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Graham Platner owns AR-15s. He opposes an assault weapons ban. And he says Democrats are missing the bigger picture on gun violence. “If we really gave a shit about gun deaths… we would be dealing with this in a much more holistic fashion.”
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Graham Platner owns AR-15s. He opposes an assault weapons ban. And he says Democrats are missing the bigger picture on gun violence. “If we really gave a shit about gun deaths… we would be dealing with this in a much more holistic fashion.”

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1,424,702 views • 1 month ago

How did America go from Obama to Trump? Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner for Senate tells David Sirota it wasn’t some great mystery: Democrats bailed out banks, abandoned working people, and let corporate power keep running the party. Go and listen to the full episode over on The Lever's Youtube channel.
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How did America go from Obama to Trump? Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner for Senate tells David Sirota it wasn’t some great mystery: Democrats bailed out banks, abandoned working people, and let corporate power keep running the party. Go and listen to the full episode over on The Lever's Youtube channel.

The Lever

891,919 views • 1 month ago

Paid sick leave just passed with 74% of the vote in the GOP stronghold of Nebraska. Just before being put on the ticket, Tim Walz said Dems' top priority should be championing paid sick leave (see video below). The Dem ticket then didn't campaign on it.
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Paid sick leave just passed with 74% of the vote in the GOP stronghold of Nebraska. Just before being put on the ticket, Tim Walz said Dems' top priority should be championing paid sick leave (see video below). The Dem ticket then didn't campaign on it.

The Lever

2,910,621 views • 1 year ago

🚨EXCLUSIVE: As Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani backs progressive challengers in New York primaries, Ro Khanna says Democratic incumbents shouldn’t expect protection. Khanna says Mamdani has “absolutely” every right to endorse against sitting Democrats — citing his own experience being frozen out by party leaders.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: As Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani backs progressive challengers in New York primaries, Ro Khanna says Democratic incumbents shouldn’t expect protection. Khanna says Mamdani has “absolutely” every right to endorse against sitting Democrats — citing his own experience being frozen out by party leaders.

The Lever

31,001 views • 13 days ago

We investigated the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio. Here's what you need to know:
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We investigated the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio. Here's what you need to know:

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1,870,971 views • 3 years ago

🚨 Rep. Ro Khanna calls out Democrats trying to have it both ways on Iran: opposing the war publicly while still considering voting to fund it. “It is totally disingenuous… to say you're against the war but vote for the funding.”
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🚨 Rep. Ro Khanna calls out Democrats trying to have it both ways on Iran: opposing the war publicly while still considering voting to fund it. “It is totally disingenuous… to say you're against the war but vote for the funding.”

The Lever

131,592 views • 4 months ago

🚨NEWS: The Lever is launching MASTER PLAN - our new audio series documenting the secret plot to legalize corruption in America. Subscribe: The series includes never-before-seen documents that'll blow your mind. Please watch & share the trailer👇
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🚨NEWS: The Lever is launching MASTER PLAN - our new audio series documenting the secret plot to legalize corruption in America. Subscribe: The series includes never-before-seen documents that'll blow your mind. Please watch & share the trailer👇

The Lever

619,339 views • 1 year ago

JD Vance is in Maine today. Graham Platner, the Marine veteran running for Senate, isn’t letting him cosplay as the anti-war candidate: “I’m not JD Vance… I was in the infantry. I know exactly what the reality of that looks like.”
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JD Vance is in Maine today. Graham Platner, the Marine veteran running for Senate, isn’t letting him cosplay as the anti-war candidate: “I’m not JD Vance… I was in the infantry. I know exactly what the reality of that looks like.”

The Lever

43,786 views • 1 month ago

Tim Walz on why Democrats' obsession with means testing is counterproductive, often making basic programs more complex, cumbersome and difficult. He uses the example of a school lunch program to explain why universal benefits are better.
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Tim Walz on why Democrats' obsession with means testing is counterproductive, often making basic programs more complex, cumbersome and difficult. He uses the example of a school lunch program to explain why universal benefits are better.

The Lever

351,239 views • 1 year ago

🚨 EPSTEIN FILES: Donald Trump’s name appears more than any other person in Epstein-related court records and documents. Around 1,500 mentions — far more than Clinton (~500) or Biden (~300). Journalist julie k. brown 👇
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🚨 EPSTEIN FILES: Donald Trump’s name appears more than any other person in Epstein-related court records and documents. Around 1,500 mentions — far more than Clinton (~500) or Biden (~300). Journalist julie k. brown 👇

