Ending The Ivy League’s Tax Dodge
As efforts mount to finally tax private universities’ massive endowment funds, wealthy institutions are fighting back.
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LEVER WEEKLY: Wall Street Wants To Be Your Doctor
Wall Street has its hands all over your pharmaceuticals, and other news from The Lever this week.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Mega-Merger (Potentially) Blocked On Aisle Five
Plus, consumers could be protected from insurer meltdowns, dueling communities reach rare agreement over water rights, and rural America scores access to clean water.
Americans Paid $11 Billion To Make Drugs You Can’t Afford
A bombshell report reveals that taxpayers spent billions developing medicines that drugmakers say shouldn’t face Medicare price negotiations.
Sirota’s Signals: Yes, $13,000 Per Hour
Plus, the truth about your credit cards, the scourge of our distraction economy, Honest Abe’s dying wish, banning your right to cold beer, and much more.
LEVER TIME: The Future Of Lever Podcasts
Lever founder David Sirota shares some exciting news about the future of Lever podcasts.
Wall Street Wants To Keep Your Drug Prices High
The government is finally attempting to regulate overpriced drugs, but venture capital firms don’t want to lose their lucrative hold on life-saving pharmaceuticals.
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Cars (w/ CJ Koepp)
The MVC team explores the idea of rural deindustrialization in the 2006 Disney-Pixar animated film Cars.
SCOTUS Is Considering A Deregulation Bomb
A new Supreme Court case could be a death blow to federal protections that have been in place for decades.
LEVER WEEKLY: Who’s Censoring Your Favorite Movies?
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