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6/23/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: AI’s Unquenchable Thirst
From the AI apocalypse to the risks of mega trains, here's all the news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: AI's Unquenchable Thirst By The Lever • 23 Jun 2024 View in browser View in
6/22/2024
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It’s Always Sunny For Clean Energy
Plus, a judge rejects a fossil-fueled lawsuit, the IRS keeps going after the rich, shots are fired against a deadly disease, and cannabis convictions vanish. It's Always Sunny For Clean Energy By
6/21/2024
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The World After Billionaire Media
David Sirota and Semafor's Ben Smith dig into the journalism crisis and find signs of hope. Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Semafor co-founder and editor-in-chief Ben Smith to
6/20/2024
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How To Keep Your Personal Data Off The Dark Web
Every day, data brokers are taking your sensitive info — phone number, date of birth, social security number — and selling it to the highest bidder. We have an exciting new sponsor that supports our
6/20/2024
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New Data: Longer Trains Raise Derailment Risk, But Regs Are Stalled
While funneling campaign cash to lawmakers, rail lobbyists convinced Biden officials to brush off workers' demand for safety limits. Months after rail lobbyists pressured Biden to brush off workers
6/19/2024
11 : 44
The Unknown Toll Of The AI Takeover
As artificial intelligence guzzles water supplies and jacks up consumers' electricity rates, why isn't anyone tracking the resources being consumed? Read below to learn about how no one is
6/18/2024
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LIVE EVENT TONIGHT: To Vote Or Not To Vote In 2024
What's the point of not voting for a candidate to push for political change? AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach This is a reminder that tonight at 7:30 pm ET, we'll be discussing why some people are
6/18/2024
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To Vote Or Not To Vote In 2024
What is the strategic value of not voting for a candidate to push for political change? AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach This evening at 7:30 pm ET, on a live virtual Zoom event, we'll discuss why some
6/17/2024
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Big Oil’s Plan To Criminalize Pipeline Protests
Fossil fuel companies and trade groups are using essential pipeline safety legislation to further criminalize pipeline protests. Oil and gas companies have a plan to criminalize far more pipeline
6/16/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Want To Lose Your Life Savings? There’s An App For That
Startups are losing track of your money and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Want To Lose Your Life Savings? There's An App For That By The Lever • 16 Jun 2024 View in browser View in
6/15/2024
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: No More Restroom Roulette
Plus, the money tap opens for a major river, good news about crime rates, ride-share drivers catch a break, and your medical debt gets a clean bill of health. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: No More Restroom
6/14/2024
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The NBA Is Monetizing A Public Health Crisis
On Lever Time, we look at the big money and big problems tied to the rise of online sports betting. The NBA Is Monetizing A Public Health Crisis By Arjun Singh • 14 Jun 2024 View in browser View in
6/13/2024
11 : 34
License To Drill
Fossil-fueled Democrats want to use unverifiable “certified gas” schemes to undermine one of Biden's most important climate moves. The gas industry's reinventing itself with a little help from
6/13/2024
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SIROTA’S SIGNALS: America’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme
Plus, a simple fix for clean energy, how to save a half-trillion dollars, and banks repossessing wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. SIROTA'S SIGNALS: America's Biggest Ponzi Scheme By David
6/11/2024
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Forever Chemicals Are Poisoning Your Insurance
As commercial insurers cut PFAS coverage, small businesses and consumers will swallow the cost. As the public wakes up to a “forever chemicals” nightmare, today's story explains how insurers are
6/10/2024
11 : 34
How Your Life Savings Could Digitally Evaporate
A new banking startup lost track of peoples' life savings and regulators are at a loss to help get it back. A catastrophic failure in the banking industry reveals how you might have your savings
6/9/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Between A Rock And A Very Hard Place
Cars are winning the war on cars while our cities crumble around us, and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Between A Rock And A Very Hard Place By The Lever • 9 Jun 2024 View in browser View
6/8/2024
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Male Contraception For The Win
Plus, asthma inhalers get cheaper, public utilities tap a new clean energy source, free filing may take down TurboTax, and socially conscious investing gains traction. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Male
6/7/2024
11 : 34
America’s Biggest Tax Scam May Finally End
On Lever Time, we look at TurboTax's decades-long campaign to prevent the government from letting taxpayers file directly with them for free. America's Biggest Tax Scam May Finally End By Arjun
6/6/2024
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The Auto Money Behind Hochul’s Surprise Road Rage
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reversed course and blocked traffic congestion pricing at the last minute — months after taking more than $30000 from state auto dealers. New York's governor just killed