The Private Equity Time Bomb Is About To Blow
Private equity firms spent the last two decades plundering beloved American brands for parts — now, they threaten to send the economy further into a tailspin with record-high bankruptcies.
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Tackling The Housing Crisis With Public Power
Rhode Island is using COVID stimulus money to become a public housing developer — a monumental first step towards building a just housing delivery system.
Emails Raise Questions About WashPost Fact Checker
The Post corrected Glenn Kessler’s column questioning reporting about a child rape victim, shortly after The Lever obtained emails showing inaccuracies.
Amazon Joins The Medicare Privatization Spree
The retail behemoth has acquired One Medical, which is in the Medicare privatization business.
“The Guns Are Here To Stay”
Sirota interviews Adam Winkler, one of the nation’s top gun law experts, about the dire consequences of SCOTUS’ new ruling in the New York State Rifle case.
It’s Time To Talk About Capitalism
The shooting in Buffalo spotlights the taboo topic we must discuss: the link between hypercapitalism and racism.
The Oscar Speech That Stayed In My Pocket
It was an honor to be nominated for a climate film — we must continue to demand action.
The Corporate Threat In Dems’ Must-Win Senate Race
A health insurance consultant’s super PAC wants to tilt a Democratic primary against John Fetterman, who backs Medicare for All.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Aggressive Teamsters, College Accountability, and Asteroids
Also: The Teamsters have a new president, and he’s promising to make trouble at Amazon and UPS.
WATCH NOW: Verizon’s Union-Busting
In this week’s Lever/Breaking Points conversation, Andrew Perez discusses how Biden could use his authority to protect unionizing workers from aggressive anti-union campaigns.