YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: States Step Up For Families
Plus, the nation’s ports are getting a makeover, an anti-trans measure is dead on arrival, and a fracking loophole gets plugged.
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Sirota’s Signals: President Biden Renounces Senator Biden
Plus, the biggest bank scam you’ve never heard about, the NYT shows its real bias, and why we’re all Michael Douglas seething alone in traffic.
Pharma’s Secret Middlemen Are Poisoning Health Care
Following a lobbying blitz, Congress might punt all efforts to stop shadowy pharmacy benefit managers from inflating drug prices and killing small pharmacies.
Donor Cash Went In, Antitrust Budget Cut Came Out
Companies facing antitrust scrutiny funneled big money to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen before her aides tried to defund regulators’ budget.
The Lie That’s Inflating Your Credit Card Bills
Credit card companies doubled interest rates on the false claim of inflated financial risk — and now to fight new late-fee rules, they’re threatening to raise them even higher.
The Plutocrats’ Plot To Control America
Under the banner of voting reform, a tycoon’s plan could give the rich even more power to buy elections.
LEVER WEEKLY: “Schools Need To Pay Their Fair Share”
From Ivy League tax dodges to Elon Musk’s cushy new court system, here’s all the news from The Lever this week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: States Depoliticize Utility Bills
Plus, Oregon aims to limit corporate takeover of medical clinics, federal regulators investigate private use of corporate aircrafts, and more student debt relief is on the way.
The Fed Is Behind The Credit Card Merger
If Capital One is allowed to acquire Discover, it’ll gain access to a government loophole allowing it to raise prices and reduce competition.
Sirota’s Signals: It’s The Cost Of Money, Stupid
Plus, the lost Richard Lewis interview, a huge sale in D.C., a long-forgotten anniversary, and the unfortunate return of Arthur Laffer.