The Lever

91,611 views • 6 months ago

⚠️ A reminder this open enrollment: America’s biggest insurers have made $371 billion in profit since the ACA passed — and spent $120 billion on stock buybacks. Their CEOs took home $335 million in one year while premiums rose and claims were denied. Politicians could fix this — but they’re bankrolled not to. Listen to the full episode:
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⚠️ A reminder this open enrollment: America’s biggest insurers have made $371 billion in profit since the ACA passed — and spent $120 billion on stock buybacks. Their CEOs took home $335 million in one year while premiums rose and claims were denied. Politicians could fix this — but they’re bankrolled not to. Listen to the full episode:

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82,399 views • 8 months ago

🚨 HAPPENING: California votes today in one of the country’s biggest primary fights. Latest polling shows Tom Steyer in a tight race for a top-two spot. In our interview, he says CA’s affordability crisis won’t be solved without taking on electric monopolies, Big Oil and drug companies.
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🚨 HAPPENING: California votes today in one of the country’s biggest primary fights. Latest polling shows Tom Steyer in a tight race for a top-two spot. In our interview, he says CA’s affordability crisis won’t be solved without taking on electric monopolies, Big Oil and drug companies.

The Lever

12,307 views • 1 month ago

🚨 Tom Steyer says he was wrong to trust the private sector to lower health care costs — and now backs single-payer. Meanwhile, California lawmakers just stalled a single-payer bill. So what happens next? We asked him ⬇️
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🚨 Tom Steyer says he was wrong to trust the private sector to lower health care costs — and now backs single-payer. Meanwhile, California lawmakers just stalled a single-payer bill. So what happens next? We asked him ⬇️

The Lever

21,231 views • 2 months ago

🚨 Majority Democrats has assembled a “party within the party” of PACs, wealthy donors, and consultants pushing Democrats to the center — and testing the limits of campaign finance law. Luke Goldstein explains ⬇️
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🚨 Majority Democrats has assembled a “party within the party” of PACs, wealthy donors, and consultants pushing Democrats to the center — and testing the limits of campaign finance law. Luke Goldstein explains ⬇️

The Lever

19,349 views • 2 months ago

🚨Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth explains why she chose not to attend a Harris campaign event in her district featuring Liz Cheney — and how she thinks Democrats completely lost the plot when it came to embracing the Cheney’s neocon legacy. Listen to the full episode How To Lose Pennsylvania here:
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🚨Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth explains why she chose not to attend a Harris campaign event in her district featuring Liz Cheney — and how she thinks Democrats completely lost the plot when it came to embracing the Cheney’s neocon legacy. Listen to the full episode How To Lose Pennsylvania here:

The Lever

84,120 views • 1 year ago

A gem from 2018 👇 Jimmy Carter denounces the kleptocratic takeover of American politics post-Citizens United — slamming the modern Supreme Court as “eager to make the rich more powerful.”
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A gem from 2018 👇 Jimmy Carter denounces the kleptocratic takeover of American politics post-Citizens United — slamming the modern Supreme Court as “eager to make the rich more powerful.”

The Lever

72,863 views • 1 year ago

"Stop being sad. Instead, get angry because this is a coverup & a crime. Biden aides defrauded voters: They hid his health issues so they could blackmail us with an impossible choice: vote for an incapacitated Biden, or get Trump & the end of democracy."
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"Stop being sad. Instead, get angry because this is a coverup & a crime. Biden aides defrauded voters: They hid his health issues so they could blackmail us with an impossible choice: vote for an incapacitated Biden, or get Trump & the end of democracy."

The Lever

78,753 views • 2 years ago

During an appearance on The Colbert Report 19 years ago, The Lever's founder @DavidSirota outlined the systemic corruption infecting both parties, and he explained the need for the kind of money-in-politics accountability journalism that The Lever does every day. Watch it here.
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During an appearance on The Colbert Report 19 years ago, The Lever's founder @DavidSirota outlined the systemic corruption infecting both parties, and he explained the need for the kind of money-in-politics accountability journalism that The Lever does every day. Watch it here.

The Lever

58,445 views • 1 year ago

🚨HAPPENING NOW: The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could let billionaires funnel unlimited money through party committees to boost candidates, gutting one of the last anti-corruption guardrails in federal elections. The Lever's Bethany Wales explains 👇
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🚨HAPPENING NOW: The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could let billionaires funnel unlimited money through party committees to boost candidates, gutting one of the last anti-corruption guardrails in federal elections. The Lever's Bethany Wales explains 👇

The Lever

23,998 views • 7 months ago

Judging crime by media coverage is like judging a basketball player only by their missed shots. Alec Karakatsanis of Civil Rights Corps joins Lever Time to explain the real game. Watch the full episode here:
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Judging crime by media coverage is like judging a basketball player only by their missed shots. Alec Karakatsanis of Civil Rights Corps joins Lever Time to explain the real game. Watch the full episode here:

The Lever

28,278 views • 9 months ago