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9/4/2024
17 : 54

You Can Unseat Tucker Carlson

Here's how you can unseat Tucker Carlson and show everyone the power of reader-supported accountability journalism. Yesterday, our investigative series Master Plan peaked at #4 on Apple's News
9/4/2024
11 : 44

The Corporation Stealing Your Kid’s Lunch Money

As students head back to school, one of the largest payment processors in the world is fighting to protect the millions it makes upcharging parents on school meals. As kids head back to school, one of
9/3/2024
11 : 34

MASTER PLAN, Ep 3: The Memo That Changed America

Our third episode introduces the architect behind the master plan's original blueprint, US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. the The Powell Memo almost sounds fake: a decades-old manifesto
9/1/2024
13 : 34

LEVER WEEKLY: Corporations Didn’t Save Their Receipts

A supermarket chain deletes evidence, fossil fuels score their own justice, and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Corporations Didn't Save Their Receipts By The Lever • 1 Sept 2024 View
8/31/2024
13 : 34

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Parks Score A Monumental Gift

Plus, sustainable housing is going up, diabetes patients get high-tech help, and abortion rights can't wait. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Parks Score A Monumental Gift By Jean Yi • 31 Aug 2024 View
8/30/2024
16 : 34

We’re close to the top — help us get there!

To get to #1 and stay there, we need your help. Please do the following three quick things today! Thanks to you and the rest of our incredible audience, the MASTER PLAN podcast is the #5 political
8/30/2024
11 : 44

This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers

Lawmakers are being forced to negotiate with oligarchs and special interests they can't even identify. This election season, dark-money groups have so much money and power they're holding
8/29/2024
11 : 34

Justice, Brought To You By Big Oil

Texas is opening a fossil fuel-backed business court stacked with judges who've represented oil and gas companies. Texas is about to open a new business court to oversee all cases related to its
8/28/2024
17 : 14

Even members of Congress aren’t safe.

You are not powerless. Incogni has built a program that actively removes your personal data from the web, fights data brokers, and protects your privacy. Following is a paid message from Incogni, one
8/28/2024
11 : 34

The Great Grocery-Store Coverup Of 2024

As Harris vows to tackle grocery store prices, the grocery chains are doing everything they can to bypass regulators and merge into a price-gouging behemoth. As Harris vows to tackle skyrocketing
8/27/2024
11 : 34

NOW AVAILABLE: The Free Version of MASTER PLAN (Episodes 1 & 2)

The Lever's investigative podcast series goes live — subscribe and listen to the first two episodes now. Today is the big day: We're launching a free version of MASTER PLAN, The Lever's new
8/26/2024
11 : 34

Fear And Corporate Loathing At The DNC

At Dems' convention, The Lever's David Sirota explores the tension between the party's populist rhetoric and its corporate sponsors. The Lever's David Sirota reports on his adventures
8/25/2024
13 : 4

LEVER WEEKLY: Dark Money Is Blocking Your Ballot Box

The dark-money web behind a voter purge, the Senate obstacles standing in Harris' way, and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Dark Money Is Blocking Your Ballot Box By The Lever • 25 Aug
8/24/2024
13 : 4

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Harris-Style Freedom For The Working Class

Plus, clean energy cleans up, immigration reform becomes a family matter, and plastic bags get sacked. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Harris-Style Freedom For The Working Class By Jean Yi • 24 Aug 2024 View in
8/23/2024
14 : 24

Here’s What The Senate Must Do To Deliver Harris’ DNC Promises

The candidate laid out big plans at the DNC last night — but Democrats need to remove the barrier standing in her way. Kamala Harris made big promises on the DNC stage last night — but will Democrats
8/22/2024
11 : 44

Will Harris Finally Kill Wall Street’s Infamous Tax Break?

Democrats have pledged to close a tax loophole benefiting private equity billionaires — but amid millions in Wall Street donations, the party has failed to do so for years. Kamala Harris is signaling
8/21/2024
12 : 34

Leonard Leo’s Swing-State Voter Purge

Lawyers with deep connections to the Supreme Court dark-money operative are attacking voting rights in battleground states in the lead-up to the 2024 election. A new slate of GOP lawsuits aim to
8/20/2024
11 : 44

MASTER PLAN, Ep 2: Watergate’s Magic Window Of Corporate Cash

As brand-name companies fund the break-in, a White House memo envisions dark money and Nixon leaves a ticking time bomb in DC Today we are releasing Episode 2 of Master Plan, our new investigative
8/20/2024
3 : 4

A Forest In Flight

As the climate changes, how much should we intervene to save species? In the fastest-warming state in the country, scientists are now asking themselves a difficult question: should climate change be
8/20/2024
2 : 25

Are We Allowed To Ask What President Harris Would Do?

Harris is only now starting to leak details of her policy agenda — but do voters even care? Vice President Kamala Harris' ascent to presumptive Democratic nominee has upended the presidential