LEVER WEEKLY: “Leaving The Clean-Energy Future… To The Whims Of An Unreliable Market”
From U.S. efforts to undermine a global carbon market to medicines disappearing from insurance plans, here’s a roundup of our reporting from the past week.
Archive
Explore all of The Lever’s reporting that holds the powerful accountable.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Mining Towns Get Clean Energy Boost
Plus, California farmworkers leverage new labor bill, New York will seal criminal convictions, regulators aim to crack down on overdraft fees, and workers strike on Cyber Monday.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM PREMIUM: The Killer, The Curse, Rustin, Britney Spears, Band Of Brothers
The MVC team chat about David Fincher's new film, The Killer, and other media-related topics.
Internal Doc Reveals Biden’s Troubling Climate Summit Plans
Government memo suggests the Biden administration is angering allies by undermining strict standards for a new global carbon market.
LEVER TIME: Artificial Intelligence Is Denying Americans Health Care
The Lever breaks down how the country’s largest health insurer uses artificial intelligence to deny rehabilitation services for older and disabled Americans.
Why Drugs Are Disappearing From Your Insurance Coverage
Powerful companies are removing hundreds of medicines from insurance plans — and they’re spending millions to stop attempts at reform.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Ask MVC Anything
The MVC team answers questions from listeners about the inner workings of Hollywood.
The King Of Wall Street B.S.
A new biography of Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, offers a damning indictment of the elite compulsion to conflate wealth with genius.
LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Affordable Housing Is Saving Paris
The Lever speaks with journalist and author Cole Stangler about his new book, which explores how housing affects the economic and cultural character of Paris.
“Life-Threatening” Failures To Communicate
Public advocates say telecom companies aren’t meeting standards designed to keep phones and internet working during disasters.