by #JoelWarner in #TheLever:

"[O]ne person’s fingerprints are all over these developments: conservative legal activist Leonard Leo, the king of dark money. And based on Biden’s response to some of these new court rulings, it appears the president isn’t going to do anything to stop him."

https://www.levernews.com/its-dark-moneys-court-we-just-live-under-it/

#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #DarkMoney #corruption #LeonardLeo

by #AndrewPerez #JuliaRock & #RebeccaBurns in #TheLever:

"The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case next term that could preempt Congress and the Biden administration from instituting a federal wealth tax — another potentially lucrative gift for conservative justices’ billionaire benefactors and the super rich. A think tank affiliated with some of those benefactors recently pressed the court to accept the case and outlaw such taxes."

https://www.levernews.com/the-supreme-courts-next-gift-for-its-billionaire_benefactors/

#WealthTax #tax #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS

@DemocracySpot @MotherJones
From #TheLever:"In the wake of the catastrophic train derailment this winter in East Palestine, Ohio, federal regulators and bipartisan lawmakers agreed it was past time to impose new safety regulations on the railroad industry. But, as Julia Rock reports in today’s featured story below, rail and chemical industry lobbyists are working hard to undercut those efforts — and Ohio’s own bipartisan dealmaker Sen. J.D. Vance (R) is helping them."

@davidsirota & #TheLever have been out ahead on some very important #news stories recently.

First, digging deep into lobbying that contributed to the failure in #EastPalestine, now, shining light on lobbying that contributed to the #SVB collapse.

My subscription has been well worth the $$

https://www.levernews.com/svb-chief-pressed-lawmakers-to-weaken-bank-risk-regs/

#TheLever

Another reason to get-OFF-the-arse and #VOTE

#elections

Dem #Voters Flip Off Party Leaders And Their Big Donors

Pennsylvania and Oregon election results show voters rejecting the demands of oligarchs and Democratic elites.

https://www.levernews.com/dem-voters-flip-off-party-leaders-and-their-big-donors/

#TheLever #News

WATCH NOW: The Judicial Puppet Master Behind The #Roe Disaster

Our new video explores how #antiabortionzealot #LeonardLeo used #darkmoney to take control of the Supreme Court.

https://www.levernews.com/watch-now-the-judicial-puppet-master-behind-the-roe-disaster/

#TheLever

#GETtherightwingOUTofTheDemocraticParty

They Are Not Even Pretending Anymore

Democratic leaders are joining with oligarchs to try to permanently destroy the progressive movement.

https://www.levernews.com/not-pretending-anymore/j

> #AndrewPerez of #TheLever about what #Ohio’s elections mean for the future of the #DemocraticParty if it actively suppresses candidates like Turner who are critical of the establishment.. majority #DemocraticCongress and.. president have not delivered on campaign promises.. student debt.. Roe v. Wade.. #BuildBackBetter, the party will be in jeopardy in the upcoming elections, says Perez.
https://www.democracynow.org/2022/5/4/nina_turner_loses_ohio_primary_race
#USA #elections #NinaTurner #CorporateDemocrats #StudentDebt

Joe #Biden ha elogiato un'iniziativa sindacale e ha dichiarato "#Amazon, stiamo arrivando", ma si è persino rifiutato di seguire le limitate raccomandazioni della sua stessa task force per promuovere la sindacalizzazione.
Forse perché i legami tra Amazon e Casa Bianca + Dem sono molto profondi
Di Matthew #CunninghamCook & Walker #Bragman su #TheLever
https://www.levernews.com/biden-offers-amazon-workers-rhetoric-but-no-action/