LEVER WEEKLY: “It Could Cost The United States The Battle For Global AI Dominance.”
From a brewing AI copyright battle to union efforts to protect sky-high credit card fees, here’s a roundup of our reporting from the past week.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Here Come The Solar Canals
Plus, New York Takes On PepsiCo, Florida’s anti-drag law is stopped, and Starbucks workers walk out.
LEFT WONDERING: How Do You Have Thanksgiving With Trumpy Relatives?
Plus, do electric vehicles burn dangerous rubber?
LEVER TIME: How Shareholder Advocates Transform Corporations
The Lever speaks with the non-profit organization As You Sow about their work in shareholder advocacy.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Network (w/ Josh Olson)
The MVC team discuss Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s biting satire about the television news industry.
“The Battle For Global AI Dominance”
A battle is brewing in the U.S. Copyright Office over artificial intelligence’s use of copyrighted material — and Big Tech is spending millions to ensure they win.
LEVER WEEKLY: “They’re Coming For Our Dad”
From a pro-Israel lobbying group crushing Democratic dissent to an insurance giant derailing mental health care reforms, here’s a roundup of our reporting from the past week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Chicago Workers Get Vacations
Plus, wages are going up across the auto industry, Big Oil’s hopes for an oil train run into trouble, and Michigan passes an ambitious climate plan.
Airline Unions Aim To Preserve Sky-High Credit Card Fees
To safeguard airline reward programs, some industry unions are splitting with their labor colleagues and teaming up with big banks.
NEW E-BOOK: Protect Yourself Against Corporate Health Care
Introducing our newest Lever Reader: Profits Over Patients — The Corporatization of American Health Care And What You Can Do To Protect Yourself.