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MASTER PLAN Bonus: How Democrats Lost The Courts
https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-bonus-how-democrats-lost-the-courts/
Published: October 22, 2024 07:00
In this exclusive Master Plan bonus episode, David Sirota interviews former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, who led the fight against conservatives’ court packing in the early 2000s.
“Friends Of The Court” Urge SCOTUS To Slash Consumer Rights
https://www.levernews.com/friends-of-the-court-urge-scotus-to-slash-consumer-rights/
Published: October 21, 2024 19:50
Interest groups backed by conservative operatives and billionaire interests are pushing the high court to use upcoming Facebook and Nvidia cases to gut consumer protections.
LEVER WEEKLY: The Great Climate Recession
https://www.levernews.com/the-great-climate-recession/
Published: October 20, 2024 13:31
How climate chaos could take down the economy, and more from The Lever this week.
Not So Fast, Fashion
https://www.levernews.com/not-so-fast-fashion/
Published: October 19, 2024 11:30
The Feds make pills easier to swallow, Oregon clamps down on natural gas, rural hospitals are popping up, and fast fashion is told to slow down.
The Bail Bond Industry Fights To Keep You In Jail
https://www.levernews.com/the-bail-bond-industry-fights-to-keep-you-in-jail/
Published: October 17, 2024 11:00
Bounty hunters and Wall Street insurers are pushing legislation that would criminalize charitable efforts that help people who can’t afford bail.
The Coming Financial Hurricane
https://www.levernews.com/the-coming-financial-hurricane/
Published: October 16, 2024 07:01
How Hurricane Milton and other climate chaos could trigger the next economic crisis.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 10: The Master Planners’ Heist Of The Century
https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-ep-10-the-master-planners-heist-of-the-century/
Published: October 15, 2024 07:00
If you thought the master planners would be content to end their assault on democracy with Citizens United, think again.
LEVER WEEKLY: Titans Of Deregulation
https://www.levernews.com/titans-of-deregulation/
Published: October 13, 2024 13:44
Lawmakers are downplaying climate change while an oil giant gets cozy with the Supreme Court, and more from The Lever this week.
EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
https://www.levernews.com/epas-pipe-dream-comes-true/
Published: October 12, 2024 13:01
Regulators get the lead out, the Golden State sheds light on dark money, mercury and methane get the boot, and Google has a very bad week.
The Real Reason Trump Is Demonizing Immigrants
https://www.levernews.com/the-real-reason-trump-is-demonizing-immigrants/
Published: October 11, 2024 10:31
Trump’s misinformation campaign about immigrants living in Aurora, Colorado, has a long and dark history in American politics.
Amid Hurricane Milton, Florida Republicans Aim To Block Climate Emergency Declaration
https://www.levernews.com/amid-hurricane-milton-florida-republicans-aim-to-block-climate-emergency-declaration/
Published: October 8, 2024 17:40
As the storm bears down on their districts, fossil fuel-backed Reps. Greg Steube and Byron Donalds are pushing legislation claiming the climate crisis is a “false emergency.”
MASTER PLAN, Ep 9: Going Big
https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-ep-9-going-big/
Published: October 8, 2024 07:00
Indiana attorney James Bopp wrote the case allowing dark money in politics specifically with the court’s “swing vote” in mind.