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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: NYT’s Kenneth Vogel Exposes the Shadowy World of Foreign Lobbying in D.C.
Description: Join us for a special program that goes inside Washington’s murky foreign lobbying industry and reveals the world of the politically connected and powerful Americans who get rich working on behalf of brutal dictators, corrupt oligarchs, and global arms dealers. New York Times investigative reporter Kenneth P. Vogel has used exclusive sources, thousands of documents, and on-the-ground reporting to reveal the people, places, and deals involved in this usually unseen billion-dollar industry.
It's a world of big money, fast cars, pricey cigars and flashy watches. The business of currying favor and influencing U.S. foreign policy on...