David Sirota

4 weeks ago | the.levernews.com | David Sirota |Jared Jacang Maher

For decades, a shadowy network of corporate elites, political operatives, and Supreme Court justices has worked behind the scenes to dismantle campaign finance laws and rig the system in favor of the ultra-wealthy. Master Plan, a new book from The Lever, uncovers the hidden history of how unrestrained money and influence have transformed the United States into a full-fledged kleptocracy — where policy is bought, elections are manipulated, and corruption operates in plain sight.

4 weeks ago | jacobin.com | David Sirota

President Donald Trump is often perceived as an ideological paradox — at once populist and plutocratic, pro-working-class and anti-labor, pro-growth and anti-trade, maverick conservative and old-guard Republican. But for all of what looks like impulsive zigzagging, there is a consistent through line: He’s always focused on finding, spotlighting, and exacerbating the country’s most divisive cultural flash points. So far, the strategy is working.

1 month ago | levernews.com | David Sirota

President Donald Trump is often perceived as an ideological paradox — at once populist and plutocratic, pro-working-class and anti-labor, pro-growth and anti-trade, maverick conservative and Old Guard Republican. But for all of what looks like impulsive zig-zagging, there is a consistent throughline: He’s always focused on finding, spotlighting, and exacerbating the country’s most divisive cultural flashpoints. So far, the strategy is working.

1 month ago | racket.news | David Sirota

David Sirota is the founder and editor in chief of the investigative news outlet The Lever. Subscribe to The Lever’s free newsletter here. President Donald Trump is often perceived as an ideological paradox — at once populist and plutocratic, pro-working-class and anti-labor, pro-growth and anti-trade, maverick conservative and Old Guard Republican.

1 month ago | levernews.com | David Sirota

We just learned that The Lever is the winner of the prestigious 2025 National Press Club Award for Master Plan, our investigative audio series exposing the secret history of how corruption was legalized in America. The award comes in a week that saw The Lever’s reporting take center stage on Capitol Hill — and just ahead of a huge announcement we’re about to make. If you haven’t yet heard it, go add Master Plan and our weekly podcast Lever Time to your podcast app right now.