Handing Taxpayers The Climate Cleanup Bill
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic legislative leaders nix a landmark proposal that would have made Hochul’s fossil fuel donors pay for their pollution.
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The Defense Industry’s Inside Man In The Pacific Arms Race
A Biden envoy shaped defense policy in the Pacific islands while consulting for a private firm with major interests in the region.
LEVER WEEKLY: Bad Water
From private equity groups hollowing out nursing homes to Pfizer’s bold tax-free year, here’s all the news from The Lever this week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Protecting The Youngest Workers
Plus, signs of hope emerge in the WikiLeaks case, retirement savings land in better hands, the power grid gets more reliable, and transgender people could score safer workplaces.
Pfizer’s Massive Tax Dodge
The pharma giant previously received billions in federal funding and raked in huge profits, but owes nothing in 2023 income taxes thanks to legal loopholes and Trump-era tax cuts.
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Ted Cruz Is A Corruption Cartoon
Plus, JPMorgan screams the quiet part about health care, Larry Hogan feels the heat from The Lever, and SCOTUS gets even more corporate.
Exxon Declares War On Its Dissenters
The fossil fuel giant is suing investors to intimidate them from ever trying to influence corporate decisions.
A Water Wrongdoer’s Revenge
A California lawmaker wants to dismantle the Clean Water Act protections that he was fined for violating.
Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits
While industry leaders plead poverty to fight a proposed staffing standard, private equity owners are funneling cash into their affiliated real estate and management firms.
Why Are Biden’s Economic Poll Numbers So Bad?
Economic policy has been erased from the political discourse, which is a problem for Biden — and for democracy.