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davidsirota, 3 days ago to random

New bumper stickers just dropped…

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davidsirota, 3 days ago to random

The relaunched LEVER TIME just cracked the top 50 most popular politics podcasts.

We're making a big investment in the show - it features original reporting you won't find anywhere else.

Please subscribe in your podcast app at LeverTimePod.com - and share!

davidsirota, 4 days ago to random

The Lever news team hiked Red Rocks this morning

davidsirota, 7 days ago to random

Democratic leaders — including Obama & Biden — have spent 15 years telling voters they are outraged about this tax loophole that lets billionaires pay a lower tax rate than everyone else.

But those same Democratic leaders have refused to use their executive branch authority to close the loophole. https://www.levernews.com/sirotas-signals-why-hasnt-biden-closed-this-tax-loophole/

davidsirota, 8 days ago to random

The newly relaunched LEVER TIME just cracked the top 100 politics podcasts.

Go add it to your podcast app at LeverTimePod.com - it's free.

davidsirota, 8 days ago to random

Really proud that this has become one of the most downloaded LEVER TIME episodes: https://www.levernews.com/why-does-america-provide-so-much-support-to-israel/

The LEVER TIME team did the kind of reporting you won't find anywhere else.

Add LEVER TIME to your podcast app here - and please share: https://www.LeverTimePod.com

davidsirota, 9 days ago to random

🚨NEW PODCAST: How three Israel hawks in the White House took over U.S.-Israel policy — and made sure Biden never challenged Netanyahu as the Gaza war intensified: https://www.levernews.com/why-does-america-provide-so-much-support-to-israel/

Add Lever Time to your podcast app here — it’s free: LeverTimePod.com

davidsirota, 10 days ago to random

Go add https://www.LeverTimePod.com to your podcast app right now - we're about to drop a fantastic, deeply reported episode about Israel-Palestine.

davidsirota, 10 days ago to random

NEW PODCAST: How A Fracking CEO's Secret Text Messages Expose A Real Cause Of Inflation

For months, pundits claimed wages were the inflation problem - but a new probe of Big Oil shows that 27 PERCENT of inflation may have been driven by price fixing. https://www.levernews.com/what-a-fracking-ceos-text-messages-tell-us-about-inflation/

davidsirota, 20 days ago to random

🚨SCOOP: Congress may cancel the automatic airline refunds just promised by the Biden administration.

Four airline-bankrolled lawmakers just inserted language into a bill that could undermine the rule, according to legislative text.

We name the lawmakers here 👇

https://www.levernews.com/congress-may-cancel-your-automatic-flight-refunds/

davidsirota, 21 days ago to random

🚨NEW PODCAST: How Amazon went from a small tech company promising to lower book prices to a global monopoly building a secret algorithm that raises prices across America's entire retail economy.

Listen to the episode here 👇 https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-amazon-is-eating-the-economy/

davidsirota, 23 days ago to random

🚨NEW: How Amazon Ate The Economy

How Amazon became a monopoly using its size against sellers & customers — and how a new lawsuit is challenging the company.

Terrific reporting from the WSJ’s Dana Mattioli & ISLR’s Stacy Mitchell.

Please listen — and share on your own feed l https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-amazon-is-eating-the-economy/

davidsirota, 25 days ago to random

"From starting with a team of 2, The Lever now has a staff of 19...In 2023, paying subscribership increased by 16.5%. The Lever also developed a tip jar for people demanding ways to give it money...It received 2,200 donations."

Tip Jar: LeverNews.com/TipJar

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https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/the-lever-subscriber-strategy-expanding-investigative-news/

davidsirota, 27 days ago to random

🚨INVESTIGATION: This Storm-Battered State Is Your Climate Future

1 in 5 residents lost their homeowners insurance & the GOP insurance commissioner (who made his money in insurance) is pushing to make it harder for people to sue insurers for unpaid claims.

This same dystopia is likely coming to your state very soon. https://www.levernews.com/climate-change-is-coming-for-your-insurance/

davidsirota, 28 days ago to random

Biden’s economic policies have been the best of any president in 50 years (granted, the bar is absurdly low) — and the macroeconomy is decent.

So why are his poll numbers on the economy so bad? I offer two theories 👇 https://www.levernews.com/why-are-bidens-economic-poll-numbers-so-bad/

davidsirota, 28 days ago to random

Full podcast: LeverTimePod.com

“If you make it impossible for discontent to express itself inside of a Democratic primary, you run the risk of it being expressed in the general election, which is much less safe if you don’t want to see Trump win.”

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davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨NEW: Your Dissent Will Not Be Tolerated By Democrats

In the first episode of the new LEVER TIME: How a Democratic Party that once allowed vigorous primaries now crushes them - leaving the party in jeopardy of losing the 2024 election.

We trace the history of Dem primaries, how the suppression of primaries hurts Democrats & democracy, why Biden is unpopular despite good economic policy & what he can try to do to recover. https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-democrats-will-not-tolerate-dissent/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨NEWS: Corporations tried to block a rule forcing them to disclose CEO & worker pay.

The rule went into effect - now data show CEOs have been jacking up their pay while slashing workers' pay.

The CEO/worker pay gap grew 34 PERCENT in the last 5 years. https://www.levernews.com/ceos-got-raises-as-they-cut-workers-pay/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨The Democratic governor of Massachusetts is using Medicaid cuts to finance tax cuts for Wall Street speculators and wealthy estates.

As Biden pushes for higher taxes on the wealthy, here are the other blue-state Democratic governors doing the opposite: enriching their donors by embracing the GOP's anti-tax zealotry. https://www.levernews.com/sirotas-signals-the-dem-states-embracing-gop-anti-tax-zealotry/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨INVESTIGATION: Big Pharma is charging Americans $200,000 for a cancer drug that U.S. taxpayers paid to develop.

The University of California is one of a number of schools now lobbying lawmakers to block a Biden initiative to lower medicine prices, because the schools are profiting off the schemes. https://www.levernews.com/universities-are-making-billions-gatekeeping-your-meds/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

Hey Siri, turn all of my social media feeds only into NBA playoff content because the rest of what’s on here is algorithmically perfected agitprop designed to depress me, demoralize me and make me feel hopeless

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

Thanks to Senator for this mention.

The Lever is very different.

Our outlet defies the old left-right language.

Unlike many others, we follow the money & hold power accountable — regardless of party.

THAT’S why our subscribership is growing.

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davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨INVESTIGATION: While hiking prices & getting government cash, Pfizer made over $27 BILLION in U.S. revenue - but will pay ZERO federal income taxes thanks to loopholes & Trump's tax law.

109 profitable corporations paid zero such taxes in at least one year since Trump's tax law. https://www.levernews.com/pfizers-massive-tax-dodge/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

🚨NEWS: The Lever Announces New Hires In Big Expansion

We've hired a big team of journalists from major media outlets. Our newsroom is now 19 journalists, and growing.

Thanks to our subscribers for making this possible!

Meet our new reporters here 👇 https://www.levernews.com/the-lever-announces-new-hires-in-big-expansion/

davidsirota, 1 month ago to random

it appears that Larry Hogan is feeling the heat

https://www.levernews.com/hogan-pressed-for-bigger-ships-despite-safety-warnings/