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1/14/2025
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We Will All Be Paying For L.A.’s Wildfires
Los Angeles' wildfires and an industry-tied insurance regulator may prove a tipping point for the country's faltering financial safety net. Thanks to a collapsing insurance safety net and an
1/14/2025
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Drug Commercials Aren’t Just Annoying — They’re Costing You Money
While proponents claim direct-to-consumer drug ads educate consumers, critics say that mass-market misinformation is costing patients and taxpayers alike. Big Pharma says renewed efforts to ban drug
1/13/2025
12 : 34
The Architects Of L.A.’s Wildfire Devastation
Developers and real estate interests crushed efforts to limit development in high-wildfire-risk areas — including in LA neighborhoods now in ashes. Again and again, developers and real estate interests
1/12/2025
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LEVER WEEKLY: How To End This Disaster Movie
We get to decide whether the LA fires are a wake-up call or a funeral pyre. How To End This Disaster Movie By David Sirota • 12 Jan 2025 View in browser View in browser A helicopter drops water on the
1/11/2025
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden’s Grand Finale
Biden drills down on offshore drilling, credit scores get healthier, social security gets a hand, and sketchy mortgage lenders are locked out. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden's Grand Finale By Sam Pollak
1/10/2025
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LEVER TIME: The L.A. Fires And The Uninsurable Earth (Part 1)
The urban inferno is a warning about America's future — if we do not combat the climate crisis and adapt to its threats. The Los Angeles fires pose huge questions about the future of life in
1/9/2025
12 : 34
How Big Oil Hindered The Fight Against L.A.’s Wildfires
California's oil and gas companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes that could have been used to fight the inferno. As deadly blazes engulf much of Los Angeles, a new report reveals that
1/8/2025
19 : 54
Biden And Trump Help Wall Street Prey On Your Retirement
Thanks to Trump's giveaways and Biden's reticence, private equity is coming for your 401(k) savings. Private equity could be coming for your hard-earned retirement savings — thanks to both
1/7/2025
19 : 44
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: The Lost Memos That Predicted This Era
Plus, the secret documents Biden must release, new data on how much we subsidize factory farms, and how AI data centers could destroy your home The Lost Memos That Predicted This Era By David Sirota •
1/6/2025
22 : 24
LEVER TIME: MAGA’s Civil War Over Immigration
A spat between tech bros and Trump's base illuminates the growing cracks in the Right's anti-immigrant coalition. Over the holidays, when President-elect Donald Trump said he would appoint an
1/4/2025
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: In With The Good Energy, Out With The Bad
California looks to the renewable future, while New York probes the polluted past. In With The Good Energy, Out With The Bad By Sam Pollak • 4 Jan 2025 View in browser View in browser A wind turbine
1/3/2025
18 : 44
Floods: An Impending Partisan Disaster
A new Fed study warns that most expected flood losses are uninsured — and the lack of protection is more acute among Republican locales. A new government report says a staggering 70 percent of expected
1/2/2025
12 : 34
The Rise Of Big Potato
Allegations of price collusions among the potato cartel reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high. Why are your french fries so expensive? Two words: Big
1/1/2025
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12/31/2024
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12/30/2024
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12/29/2024
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12/29/2024
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In 2024, Our Work Had Impact
Accountability journalism delivers results. Subjects from The Lever's impact stories in 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew/Charlie Riedel) Our efforts aren't simply for show. This year, again and
12/28/2024
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12/28/2024
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The Year Of The Master Plan
The results are in, and they've exceeded our wildest hopes. Subjects from Master Plan. (AP Photo/Nick Ut/Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) When we started working on Master Plan more