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  •  | Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym AP Photo  Matt Rourke | MR Online

    “We must build an alternative”

    Originally published: The Lever on May 15, 2023 by Matthew Cunningham-Cook (more by The Lever)  | (Posted May 16, 2023)

    How Helen Gym’s fight to save a hospital turned her into a frontrunner to be Philadelphia’s next mayor.

  •  | Chevron Sign AP PhotoAlan Diaz  Justice Clarence Thomas AP PhotoDr Scott M Lieberman | MR Online

    Clarence Thomas reversed position after gifts and family payments

    Originally published: The Lever on May 9, 2023 by Andrew Perez (more by The Lever)  |

    The Supreme Court justice switched sides on a landmark legal doctrine, satisfying his benefactors’ conservative advocacy machine.

  •  | The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington DC AP PhotoPatrick Semansky | MR Online

    Tax-free day for the ultra-wealthy

    Originally published: The Lever on April 18, 2023 by Andrew Perez , Matthew Cunningham-Cook & Rebecca Burns (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Apr 20, 2023)

    New data show the wealthiest Americans have stashed $2 trillion in offshore tax havens, as the government relaxes efforts to combat tax evasion.

  •  | Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas AP PhotoCliff Owen | MR Online

    Thomas pushed to kill disclosure laws while getting secret billionaire gifts

    Originally published: The Lever on April 12, 2023 (more by The Lever)  |

    “This court should invalidate mandatory disclosure and reporting requirements,” wrote Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose years of gifts from a billionaire.

  •  | A 2011 rally hosted by No Labels on Capitol Hill in Washington DC AP PhotoJacquelyn Martin | MR Online

    America’s first dark money ballot line

    Originally published: The Lever on April 10, 2023 by Andrew Perez (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Apr 12, 2023)

    The latest scheme to launch a centrist, third-party “unity” ticket comes from a dark money front for corporate interests.

  •  | New York Gov Kathy Hochul AP PhotoYuki Iwamura | MR Online

    Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law

    Originally published: The Lever on April 4, 2023 (more by The Lever)  |

    After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York’s Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.

  •  | Sen John Thune AP PhotoManuel Balce Ceneta | MR Online

    Rail-lobbyist-turned-Senator could block safety bill

    Originally published: The Lever on March 9, 2023 by Julia Rock, Jordan Uhl & Matthew Cunningham-Cook (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Mar 11, 2023)

    John Thune embodies the rail industry’s Washington influence machine that could now kill bipartisan safety legislation.

  •  | Politico article presented by the Association of American Railroads AAR | MR Online

    Rail lobbyists pay Politico to tout train safety

    Originally published: The Lever on February 28, 2023 by Andrew Perez (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Mar 06, 2023)

    The Beltway newsletter is running ads about the railroad industry’s alleged commitment to safety as rail lobbyists fight new safety rules.

  •  | President Joe Biden greets Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at the 2023 State of the Union address Jacquelyn Martin | MR Online

    Biden DOJ backing Norfolk Southern’s bid to block lawsuits

    Originally published: The Lever on February 16, 2023 by Rebecca Burns & Julia Rock (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Feb 23, 2023)

    The company whose train derailed in Ohio is asking the Supreme Court to kill a suit by a sick rail worker—and help the firm block future lawsuits.

  •  | Ohio Gov Mike DeWine and the campaign to greenwash natural gas AP PhotoPhelan M Ebenhack | MR Online

    The corporate campaign to greenwash natural gas

    Originally published: The Lever on February 14, 2023 by Naomi LaChance (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Feb 15, 2023)

    Fossil fuel-backed Democrats and Republicans are teaming up to promote natural gas as a clean energy source and maintain its use.

  •  | MOVIES VS CAPITALISM | MR Online

    Introducing our new podcast: ‘Movies vs Capitalism’

    Originally published: The Lever on February 7, 2023 (more by The Lever)  |

    The Lever’s new movie podcast launches.

  •  | AP PhotoMary Altaffer File | MR Online

    A Wall Street time bomb

    Originally published: The Lever on February 2, 2023 by David Sirota (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Feb 05, 2023)

    After reaping huge fees off workers’ savings, private equity firms’ subterfuge could imperil promised benefits for millions of workers and retirees.

  •  | Beto ORourke and Texas Gov Greg Abbott AP Photo | MR Online

    The lawsuit that could freeze speech against billionaires

    Originally published: The Lever on January 20, 2023 by Jordan Uhl (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Jan 23, 2023)

    A gas mogul’s case against Beto O’Rourke could deter candidates from ever talking about money in politics.

  •  | AP PhotoElise Amendola | MR Online

    How Big Pharma actually spends its massive profits

    Originally published: The Lever on January 6, 2023 (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Jan 10, 2023)

    New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade.

  •  | Congress Dark Money | MR Online

    Congress still protecting dark money donors

    Originally published: The Lever on December 20, 2022 by Andrew Perez (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Dec 22, 2022)

    A series of measures in Congress’ annual omnibus spending bill show that Democrats have given up their fight to end the dark money era.

  •  | Leonard Leo speaks at the 2017 National Lawyers Convention AP PhotoSait Serkan Gurbuz | MR Online

    Leonard Leo’s latest Supreme Court play

    Originally published: The Lever on December 14, 2022 by Andy Kroll, Andrew Perez & Aditi Ramaswami (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Dec 19, 2022)

    The conservative activist’s dark money network is bankrolling groups pressing the high court to gut election, affirmative action, and discrimination laws.

  •  | Cryptocurrency options for your 401k AP PhotoKin Cheung  | MR Online

    Crypto bros want your 401(k)

    Originally published: The Lever on December 12, 2022 by Matthew Cunningham-Cook (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Dec 14, 2022)

    Despite FTX’s collapse, a lawsuit linked to the exchange’s investor is trying to force regulators to allow crypto into the retirement market.

  •  | AP PhotoPatrick Semansky | MR Online

    Why is AARP boosting Medicare privatization?

    Originally published: The Lever on November 21, 2022 by Matthew Cunningham-Cook (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Nov 23, 2022)

    The advocacy organization is welcoming the for-profit takeover of its members’ national health insurance program—because it earns hundreds of millions as part of the deal.

  •  | A demonstrators mask reads Stop Evictions Save Lives during a protest in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles March 25 2021 AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez | MR Online

    Real Estate industry spends big to crush LA “mansion tax”

    Originally published: The Lever on October 28, 2022 by Aditi Ramaswami (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Oct 31, 2022)

    Corporate real estate interests have come out in full force to try and defeat a ballot measure to hike taxes on multimillion-dollar property sales.

  •  | A resident displays contaminated water in her kitchen in Jackson Miss AP PhotoSteve Helber | MR Online

    Private companies helped ruin Jackson’s water

    Originally published: The Lever on October 24, 2022 by Naomi LaChance (more by The Lever)  | (Posted Oct 26, 2022)

    As Mississippi considers privatizing Jackson’s water, parts of the city system already run by private companies have been left in ruins.

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