The Lever

The Lever, which was previously called The Daily Poster, is a news outlet backed by its readers that investigates and holds accountable those in power, including individuals and corporations. Established in 2020 by David Sirota, an award-winning journalist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, who previously worked as a speechwriter for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, The Lever aims to shed light on important issues. Their work includes articles, podcasts, videos, and live events that examine the intersections of politics, business, and corruption, particularly how financial influences can distort policies related to the economy and the environment.

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Defunding The Big Tech Police

1 week ago | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene

This is a web version of The Lever’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 Today’sfeatured Lever story: Trump’s pick to head the IRS wants to wield the agency’s power to shut down nonprofits he disagrees with — including the Humane Society. (We’ve got our eye on Billy Long.)👇 Spend four minutes reading this 1,061-word newsletter to learn about: The latest victims of Trump’s regulator purge. A disturbing trend in the prosecution of corporate criminals. The end of free, easy tax filing for millions.
Biden’s Soft-On-Corporate-Crime Policy Paved The Way For Trump

1 week ago | levernews.com | Freddy Brewster

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Zuckerberg Admits Enshittification Is The Point

1 week ago | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene

This is a web version of The Lever’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 Today’sLever story: Trump’s pick to head the IRS just had $130,000 in personal debt suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency. 👇 Spend four minutes reading this 1,091-word newsletter to learn about: Mark Zuckerberg’s shocking in-trial admission. The end of credit card reform. ExxonMobil’s push to take away your right to sue them. Keep your data private.
Exxon Presses Supreme Court To Rescind Your Rights

1 week ago | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene

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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers

1 week ago | levernews.com | David Sirota |Freddy Brewster |Luke Goldstein

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Mr. Zuckerberg’s Very Expensive Day In Court

1 week ago | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene

This is a web version of The Lever’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 Today’sLever story: Trump’s tariff war is a political trap. Have Democrats fallen in? 👇 Spend four minutes reading this 997-word newsletter to learn about: Meta’s big day in court. The corruption behind the tariff chaos. A payment scam putting concert-goers in debt. They can't scam who they can't find. Let Incogni get your personal information off the internet. Get 55% off an Incogni annual plan by using code LEVER at checkout.
Trump Relaunches His Tariff Corruption Game

1 week ago | levernews.com | Lucy Stockton

Trump’s plan for blanket global tariffs aren’t just roiling the stock market and triggering international upheaval — it’s also opening the door for Trump to relaunch the tariff corruption game of his first term, in which the White House used the trade levies to punish opponents and reward donors. And this time around, Trump’s fired the government watchdog set to oversee such matters. Keep reading for FREE. This is not a paywall.
Are You Ready For The Tax Revolt?

1 week ago | levernews.com | Arjun Singh

The Lever Time podcast team is releasing a four-part miniseries tracing the decades-long rise of the anti-tax movement — a crusade that has now become one of the central missions of Donald Trump’s administration.
Thanks To Trump’s Tax Scam, Death Isn’t The End For GOP Lawmakers’ Riches

2 weeks ago | levernews.com | Veronica Riccobene

This is a web version of The Lever’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 Today’sLever story: David Sirota speaks with United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain about Trump’s tariffs, free trade, and Democrats' losses among the working class. 👇 Spend three minutes reading this 617-word newsletter to learn about: The GOP’s financial stake in Trump’s tax cuts. Where you’ll now be sending your rent checks. Who The Lever team is rockin’ out to. TODAY'S NUGGETS 💸 GOP lawmakers may cash in on tax breaks.
UAW’s Shawn Fain On Trump’s Tariff-pocalypse (TRANSCRIPT)

2 weeks ago | levernews.com | Arjun Singh

💡Following is an unedited, automated transcript of the podcast episode that you can listen to here. David Sirota 0:03From The Lever's Reader supported newsroom, this is Lever Time. I'm David Sirota. If you've been watching the stock and bond markets this week, you already know that Donald Trump's tariff apocalypse is happening. Democratic leaders are warning that we're on the verge of an economic crash.