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7/15/2024
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Pennsylvania GOP Fought A Ban On The Gun Used In Trump Shooting

Months before the assassination attempt, Pennsylvania lawmakers tabled legislation to outlaw the kind of rifle allegedly used in the attack. Months before this weekend's assassination attempt on
7/14/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Biden’s Big, Bad Week

As the Biden campaign implodes, corporations are swooping in to pick up the pieces, and more news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Biden's Big, Bad Week By The Lever • 14 Jul 2024 View in
7/13/2024
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: 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. Batteries Are So Back By Lucy Dean Stockton • 13 Jul 2024 View in
7/12/2024
11 : 34

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. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: How DNC Delegates Could Oust Biden Should he stay
7/11/2024
6 : 24

Wall Street Is Investing In Your Asbestos Poisoning

Private equity firms are buying up asbestos liability claims — and asbestos victims will pay the price. Wall Street is squeezing profit from another toxic asset — and this time, it's the hundreds
7/9/2024
11 : 34

Everyone Has A Price — And Corporations Know Yours

Digital surveillance and customer isolation are locking us into a consumer hell of personalized prices. Get ready for surveillance pricing — the near-future dystopia in which companies will always know
7/8/2024
11 : 34

Why The IRS Went Soft On Crime

The nation's tax agency stopped pursuing tax crime from corporations and the ultrarich — what happened? Ordinary Americans take tax evasion seriously because of its steep consequences — but for the
7/5/2024
11 : 34

Who Broke The Economy?

Inflation and a broken supply chain created chaos across the world. Corporate consolidation is the reason it all happened. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: Who Broke The Economy? Today on Lever Time, we unpack how
7/3/2024
11 : 34

Here Are Your Holiday Week Reads

A roundup of The Lever's best recent longreads. Sometimes, you need a break from the stress of the news cycle — to take stock, recalibrate, and refocus on the challenges that lie ahead. To help you
7/2/2024
11 : 34

The Democrat Banished For Warning Us About Biden

A congressman faced a “quiet throat slitting” for sounding the alarm — now his adviser discusses what may happen if Biden drops out. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: The Democrat Banished For Warning Us About Biden How
7/1/2024
11 : 34

The Corporatization Of Donald Trump

In 2016, Donald Trump routinely went after CEOs and corporate power — now he's their mouthpiece. What happened? At last week's debate, Trump railed against Biden, immigration, and woke culture,
6/30/2024
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LEVER WEEKLY: Which Democrat Could Replace Biden?

The high court greenlit corruption and kneecapped the government, while Biden blundered on stage, and other news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Which Democrat Could Replace Biden? By The Lever
6/29/2024
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Press Freedom Gets WikiLeaked

Plus, scam victims get their money back, disabled people won't have to work nonexistent jobs, a Native American reservation breaks new ground, and California gets beaver fever. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT:
6/28/2024
17 : 14

How Lobbyists Could Now Install Biden’s Replacement

If the president steps down, the DNC committee that could pick the new nominee is stocked with corporate lobbyists looking to influence public policy. With the presidential race upended, our reader-
6/28/2024
11 : 34

DNC Bosses Created Last Night’s Disaster

Democrats blocked a serious primary challenge to Biden — now after the first debate, the threat of a Trump presidency looms. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: DNC Bosses Created Last Night's Disaster Friends: Last
6/27/2024
11 : 34

Private Prisons Want You To Go Directly To Jail

Private prison companies are pushing states to get tougher on crime, then cashing in on the profits. Private prisons are pushing for harsher sentencing laws, ruining lives while filling their pockets.
6/26/2024
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court Just Legalized Bribery

Today's 6-3 Snyder ruling, which effectively legalizes bribery, was engineered by the conservative justices who have been accepting their own billionaire gifts as they've been delivering
6/26/2024
11 : 34

Big Tech Wants Your Paycheck

Tech companies and a corporate-funded right-wing bill mill aim to pave the way for app-based payday-lending scams. Payday lenders have been exploiting desperate people for decades — now financial
6/25/2024
11 : 34

Boeing’s Old Friend Inside Biden’s Justice Department

The Justice Department is packed with corporate lawyers who previously worked for the companies they are now charged with prosecuting. The revolving door keeps spinning — this time, one of the top
6/24/2024
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Why Are Teachers Funding Billionaires’ Private Jets?

Plus, Wall Street pretends it's in Texas, Gordon Gekko gets rich off California workers, and the launch of Summer 2024's blockbuster event. Why Are Teachers Funding Billionaires' Private