Autoworkers Are Ready To Strike

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Autoworkers Are Ready To Strike

FromLever Time with David Sirota

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35 minutes

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Aug 31, 2023

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Released:

Aug 31, 2023

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From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media. Stop — Lever Time.

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Chris Smalls Is Having A #HotLaborSummer (feat. Chris Smalls): On this week’s Lever Time: David explores how Joe Biden can salvage his presidency; he speaks with Lucas Kunce, who’s running for a senate seat in Missouri; and The Lever’s interview with Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls. by Lever Time with David Sirota
89 min listen
The NFL Is A Political Weapon (w/ Dave Zirin): On this week’s Lever Time: David follows up Barre Seid’s history of political donations; and interviews sportswriter Dave Zirin about the politics of the NFL. by Lever Time with David Sirota
60 min listen
How Corporations Can Put You In Jail (feat. Steven Donziger): On this week’s Lever Time: David discusses Biden’s climate inaction; explores the history of nuclear energy; and interviews human rights attorney and ex-Chevron prisoner Steven Donziger. by Lever Time with David Sirota
64 min listen
There's No Duty To Protect (also, Judd Apatow on George Carlin): On the inaugural episode of Lever Time, David speaks with civil rights lawyer and founder of Civil Rights Corps, Alec Karakatsanis, about how police in the US are not legally obligated to protect its citizens. Then, The Lever's Julia Rock discusses her re by Lever Time with David Sirota
80 min listen
Introducing... Lever Time: Coming soon — it's Lever Time! Hosted by award-winning journalist David Sirota, 'Lever Time' is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. This is the trailer for that podcast. Just listen to it. It'll explain everything. by Lever Time with David Sirota
1 min listen
Who Fact Checks The Fact Checkers? (We Do): On this week’s Lever Time: David discusses a recent Lever scoop; breaks down the CHIPS Act; and interviews a progressive Dem in a red state. by Lever Time with David Sirota
69 min listen
This One Election Could End Democracy (also, Susan Sarandon On Being Liberals' Scapegoat): On this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down Dems’ surprise climate bill; discusses the importance of the Pennsylvania governor’s race; and speaks with actor and activist Susan Sarandon. by Lever Time with David Sirota
97 min listen
INSIDE THE STORY: Insurers Are Fighting To Protect Their Medicare Fraud: Health insurers are ready to sue the government if Biden officials don’t let them keep years of overpayments from Medicare. by Lever Time with David Sirota
7 min listen
America’s Top Gun Problem: On this week’s Lever Time: David discusses the “military-entertainment complex;” explores why the Biden administration is raising Medicare premiums; and interviews Elisabeth Epps, a progressive Colorado candidate facing big-money corporate opposition. by Lever Time with David Sirota
83 min listen
The Fed Hates You: On this week’s Lever Time: David exposes the big problem with the January 6 hearings, explores how the Federal Reserve is approaching inflation all wrong, and interviews Kendra Brooks and David Zuckerman about winning third-party campaigns. by Lever Time with David Sirota
82 min listen
The Social Security Chopping Block: On this week’s Lever Time: David discusses Lindsey Graham’s comments on cutting Social Security and Medicare; The Lever visits a pop-up medical clinic in Joe Manchin’s home state; and a discussion about how New York Democrats recently killed a renewable e by Lever Time with David Sirota
63 min listen
Who Do Democrats Actually Work For?: On this week’s Lever Time: The Lever’s staff discuss Dems’ commitment to private equity; the “never-ending war on the woke;” and they interview Harvard economist Jason Furman. by Lever Time with David Sirota
72 min listen
How America Legalized Corruption: On this week’s Lever Time: David explores what a Biden 2024 run would mean for the country; he breaks down the newest Supreme Court case legalizing corruption; and he speaks with the president of Planned Parenthood about the overturning of Roe v Wade. by Lever Time with David Sirota
83 min listen
Amazon and Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat: On this week’s Lever Time: David examines Joe Biden’s recent rhetoric concerning democracy, exposes the dark side of Biden’s student debt policy, and dives into Amazon and Starbucks workers’ Labor Day march. by Lever Time with David Sirota
50 min listen
The Man Who Bought The Supreme Court: On this week’s Lever Time: David exposes the dark money network that has been bankrolling conservative judicial nominees, speaks with lawmakers about how governments can protect abortion access post-Roe, and breaks down the upcoming Supreme Court case tha by Lever Time with David Sirota
79 min listen
Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You’re Not Invited (w/ Douglas Rushkoff): On this week’s Lever Time: David gets schooled by the hosts of The Lever’s new podcast, The Audit; and discusses the end times with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff. by Lever Time with David Sirota
64 min listen
“Let Them Eat Student Debt” (feat. Astra Taylor & Marshall Steinbaum): On this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down Biden’s student debt relief plan and discusses the rise of ‘Dark Brandon.’ by Lever Time with David Sirota
76 min listen
Meet Wall Street’s Most Corrupt Senate Candidate: On this week’s Lever Time: David and The Lever team expose a cartoonishly corrupt senate candidate; and take a deep dive into how bankruptcy laws are being exploited by corporations. by Lever Time with David Sirota
67 min listen
LEVER NEWS: Leonard Leo’s Latest Supreme Court Play: The conservative activist’s dark money network is bankrolling groups pressing the high court to gut election, affirmative action, and discrimination laws. by Lever Time with David Sirota
11 min listen
Ron DeSantis' Worst Nightmare (w/ Charlie Crist): On this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down the looming railroad workers strike; and interviews Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist. by Lever Time with David Sirota
57 min listen
The State Of Congress (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna): On this week’s Lever Time: we speak with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) about the current goings-on in Congress. by Lever Time with David Sirota
42 min listen
Who Created America’s Free Market Mythology? by Lever Time with David Sirota
28 min listen
Why Biden Betrayed Railroad Workers: On this week’s Lever Time: We explore why the Democrats sided with railroad barons; and dig into a new documentary on the student debt crisis. by Lever Time with David Sirota
50 min listen
Exposing The Biggest Political Donation In U.S. History: On this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down the story of the biggest political donation on record; and interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. by Lever Time with David Sirota
69 min listen
Midterm Breakdown (w/ Chris Hayes): On this week’s Lever Time: David is joined by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes for a midterm deep-dive; and an extensive conversation about the power of persuasion. by Lever Time with David Sirota
81 min listen
The Corporate Merger No One’s Talking About: On this week’s Lever Time: David explores the ramifications of the potential Kroger/Albertsons merger. by Lever Time with David Sirota
36 min listen
INSIDE THE STORY: How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits: New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade. by Lever Time with David Sirota
6 min listen
INSIDE THE STORY: Fear And Loathing Among The Union Busters: At a gathering of the National Restaurant Association’s legal arm, lawyers and executives grappled with a worker uprising. by Lever Time with David Sirota
9 min listen
Elon Musk’s Twitter Is The Opposite Of Free Speech: On this week’s Lever Time: The team grapples with the Elon Musk Twitter scandal; and David speaks with a leading digital rights advocate by Lever Time with David Sirota
45 min listen
INSIDE THE STORY: The Battle Over The Side-Letter Scam: Lobbyists and their congressional allies are trying to protect secret deals that can enrich Wall Street insiders at workers’ expense. by Lever Time with David Sirota
11 min listen

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