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5/30/2023
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There's A Climate Bomb In The Debt Deal
Adam McKay is a film director and producer recently founded Yellow Dot Studios, a media company to fight climate disinformation. Today, he offers a dose of outrage and imagination in the face of dire
5/28/2023
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LEVER WEEKLY: The Debt Ceiling Standoff Has Been A Performance
The Republicans are threatening to tank the economy, and the Democrats are just waiting to get pantsed. The national debt clock in midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) This is Lever Weekly, a
5/27/2023
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: California Pensions Could Change the World
Also, the New York Times gets a union deal, the EPA takes climate action, the DOJ wins a big lawsuit, and more. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: California Pensions Could Change the World By Keerti Gopal • 27 May
5/26/2023
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The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage
As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme. In many contexts, building a business
5/25/2023
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🎧 LEVER TIME: What Succession Taught Us About Corporate Media (w/ Frank Rich)
On this week's Lever Time, David sits down with Succession executive producer Frank Rich to discuss the series finale. 🎧 LEVER TIME: What Succession Taught Us About Corporate Media (w/ Frank Rich)
5/24/2023
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Dark Money’s Behind The Debt Ceiling Plan To Punish The Poor
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy borrowed his punishing work requirement proposal from the conservative think tank pushing to loosen child labor laws. What if we told you that the same group
5/23/2023
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Why In-N-Out Burger Is Fighting A Landmark Climate Bill
Corporations are opposed to a California bill that would make it harder for companies — including fast-food giants — to hide their climate emissions. California lawmakers are considering a landmark
5/22/2023
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Joe Biden’s ‘Thank You’ In South Carolina
South Carolina's 2022 Democratic candidate for governor is helping lead a third-party astroturf campaign that could help tank Biden's reelection. Joe Biden has shown South Carolina Democrats
5/21/2023
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LEVER WEEKLY: Cracking Down On Pay To Play
How to stop private equity from using huge campaign contributions to get their way. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies during a House Financial Services Committee on April
5/20/2023
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Medicare For All Sees Record Support
Also, Minnesota creates protections for warehouse workers, electric school bus makers unionize, Chicago addresses environmental racism, and activists sue Shell over emissions. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT:
5/19/2023
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Live Event At 4pm ET: Why Is The Biden Administration Approving New Oil Trains?
Join us on Callin to ask us questions in real time. A reminder that today at 4pm ET (1pm PT) is our weekly Callin show, Lever Live. This week, David Sirota and The Lever's staff will be discussing
5/19/2023
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Will Biden And Buttigieg Turn The Colorado River Into An Oil Slick?
Permit approvals for oil trains came despite derailments. Now, Pete Buttigieg could subsidize the scheme with special tax breaks. Private financiers and fossil fuel producers in Utah have an audacious
5/18/2023
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🎧 LEVER TIME: Meet The Pundits Who Falsely Blamed Inflation On Workers
On this week's Lever Time: David speaks with two experts about the growing consensus that corporate profits are driving inflation. 🎧 LEVER TIME: Meet The Pundits Who Falsely Blamed Inflation On
5/17/2023
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Florida’s Pension Is A Bargaining Chip
The governor's 2024 money chase could run up against a federal pay-to-play rule that's previously tripped up other GOP candidates. Yesterday, we reported on Ron DeSantis's major pension
5/16/2023
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DeSantis Allows Anti-“Woke” Giveaway To Big Wall Street Donors
As private equity donated to groups supporting Ron DeSantis, he oversaw a billion-dollar transfer of state employees' retirement dollars into underperforming firms. In today's featured story by
5/15/2023
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"We Must Build An Alternative"
How Helen Gym's fight to save a hospital turned her into a frontrunner to be Philadelphia's next mayor. In today's featured story below, reporter Matthew Cunningham-Cook profiles
5/14/2023
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LEVER WEEKLY: Biden’s Austerity Rhetoric Returns From The Memory Hole
In debt standoff, the president resurrects his old arguments that he and his media allies tried to erase. President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit at an event in Valhalla, NY on May 10, 2023. (AP
5/13/2023
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: New York’s Green New Deal
Also, rail companies and airlines could face tougher regulations, workers are challenging Amazon, a new production company takes on Big Oil, and more. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: New York's Green New Deal
5/12/2023
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Live Event At 4pm ET: Should We Worry About The Debt Ceiling?
Join us on Callin to ask us questions in real time. Live Event At 4pm ET: Should We Worry About The Debt Ceiling? By The Lever • 12 May 2023 View in browser View in browser A reminder that today at 4pm
5/12/2023
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🎧 LEVER TIME: This Right-Wing “University” Is Coming For Your Kids
On this week's Lever Time: David unpacks the dangerous influence of PragerU with the hosts of The Audit podcast. 🎧 LEVER TIME: This Right-Wing “University” Is Coming For Your Kids By The Lever • 12