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4/9/2024
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A Water Wrongdoer’s Revenge
A California lawmaker wants to dismantle the Clean Water Act protections that he was fined for violating. After being fined more than a million dollars for damaging protected wetlands on his massive
4/8/2024
11 : 34
Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits
While industry leaders plead poverty to fight a proposed staffing standard, private equity owners are funneling cash into their affiliated real estate and management firms. As regulators attempt to
4/7/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Why Are Biden’s Economic Poll Numbers So Bad?
Economic policy has been erased from the political discourse, which is a problem for Biden — and for democracy. LEVER WEEKLY: Why Are Biden's Economic Poll Numbers So Bad? By David Sirota • 7 Apr
4/6/2024
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freight Trains Score Safety In Stereo
Plus, Maui fire survivors score vital aid, Amazon is forced to embrace its employees, and Congressional winds shift against corporate mergers. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freight Trains Score Safety In Stereo
4/5/2024
11 : 34
The New War Over Generic Drugs
Why are generic drugmakers fighting a plan to let them make more medicines? Why is the generic drug industry suddenly fighting an initiative to allow for more lower-priced generic drugs? As Helen
4/4/2024
19 : 14
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Cheeseburgers vs. Water
Plus, a single graph explains Boeing's crisis, Apple tries to censor its regulator, and Wall Street data debunks the GOP's anti-ESG crusade. SIROTA'S SIGNALS: Cheeseburgers vs. Water By
4/3/2024
11 : 44
The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis
A new case could decimate state-level consumer protections against predatory banking practices. The Supreme Court is considering a little-covered case that could strip away meaningful state regulations
4/2/2024
11 : 34
Big Oil Could Help Shipowner Avoid Liability For Bridge Collapse
The company linked to the Baltimore disaster aims to use a 173-year-old “Titanic Law” to avoid paying big damages — after fossil fuel and other industries lobbied to stop reforms. The company that owns
4/1/2024
11 : 34
Hogan Pressed For Bigger Ships, Despite Safety Warnings
Maryland's former governor-turned-Senate candidate championed mega-ships like the one that destroyed the Baltimore bridge. The Maryland US Senate candidate who just called for the feds to pay to
3/31/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Cargo-Ship Catastrophes And Secret Police Slush Funds
From illegal activity at the shipping giant behind the Baltimore disaster to dark-money donations funding police weaponry, here's all the news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Cargo-Ship
3/30/2024
13 : 14
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Paid Vacation
Plus, big electric utilities face heat, decarbonization projects take off, feds crack down on corporate misconduct, and Biden's new judge nominee is blasted for her hedge-fund past. YOU LOVE TO SEE
3/29/2024
11 : 34
The Police Have A Dark Money Slush Fund
Corporate interests are funneling far more money to law enforcement than previously known — often with scant oversight. Police are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in secret funding
3/28/2024
11 : 34
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: This Graph Explains The Discontent
Plus, a nonprofit health care system secretly becomes a debt collector, regulators may help you find cheaper credit cards, and Big Tech's plan to keep preying on kids. SIROTA'S SIGNALS: This
3/27/2024
11 : 34
Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers
Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard. The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Baltimore bridge has
3/26/2024
11 : 34
This New Lawsuit Could Rescind Your Health Care Benefits
Right-wing federal appeal judges signal they support repeal of the no-cost preventive care mandate, all but guaranteeing a Supreme Court showdown. For years, insurance plans have been required to cover
3/24/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Corruption Rules Everything Around Me
From the fossil fuel-soaked legislatures to corrupt lower courts, bribery is rampant at every level of government, and other news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Corruption Rules Everything
3/23/2024
13 : 14
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Real Estate Cartel Takes The L
Plus, immigrants catch a break in some states, environmental regulators combat cancer at its source, and states are taking on the gun lobby. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Real Estate Cartel Takes The L By
3/22/2024
11 : 34
The Lie Banks Use To Protect Their Late-Fee Profits
Corporations think they're entitled to sky-high profits, and it's destroying the economy. In response to new federal rules capping outrageous credit card late fees, big banks say they need to
3/21/2024
11 : 34
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Protecting Yourself From The Great Bank Robbery
Plus, credit card predators hit an obstacle, the Biden admin waives ethics rules for a former Boeing official, and SCOTUS justices face questions about their taxes. SIROTA'S SIGNALS: Protecting
3/20/2024
11 : 34
Fossil Fuel Cash Is Fracking Democrats’ Climate Support
After Biden paused liquid natural gas exports, fossil fuel-backed Democrats have worked to undo the climate win. Earlier this year, Biden paused the nation's massive natural gas exports in one of