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Uber’s Secret Hawaiian Slush Fund

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By Freddy Brewster 
| The Lever
Uber, the popular ride-hailing app, has amassed billions of dollars in an alleged dark money slush fund that the company could use not only to fund its robotaxi programs but also to sidestep taxes, according to a new report shared with The Lever. This comes as Uber has launched a nationwide lobbying campaign to overhaul how car accident victims can sue the company and donated at least $1 million to California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra. Create a FREE account, or log in.
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Private Equity Is Making Firefighting Unaffordable

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By Freddy Brewster 
| Jacobin
A Bay Area city is joining at least nineteen other municipalities from multiple states in suing private equity firms for allegedly cornering the fire truck manufacturing industry and using their market control to shut down factories, create artificial scarcity, and dramatically hike prices for vital emergency-service machinery.
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The California Pension Chief Fighting Fossil Fuel Divestment

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By Freddy Brewster 
| Jacobin
The top investment officer of the nation’s largest teachers’ pension fund actively dissuaded state workers from divesting from underperforming and ecologically devastating fossil fuel investments — then went on to buy and sell more than $1 million in oil and gas stocks, state records obtained by the Lever show.
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