![A worker operates a front end loader to move granules of phosphate fertilizer in a storage warehouse at the PhosAgro-Cherepovets fertilizer plant, operated by PhosAgro PJSC, in Cherepovets, Russia, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Russia plans to impose a six-month quota on some fertilizer exports to safeguard local supplies and limit costs for farmers after the energy crisis sent nitrogen nutrient prices soaring. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images](https://cdn.statically.io/img/theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1236978330-e1659110037247.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Lobbying Blitz Pushed Fertilizer Prices Higher, Fueling Food Inflation
Emails show fertilizer producer Mosaic lobbied heavily for tariffs under Trump, then used them to dominate the market.
Emails show fertilizer producer Mosaic lobbied heavily for tariffs under Trump, then used them to dominate the market.
Harvard and other elite universities are lobbying Congress for a tax cut on endowment investment returns.
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A thin veneer of progressive rhetoric and DEI initiatives are being used to mask harsh labor conditions.
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Leaders of In-Q-Tel, a CIA-backed venture fund, and retired CIA officials are getting in on the latest stock market trend.
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