Every major agency has downgraded America’s credit rating. Economist Stephanie Kelton explains why it matters — but not for the reasons you think.
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Trump’s costly trade policy is the culmination of a long-simmering backlash — but will tariffs hurt more than they help?
John Dean, famous Watergate whistleblower, speaks with David Sirota about Trump’s grab for unitary executive power.
What it will take for Americans to finally demand change?
In this bonus Lever Time episode, Rep. Dean Phillips talks with David Sirota and Arjun Singh about how Democrats’ self-sabotage handed Trump the presidency.
In this bonus Lever Time episode, David Sirota and Sen. Chris Murphy discuss the soul-searching Democrats need to do to win back the working class.
Monopoly expert Matt Stoller unpacks the surprising antitrust record of Trump’s controversial attorney general pick.
We spoke with Pennsylvania officials and experts to understand how the pivotal swing state went to Trump.
In this bonus episode of Lever Time, David Sirota and Arjun Singh talk to Vice writer/director Adam McKay about Kamala Harris’ alliance with Dick and Liz Cheney.
David Sirota and Arjun Singh speak with journalist Jacob Silverman about how the world’s richest person is buying the 2024 election.