How Corporations Can Put You In Jail (w/ 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.
Lever Time · David Sirota
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Show Notes
On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: In the midst of a global heatwave, David discusses Biden’s pattern of inaction (2:20). Next, David speaks with journalist Laura Krantz about her new narrative podcast series, Wild Thing: Going Nuclear, which explores the history and potential future of nuclear energy (14:00). Then, David interviews human rights attorney Steven Donziger, the man who successfully sued Chevron for polluting the Ecuadorian rainforest, and as a result was placed under house arrest for nearly 1,000 days (34:58).
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