The Corporate Corruption Behind Hurricane Helene
In the South, residents are suffering from the fallout of two disasters — recent Lever reporting shows how corporate meddling and regulatory failures made both of them worse.
Podcasts
Our podcast network includes Master Plan, Lever Time, The Audit, and more. Find episodes below.
MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Federalist Society’s “Pipeline For Power”
How the former campus law organization dug its claws into the federal judiciary.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 8: Shock And Awe At The Supreme Court
In a pivotal 12 months, the master planners transformed the judiciary, positioning it to deliver corruption-legalizing precedents.
Is Harris’ Big Tent About To Burst?
Kamala Harris has built a coalition spanning from Dick Cheney to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — but is that setting her up for a rudderless presidency?
MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Other Memo
Lever Time producer Arjun Singh and investigative journalist David Daley discuss the other memo behind the conservative takeover of the courts.
The Master Plan Behind MASTER PLAN
The inside story of how we uncovered smoking-gun audio exposing the secret roots of Project 2025.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 7: The Federalist Society Strikes Back
To get the rulings you want, build the Supreme Court you need.
MASTER PLAN Bonus: Behind The Scenes Of Master Plan
David Sirota and the team behind the hit podcast detail their two-year reporting process and ponder the future of campaign finance reform.
The Secret Plot To Buy American Democracy
Fifty years ago, two memos laid the groundwork for a right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 6: The Maverick Vs. The Corruption Machine
After John McCain got caught up in a corruption scheme, he went to war with his own party to try to make sure it never happened again.