The Bail Bond Industry Fights To Keep You In Jail
Bounty hunters and Wall Street insurers are pushing legislation that would criminalize charitable efforts that help people who can’t afford bail.
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Explore all of The Lever’s reporting that holds the powerful accountable.
The Coming Financial Hurricane
How Hurricane Milton and other climate chaos could trigger the next economic crisis.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 10: The Master Planners’ Heist Of The Century
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
Lawmakers are downplaying climate change while an oil giant gets cozy with the Supreme Court, and more from The Lever this week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
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
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
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: The Swing Vote That Changed America
Indiana attorney James Bopp engineered the case allowing dark money in politics specifically with the court’s “swing vote” in mind.
The Corporate Corruption Behind Hurricane Helene
In the South, residents are suffering from the fallout of two disasters — recent Lever reporting shows how corporate meddling and regulatory failures made both of them worse.
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
A fish story, a perfect storm, a toxic loophole, and more from The Lever this week.