LEVER TIME: Ticketmaster’s Monopoly vs. Taylor Swift Fans

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In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time, David Sirota is joined by Jordan Uhl, who has been covering last week’s Ticketmaster debacle in which thousands of Taylor Swift fans learned the hard way what happens when antitrust law isn’t enforced. The two were also joined by Max Collins, frontman for the rock band Eve 6, who has firsthand experience with the abusive practices of the giant corporations that now control the music industry (25:46).

In addition, David discusses one of the country’s first-ever dark money disclosure laws passed during the recent midterms — Arizona Proposition 211 — and speaks with former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, who has spent the better part of the last decade fighting to get the law passed (4:37).

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BONUS: In the spirit of the holidays we’re taking down the paywall for Lever Time Premium (the extended version of Lever Time which is usually available only to supporting subscribers) and sharing this week’s bonus segment with everyone. This past week, David sat down with former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart for a long-form conversation about the evolution of American politics since the late 1980s, and his new book about saving American democracy (52:11).

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