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Rail-lobbyist-turned-Senator could block safety bill
John Thune embodies the rail industry’s Washington influence machine that could now kill bipartisan safety legislation.
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Rail lobbyists pay Politico to tout train safety
The Beltway newsletter is running ads about the railroad industry’s alleged commitment to safety as rail lobbyists fight new safety rules.
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Biden DOJ backing Norfolk Southern’s bid to block lawsuits
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.
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The corporate campaign to greenwash natural gas
Fossil fuel-backed Democrats and Republicans are teaming up to promote natural gas as a clean energy source and maintain its use.
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Introducing our new podcast: ‘Movies vs Capitalism’
The Lever’s new movie podcast launches.
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A Wall Street time bomb
After reaping huge fees off workers’ savings, private equity firms’ subterfuge could imperil promised benefits for millions of workers and retirees.
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The lawsuit that could freeze speech against billionaires
A gas mogul’s case against Beto O’Rourke could deter candidates from ever talking about money in politics.
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How Big Pharma actually spends its massive profits
New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade.
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Congress still protecting dark money donors
A series of measures in Congress’ annual omnibus spending bill show that Democrats have given up their fight to end the dark money era.
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Leonard Leo’s latest Supreme Court play
The conservative activist’s dark money network is bankrolling groups pressing the high court to gut election, affirmative action, and discrimination laws.
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Crypto bros want your 401(k)
Despite FTX’s collapse, a lawsuit linked to the exchange’s investor is trying to force regulators to allow crypto into the retirement market.
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Why is AARP boosting Medicare privatization?
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.
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Real Estate industry spends big to crush LA “mansion tax”
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.
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Private companies helped ruin Jackson’s water
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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Health insurers get government cash, then jack up prices
Despite the Affordable Care Act’s promises, publicly subsidized insurers are jacking up prices while Americans lose coverage.
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In Massachusetts, an undercover climate foe
Utility companies in the liberal stronghold are using regulated monopoly profits to shape and derail environmental efforts.
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How Wall Street profits off of the sick and elderly
As Congress helps out its private equity donors, new research shows what happens when those firms take over nursing homes and medical offices.
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Study: Manchin’s Pipeline bill would be a climate nightmare
New data suggest Dems’ greenwashed permitting legislation could produce far more carbon emissions than it eliminates.
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How a pipeline bill gets greenwashed
A “clean power” group with ties to the fossil fuel industry is selling the Manchin-Schumer gas export bill as a climate victory.
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Railroad CEOs were paid over $200 million as workers suffered
Rail execs defend themselves by claiming their skyrocketing profits do not reflect “any contributions by labor.”