The Corporation Stealing Your Kid’s Lunch Money
As students head back to school, one of the largest payment processors in the world is fighting to protect the millions it makes upcharging parents on school meals.
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MASTER PLAN, Ep 4: The Task Force That Took Over America
How a radical secret memo went from idea to reality.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Parks Score A Monumental Gift
Plus, sustainable housing is going up, diabetes patients get high-tech help, and abortion rights can’t wait.
This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers
Lawmakers are being forced to negotiate with oligarchs and special interests they can’t even identify.
MASTER PLAN Bonus: How Watergate’s Corporate Cash Prompted This Era Of Corruption
An inside look at the little-known task force that uncovered the companies secretly funding Nixon’s operation.
Justice, Brought To You By Big Oil
Texas is opening a fossil fuel-backed business court stacked with judges who’ve represented oil and gas companies.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 3: The Memo That Changed America
Our third episode introduces the architect behind the master plan’s original blueprint, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.
Kroger and Albertsons’ Dirty Tricks To Preserve Greedflation
As Harris vows to tackle grocery store prices, the grocery chains are doing everything they can to bypass regulators and merge into a price-gouging behemoth.
LEVER WEEKLY: Dark Money Is Blocking Your Ballot Box
The dark-money web behind a voter purge, the Senate obstacles standing in Harris’ way, and more from The Lever this week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Harris-Style Freedom For The Working Class
Plus, clean energy cleans up, immigration reform becomes a family matter, and plastic bags get sacked.