SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Trump Could Get New Powers — With Dems’ Help
If bipartisan legislation passes and Trump wins, he’ll have new power to punish nonprofits he deems to be “terrorist supporting.”
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The Rise Of Big Oil’s Zombie Pipelines
Big Oil is fighting to limit safety protections to expedite its build-out of experimental carbon dioxide pipelines, endangering nearby communities.
The Pentagon’s 30-Year Lobbying Swindle
For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts.
Climate Change Is Coming For Your Insurance
As financial safety nets collapse, regulators are letting insurers off the hook.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Friends Of The Court Could Lose Their Benefits
Plus, a pipeline company is caught trespassing, corporations face heat for shady stock deals, and law enforcement’s pseudoscience doesn’t hold up.
LEVER TIME: Democrats Will Not Tolerate Dissent
As part of a revamped and expanded weekly podcast series, David Sirota explores how the DNC crushed 2024 primary challengers — and might have hurt Biden’s reelection chances.
CEOs Got Raises As They Cut Workers’ Pay
New data show the corporate pay gap is widening — now lawmakers are proposing a crackdown.
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: The Dem States Embracing GOP Anti-Tax Zealotry
Plus, the obscure court circuit trying to repeal the 20th century, how your utility bill funds climate denial, the real reason conservatives oppose student debt relief.
Universities Are Making Billions Gatekeeping Your Meds
The University of California has raked in a previously undisclosed $1.6 billion from Xtandi sales, and now doesn’t want the government lowering exorbitant drug costs.
The Defense Industry’s Inside Man In The Pacific Arms Race
A Biden envoy shaped defense policy in the Pacific islands while consulting for a private firm with major interests in the region.