The Lever
Exposing political and corporate maneuvering, corruption and the greed behind the decisions that affect our lives.
LEVER WEEKLY: Big Pharma Bought The Drug Police
Sunday November 09, 2025
How drugmakers captured the FDA, what Zohran Mamdani’s win means for democracy, and more from The Lever this week.YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Power Shifts And Election Shocks
Saturday November 08, 2025An obscure election galvanizes national power battles, a worker takes on corporate exploitation, consumers’ favorite energy program survives Trump, and electoral wins reverberate nationwide.2025 Election: What’s Actually New — And What’s Déjà Vu?
Saturday November 08, 2025Political scientist Adam Bonica reveals why the Democratic Party won in 2025 and where it must go next.UnitedHealth Is Cashing In On The Open Enrollment Crisis
Friday November 07, 2025Whether or not Congress extends the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, health care giants are poised to extract new profits from patient pain.Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA
Friday November 07, 2025The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.OpenAI Wants You To Back Its $1 Trillion Gamble
Thursday November 06, 2025
The artificial intelligence giant’s chief financial officer just said taxpayers should guarantee the firm’s debt.Inside ICE’s Plans For A Bounty Hunter Army
Thursday November 06, 2025
Military contractors called for — and are now getting — contracts to help carry out Trump’s mass deportations, with a bounty for every immigrant they track down.Why Populism Is Now Centrism
Thursday November 06, 2025Democratic strategists say the party needs to move to the center. This week’s election winners found it — but not where the party was looking.New York’s Sore Winners
Wednesday November 05, 2025
Congressional Democrats from the Empire State are less than enthused about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.