LEVER WEEKLY: Corporations Didn’t Save Their Receipts
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What The Lever Published This Week:
Justice, Brought To You By Big Oil
Texas is opening a fossil fuel-backed business court stacked with judges who’ve represented oil and gas companies.
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Kroger and Albertsons’ Dirty Tricks To Preserve Greedflation
As Harris vows to tackle grocery store prices, the grocery chains are doing everything they can to bypass regulators and merge into a price-gouging behemoth.
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This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers
Lawmakers are being forced to negotiate with oligarchs and special interests they can’t even identify.
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Fear And Corporate Loathing At The DNC
At Dems’ convention, The Lever’s David Sirota explores the tension between the party’s populist rhetoric and its corporate sponsors.
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MASTER PLAN, Ep 3: The Memo That Changed America
Our third episode introduces the architect behind the master plan’s original blueprint, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.
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MASTER PLAN Bonus: How Watergate’s Corporate Cash Prompted This Era Of Corruption
An inside look at the little-known task force that uncovered the companies secretly funding Nixon’s operation.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Parks Score A Monumental Gift
Plus, sustainable housing is going up, diabetes patients get high-tech help, and abortion rights can’t wait.
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The Lever In The News:
- CounterSpin — Freddy Brewster joined Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting’s weekly radio show to discuss the possible Kroger/Albertsons megamerger, its implications for workers and consumers, and the shady legal battle now being revealed in court.
- Rolling Stone — David Sirota wrote an op-ed for the magazine explaining how Project 2025 began taking shape a half-century ago.
- The Guardian — In an exclusive op-ed, David provides the missing historical context behind Harris’ first attack ad.
- Master Plan climbed the charts and made the rounds this week, with features on podcasts like Bad Faith, The New Abnormal, and The Insurgents.