MASTER PLAN, Ep 4: The Task Force That Took Over America
How a radical secret memo went from idea to reality.
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MASTER PLAN Bonus: How Watergate’s Corporate Cash Prompted This Era Of Corruption
An inside look at the little-known task force that uncovered the companies secretly funding Nixon’s operation.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 3: The Memo That Changed America
Our third episode introduces the architect behind the master plan’s original blueprint, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.
Fear And Corporate Loathing At The DNC
At Dems’ convention, The Lever’s David Sirota explores the tension between the party’s populist rhetoric and its corporate sponsors.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 2: Watergate’s Magic Window Of Corporate Cash
As brand-name companies fund the break-in, a White House memo envisions dark money and Nixon leaves a ticking time bomb in D.C.
Are We Allowed To Ask What President Harris Would Do?
Harris is only now starting to leak details of her policy agenda — but do voters even care?
MASTER PLAN, Ep 1: Nixon’s Milk Money Prompts A Backlash
Master Plan’s first episode explores a scandal that inspired groundbreaking anti-corruption legislation — if only the reforms could have lasted.
MASTER PLAN Is Here
Start listening to the untold story of a decades-long scheme to steal democracy.
The American Roots Of The World’s Right-Wing Nationalism
On Lever Time, journalist Zack Beauchamp explains how an anti-democratic tradition that began in the U.S. has spread to right-wing governments around the world.
Is Tim Walz the Real Deal?
On Lever Time, we unpack the career of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ choice for running mate, and explore how he managed to win over a divided Democratic Party.