it works. You'll hear Brody and I talk about the famous internet blackout protests of 2012, which brought down laws called SOPA and PIPA. But in other cases, like we saw with TikTok recently, it can really backfire. And as you'll hear Bro Things aren't entirely set in stone. The rise of Donald Trump in his decidedly untraditional approach to influence peddling really turned lobbying on its head in twenty sixteen, and with another election coming up, the shape of lobbying in America could change yet again and produce the single most powerful and effective lobbyist in American history. It's probably not who you think. Okay, the history and future of lobbying in America. Here we go.”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Names that by ads and coverage are around the country to influence local elections. That avoids disclosure requirements and in some cases provides cover for criminal acts. You'll hear Brody say that the power of corporate America on the political landscape has grown immeasurably over the past five decades. There have been some checks on this power, some post-Watergate reforms, campaign finance laws, but the melding of money in politics has been a runaway train. And now with big tech on the scene, it's getting even weirder. Tech companies have more money and more direct influence over their customers than virtually every bank or pharmaceutical. Company”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Politics over decades. Brodie and I talked a lot about how lobbying has changed over the years. On K Street, which is a real Proximity to capitalism. To a much more diffuse and hard to track form of influence you might call shadow lobbying, in which companies spend tons of money.”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Lobbying and how we got here, I asked Pulitzer Prize when our Brody Mullins on the show. Brody has a new book he co wrote with his brother Luke Mullins called The Wolves of K-Street, The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government. Came out last month, and it's a definitive Of modern lobbying in America Through the lens of some of the industries The influence they've exerted”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Didn't touch every part of American politics. But the kind of lobbying we have now didn't really exist before the 1970s. That's when big corporations started reacting to a Economy and did what they do best Started throwing Now, of course, our political debate about Everything from energy In healthcare is deeply intertwined with corporations and their money, and the big players in tech. Starting to spend tons of political money on their own. So, to understand the structure of”
2024-06-27 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT