The Lever

Health insurance for a family now costs more than $28,000 a year. Two-thirds of Americans support single-payer healthcare. So why is the Democratic establishment fighting Medicare for All? @davidsirota.com breaks down how party leaders are working to stop it.

NEW: Democratic voters are revolting against their party's leadership. Just 22.5% of Democrats surveyed in key election battlegrounds want Chuck Schumer back as Senate Majority Leader. Voters in 11 competitive House districts also want someone other than Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.

Public opinion on Israel has turned. Is that why AIPAC'S super PAC is sending millions through groups with popular, progressive-sounding causes, so its name isn't on the ads?

No major wealth tax. No healthcare overhaul. No serious challenge to corporate monopolies. Rahm Emanuel's latest blueprint for Democrats offers little that would threaten the donor class.

Days after AIPAC announced it would stop endorsing candidates and direct contributions, our reporting shows it was already moving its spending out of sight. Its super PAC has sent $13.1M to other groups this cycle, 3x 2024, so the ads never carry AIPAC’s name.

Corruption is why you’re getting ripped off. @davidsirota.com connects corporate money in Washington to blocked rent control, stalled limits on credit card interest, and health care you can’t afford. This is what corruption costs you.

97% of Colorado taxpayers would get a tax cut under Amendment 87. But former Obama cabinet secretary Ken Salazar is urging voters to reject it. Salazar has previously reported multimillion-dollar earnings that could put him among those facing higher taxes.

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

Republicans and Democrats can't agree on much. But when it comes to protecting billionaires from tax hikes, some of their wealthiest political leaders are finding common ground.

2016: Democrats chase moderate Republicans. Trump wins. 2024: Democrats campaign with Liz Cheney. Trump wins again. 2026: Rahm Emanuel wants Democrats to chase Romney Republicans.

Can Democrats claim to fight corporate power while accepting corporate money? Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon is challenging that contradiction — including within the country's most prominent gathering of Black political leaders.

Why would oil interests bankroll a candidate even prominent Republicans have condemned for bigotry? Bo French wants to strip away drilling regulations. And he's running for the Texas agency that oversees the oil and gas industry.

Nevada voters choose a governor Nov. 3. A pro-Lombardo PAC received $1 million from an AI investor and his wife. Three days later, Lombardo backed data centers.

Former Rep. Max Rose promotes centrist Democrats on TV while advising an AI-backed political group. Viewers weren't told of that role in appearances examined by The Lever.

She was outspent more than 16-to-1. She won anyway. Now, Florida Democrat Angie Nixon is challenging a Republican senator — but national Democrats have been reluctant to invest in her campaign...

Nixon defeated an establishment-backed opponent, winning 19 of Florida's 22 rural counties. But through August, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had contributed nothing directly to her campaign. When she asked Chuck Schumer for funding, his response was reportedly: "We will see."

With the midterms days away, Rahm Emanuel wants Democrats to chase wealthy, moderate Republicans. But new polling suggests the real swing voters are angry, working-class Americans who distrust BOTH parties.

The richest Americans may be divided by politics. But are they united by class? In a new analysis, David Sirota examines how Democratic governors in two blue states are opposing tax increases on the wealthy — and what that means for healthcare funding.

“Their willingness to stand in front of the stampeding herd and erect a fence.” In the Democratic establishment's worldview, voters aren't people to listen to — they're people to rein in. @davidsirota on why Democrats keep standing in the way of the policies Americans want.