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6/5/2024
11 : 34
Cloudy With A Chance Of Disaster
As climate change increases the likelihood of deadly landslides, cities like Juneau are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Today's story grapples with a question nobody wants to face: What do
6/4/2024
11 : 34
Wall Street Is Making House Calls
Big Pharma and private equity are taking over the booming in-home care industry while pushing back against needed reforms. The in-home care industry is booming — so of course corporate vultures are
6/3/2024
12 : 14
LEVER TIME: Credit Card Companies Want To Keep You In Debt Forever
This week on Lever Time, a former Capital One employee gives us an inside look at the company's manipulative tactics to keep you in debt. Credit Card Companies Want To Keep You In Debt Forever By
6/3/2024
11 : 34
Big Food, Big Profits, Big Lies
While blaming inflation for rising prices, the country's biggest food and restaurant companies are raking in billions and showering shareholders with payouts. Your grocery bill is too damn high. In
6/3/2024
10 : 44
A New Era For The Nation’s Grid
Plus, Big Oil gets hit for deceptive practices, environmental cleanup sites will become community hubs, and Minnesota shuts down prison gerrymandering. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A New Era For The
6/3/2024
10 : 24
LEVER WEEKLY: Full Metal Racket
Military contractors are scamming the government and shooting down accountability efforts, and other news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Full Metal Racket By The Lever • 26 May 2024 View in
6/3/2024
10 : 4
The Exxon Climate Scientist Who Couldn’t Clean Up Its Act
Amid accountability lawsuits and mounting public outcry, a prominent climate expert on ExxonMobil's board is throwing in the towel. A prominent climate scientist is set to exit ExxonMobil's
6/3/2024
9 : 44
A Corporate Poisoner Two-Steps Out Of Its Toxic Liability
A Koch-owned company is exploiting bankruptcy law to avoid responsibility for their asbestos assets and rewrite judicial precedent. Heard of the Texas two-step? Read below to learn how giant
6/3/2024
8 : 55
What Will It Take to Defeat Ticketmaster?
Today on Lever Time, a musician and an antitrust expert debate whether a potential breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation would really improve an inequitable music industry. What Will It Take To
6/3/2024
8 : 54
Meet The New Kingpin
With the rise of Bowlero, private equity has come for bowling — will your neighborhood alley ever be the same? Wall Street has come for bowling — and as we reveal in today's feature, it's even
6/3/2024
8 : 25
The Lunch-Meat Mafia
An inside look at how a corrupt billionaire butcher family ended up controlling the country's meat supply. The Lunch-Meat Mafia By Arjun Singh • 31 May 2024 View in browser View in browser (AP
6/3/2024
8 : 18
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Breaking News — Local Journalism Lives
Plus, a new court ruling could prevent a financial crisis, California curbs a corporate housing grab, and a ticketing conglomerate faces the music. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Breaking News — Local Journalism
6/3/2024
8 : 17
LEVER WEEKLY: It’s All Fun And Games Until Wall Street Steps In
Crooked corporations are ruining everything you love, from bowling alleys to deli sandwiches. All this and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: It's All Fun And Games Until Wall Street
5/23/2024
11 : 34
Corporations Are Weaponizing Free Speech To Wreck The World
Companies are exploiting the First Amendment to undermine rules that protect consumers and deter corruption. In today's story, we reveal how companies are weaponizing free speech to destroy
5/22/2024
18 : 44
An indispensable news outlet.
Independent media is strongest when we support one another. An indispensable news outlet. By David Sirota • 22 May 2024 View in browser View in browser Have you heard of The Bureau of Investigative
5/22/2024
14 : 14
New Bipartisan Bill Allows Military Contractors To Fleece Taxpayers
After donating millions to key lawmakers, military contractors scored two provisions in an upcoming Pentagon funding bill allowing them to continue overcharging the government. We just found two
5/21/2024
11 : 34
Arms Dealers Shoot Down Accountability
The country's top weapons manufacturers rejected shareholder motions to expose their emissions policies and human rights practices. The country's top weapons manufacturers just shot down
5/20/2024
11 : 34
Could These Fraud Allegations Land Boeing In A Criminal Trial?
After aircraft failures and employee complaints, Boeing could face charges over two fatal crashes. In January, we revealed fraud and safety lapse allegations at a major Boeing supplier — and in
5/19/2024
17 : 14
LEVER WEEKLY: They’re Coming For Your Home
Corporate landlords are buying up homes and terrorizing tenants with junk fees and negligent maintenance, and other news from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: They're Coming For Your Home By The
5/18/2024
16 : 14
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Consumer Watchdog Catches A Break
Plus, sick leave is sticking around, Medicaid tackles climate change, criminal justice reform is helping communities, and another state aims to make Big Oil pay. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Consumer