The Lever - LEVER WEEKLY: Biden’s Big, Bad Week

What The Lever Published This Week:

Wall Street Is Investing In Your Asbestos Poisoning

Private equity firms are buying up asbestos liability claims — and asbestos victims will pay the price.

The Lever •Helen Santoro

How DNC Delegates Could Oust Biden

Biden could be forced off the ticket at the Democratic convention, but wealthy donors and corporate lobbyists might hijack the process.

The Lever •Arjun Singh

Why The IRS Went Soft On Crime

The nation’s tax agency stopped pursuing tax crime from corporations and the ultrarich — what happened?

The Lever •Spencer Woodman

Everyone Has A Price — And Corporations Know Yours

Digital surveillance and customer isolation are locking us into a consumer hell of personalized prices.

The Lever •David Dayen

Batteries Are So Back

Plus, meddling homeowner associations are put in their place, retirees put up a good fight, and the left wins big across the pond.

The Lever •Lucy Dean Stockton

The Lever In The News:

• The Sunday Long Read — The compendium of the best longform journalism named Amos Barshad’s feature “Meet The New Kingpin” one of the best stories of 2024 so far.
• Al Jazeera — The weekly current affairs program “The Listening Post” had David Sirota on to discuss how the media has turned on Biden.
• The 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now’s annual awards recognized Lois Parshley’s article “Uninsured,” which she wrote last year for Grist and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project before joining The Lever.

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