Joel Warner

Denver

Denver journalist and managing editor of THE LEVER (he/him). Author of "Curse of the Marquis de Sade": https://t.co/L2B3OVaMTR

Articles

Remembering Jerry Kern, Savior of the Colorado Symphony

Dec 17, 2024 | westword.com | Joel Warner

With the passing of Colorado Symphony savior Jerome Kern, we're republishing this profile from 2014. As the brass quintet launched into a sweeping rendition of an old Hollywood score, camera crews captured the historic action.
We Were Built For This Moment

Nov 12, 2024 | levernews.com | Helen Santoro |Lois Parshley |Lucy Stockton |Joel Warner

First thing last Wednesday, we called an all-hands meeting to begin our work covering the coming Trump presidency. We were ready for this moment. Since we launched in 2020, we’ve been building a newsroom uniquely designed to expose corporate greed, political corruption, and regulatory capture. Judging from what we already know about the incoming administration, the need for this work could soon be unprecedented. Every member of our staff has stepped up to the challenge.
What’s To Come Under Trump 2.0

Nov 6, 2024 | levernews.com | Joel Warner

While Donald Trump’s election victory caught many people by surprise, much is already known about what the new Trump administration might bring. For months, we’ve been working to uncover Trump’s plans for a second term. On Wednesday, The Lever team explored the stakes of the coming Trump administration in a postelection live chat. You can watch a replay of the conversation here. We received more than a hundred questions during our Wednesday event, more than our reporters could answer.
J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions

Jul 16, 2024 | portside.org | Veronica Riccobene |Helen Santoro |Joel Warner

J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions Published July 16, 2024 Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump’s pick for vice presidential nominee, pressured federal regulators last June to kill a privacy rule that prevents police from accessing the medical records of people seeking reproductive services, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions

Jul 15, 2024 | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene |Helen Santoro |Joel Warner

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump’s pick for vice presidential nominee, pressured federal regulators last June to kill a privacy rule that prevents police from accessing the medical records of people seeking reproductive services, according to documents reviewed by The Lever. The rule was designed to prevent state and local police in anti-abortion states from using private records to hunt down and prosecute people who cross state lines in search of abortion services.
Pennsylvania GOP Fought A Ban On The Gun Used In Trump Shooting

Jul 14, 2024 | levernews.com | Helen Santoro |Lucy Stockton |David Sirota |Joel Warner

In the months before Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the state’s legislature blocked a bill banning the sale of the type of assault rifle allegedly used in the attack. Prior to that, at the federal level, nearly all of Pennsylvania’s Republican congressional delegation voted against a bill to reinstate a nationwide assault weapons ban, and the U.S. Senate GOP blocked the legislation.
Lawmakers Blocked Bans On Gun Used In Trump Shooting

Jul 14, 2024 | levernews.com | Helen Santoro |Lucy Stockton |Joel Warner

In the months before Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the state’s legislature blocked a bill banning the type of assault rifle allegedly used in the attack. Prior to that, the U.S. Senate GOP blocked the reinstatement of a federal ban on such firearms.
A Toxic Anniversary

Feb 3, 2024 | levernews.com | Joel Warner

This article is for paid subscribers of The Lever. If you wish to upgrade for full access, click here. If you are already a paid subscriber but are not logged in, sign in here. It’s been one year since a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The Feb. 3, 2023, accident triggered chemical spills, 100-foot flames, mass evacuations, and a national reckoning over safety conditions on the country’s rail lines. And since then, not much has changed.
Workers at a Boeing Supplier Raised Issues About Defects. The Company Didn’t Listen.

Jan 9, 2024 | rsn.org | Katya Schwenk |David Sirota |Lucy Stockton |Joel Warner

Weeks before the door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Oregon, on January 5, grounding more than 150 Boeing aircraft, workers at the part’s reported manufacturer had been warning of safety concerns — but management ignored them.
Hope Amid The Hooligans

Dec 20, 2023 | levernews.com | Joel Warner

In a recent featured story, Lever reporter Amos Barshad illustrated the fraught political situation in Israel by exploring a local soccer rivalry between an idealistic fan-owned club and a powerhouse team’s racist hooligans. The results are illuminating, enraging, and at times emotionally gutting. Sports teams, and the passions and divisions they inspire, offer a window into the wider world.