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The Fight Over Dems’ Subpoena List
An 181-page plan urges Democrats to put tech executives, Wall Street landlords, and price gougers under oath — but corporate Democrats are pushing back.
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Did The Blue Wave Wash Away Progressives’ Leverage?
Democrats’ landslide strengthened Hakeem Jeffries’s bid for House speaker, weakening progressive insurgents’ bargaining power even as their Senate allies challenge Chuck Schumer.
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Will Dems’ Blowout Sideline Progressives?
Tuesday’s blue wave may secure Hakeem Jeffries’ speakership.
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Don’t F#*k It Up, Democrats: The Fight For The Party's Future
In the first episode of The Lever’s new video series, David Sirota asks Robert Reich and Patrick Gaspard whether Democrats will now answer to voters — or wealthy donors.
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Big Tech Lost The Election. Now Comes The Gaslighting.
As Democrats prepare to investigate Silicon Valley, its liberal-branded lobby is scrambling to erase voters’ resounding rejection of Big Tech.
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This Is The Moment I Built The Lever For
The midterm results have proven that anti-corruption populism is the winning formula. Now help us make sure Democrats actually deliver.
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The Myth Of Red Texas Just Died
After generations of corporate capture, Texas’ long-suppressed anti–oligarchy movement returned — and swept Democrats into power.
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It’s A Bad Day For Dark Money And Data Centers
Deep-red voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to ban corporate political spending — creating a potential blueprint to taking elections back from big money.
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Democrats Took Congress. Can Populists Make It Count?
Texas flipped. El-Sayed won. Congress changed hands. Let’s unpack.
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Democrats Won. Now Don't F#k It Up.
The voters delivered a mandate for change. Our explosive new series asks whether Democrats have the guts to deliver.
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Hasan Piker’s Take on the Elections
Hasan Piker joins David Sirota to break down the progressive insurgency reshaping the midterms — and what comes after Election Day.
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Musk’s Half-Billion-Dollar Midterms Bet To Stay Out Of Trouble
The world’s richest man is facing new scrutiny from Congress — and trying to spend his way out of accountability,
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Would A Blue Wave Put Schumer’s Leadership On The Line?
Election Day is finally here. Could an incoming blue wave take out Leader Schumer?
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The Midterms May Be An Anti-Trump Wave. They Could Become Far More.
The conditions for real change are finally emerging — if voters treat Election Day as the beginning rather than the end.
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Big AI’s $140 Million Election Machine Stalls Out
A super PAC network became so politically toxic that it stopped donating in the most competitive Congressional races.
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El-Sayed Posts Seven-Figure Haul After Stevens’ Betrayal
29,000 of the donations were from first-time givers. Now that's a backfire.
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Haley Stevens’ Betrayal Is A Warning: Corporate Dems Are MAGA’s Enablers
By endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed’s defeated primary rival proved that Democrats’ pro-oligarch faction is willing to destroy their own party.
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Lever Weekly: The Final Countdown
Wayward donors, progressive revolts, and more from The Lever this week.
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The Left’s Donors Don’t Hold Grudges. The Establishment’s Do.
Midterm campaign filings reveal a one-way loyalty test: Progressive donors rally behind Democratic nominees, while establishment money disappears — or moves to Republicans — when those nominees are populists.
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You Love To See It: No Tricks At The Polls
Democracy establishes a no-ICE zone, the revolution gets a routing number, survivors score an $800 million reckoning, and Meta pays up.
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Democrats Could Win The Election And Lose The War
The right spent decades building a political ecosystem. Democrats are still acting as if one election can defeat it.
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Big Tech To Democrats: Investigate Trump, Not Us
The Chamber of Progress is pushing Democrats to investigate Trump — but not the Big Tech companies that bankrolled and benefited from his presidency.
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Who’s Running The Democratic Party?
Test your knowledge of the Democratic Party, A.I. chatbots, and other issues that really matter.
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Robert Reich Is Nauseously Optimistic About The Midterms
Some Democrats want to chase “Romney Republicans.” Here’s why Robert Reich thinks that’s a losing bet, which candidates he’s watching, and why Chuck Schumer should go if Democrats win the Senate.
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