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LEVER WEEKLY: Robber vs. Robber
Savings-account swindles, war profiteering in Cuba, and more from The Lever this week.
After the Devastation of Trumpâs First Year, These Popular Rebellions Offer Hope
Elections, labor, mutual aid, and local organizing wins in 2025 point to strategies that can work in the coming year.
In Heleneâs Wake, Rural North Carolina Turns to Solar and Battery Hubs
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Double Island Volunteer Fire Department in Yancey County, North Carolina, is the beating heart of this remote community in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, about 50 miles northeast of Asheville. Once home to a schoolhouse that doubled as a church, the red-roofed building […]
Elon Bombs BIG TIME At Davos
Ro Khanna: âNewsom Doesnât Want to Offend the Donor Classâ
Ro Khanna is the U.S. representative for Californiaâs 17th Congressional district, more commonly known as âSilicon Valley.â He was a co-chair of Bernie Sandersâ presidential campaign in 2020, and thereâs been speculation he may run for president himself in 2028. He joined Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss his bipartisan efforts to release the Epstein files, a ânew FDR momentâ for the Democratic Party, and the dangerous state of U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump.
MinneapolisâSt. Paul Airport Workers Sit-In
Hundreds of Businesses Join General Strike Against ICE
A breakfast restaurant, a bike shop, and a brewery: These are some of the hundreds of businesses across Minnesota closing their doors Friday as part of a general strike to push Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of the state. âThereâs a time to stand up for things, and this is it,â Alison Kirwin, the owner […]