Master Plan

In a special Master Plan bonus episode, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins David Sirota to break down the impact of the Supreme Court’s’ 2010 Citizens United ruling on 2024's super PAC spending spree. The two dig into billionaires like Elon Musk openly backing candidates and the hidden power of dark money, and discuss current reforms efforts to bring transparency back to democracy. Plus, the Master Plan team answers audience questions. Binge the entire season of the award-winning Master Plan now. Paid subscribers enjoy ad-free episodes, score exclusive bonus content, and help support the show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com [https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/]. Follow us on social * X: @LeverNews [http://x.com/levernews] * Youtube: @LeverNews [https://www.youtube.com/levernews] * Instagram: @LeverNews [https://www.instagram.com/levernews/] * Facebook: /TheLeverNews [https://www.facebook.com/TheLeverNews/] Send feedback, questions, or ideas to podcasts@levernews.com

We all live in the master planners’ world now, immersed in an ocean of corruption. The 2024 Republican presidential campaign is bankrolled by billionaires, while corporate interests’ power was in full display at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. What will it take to reclaim our democracy? Is there any hope of reversing the master plan?  Follow us on social * X: @LeverNews [http://x.com/levernews] * Youtube: @LeverNews [https://www.youtube.com/levernews] * Instagram: @LeverNews [https://www.instagram.com/levernews/] * Facebook: /TheLeverNews [https://www.facebook.com/TheLeverNews/] Send feedback, questions, or ideas to podcasts@levernews.com

Unleashed by the Citizens United ruling, the master planners launch a three-part heist to crack the vault protecting democracy itself. First, the schemers take out the security cameras monitoring dark money. Then, they disarm the last campaign finance cops on the beat. Finally, they pull off a getaway so prosecutors can’t charge them as they run off with the loot.  Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content [https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-ep-10-the-master-planners-heist-of-the-century/], and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com [http://masterplanpodcast.com] Follow us on social * X: @LeverNews [http://x.com/levernews] * Youtube: @LeverNews [https://www.youtube.com/levernews] * Instagram: @LeverNews [https://www.instagram.com/levernews/] * Facebook: /TheLeverNews [https://www.facebook.com/TheLeverNews/] Send feedback, questions, or ideas to podcasts@levernews.com

An anti-abortion legal activist starts using the federal courts to chip away at campaign finance restrictions, setting his sights on the Supreme Court. Indiana lawyer James Bopp Jr. engineers the Citizens United case and hand-tailors it for Justice Anthony Kennedy’s storied swing vote — setting him up for an explosive 5-4 ruling that would devastate campaign finance law. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content [https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-ep-9-going-big/], and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com [http://masterplanpodcast.com]. Follow us on social * X: @LeverNews [http://x.com/levernews] * Youtube: @LeverNews [https://www.youtube.com/levernews] * Instagram: @LeverNews [https://www.instagram.com/levernews/] * Facebook: /TheLeverNews [https://www.facebook.com/TheLeverNews/] Send feedback, questions, or ideas to podcasts@levernews.com

As President George W. Bush declares “Mission Accomplished” in the Iraq War, his administration wages a different war with swing-state senators defying his judicial nominees. Operatives like Leonard Leo and Brett Kavanaugh seize the moment to try to dramatically shift the balance of the Supreme Court. But when Bush goes off script and nominates a trusted legal aide for a Supreme Court vacancy, the conservative legal movement launches an insurgency. This is part two of our story about the creation of the Roberts Court. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content [https://www.levernews.com/episode-8-shock-and-awe-at-the-supreme-court/], and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com [http://masterplanpodcast.com] Follow us on social * X: @LeverNews [http://x.com/levernews] * Youtube: @LeverNews [https://www.youtube.com/levernews] * Instagram: @LeverNews [https://www.instagram.com/levernews/] * Facebook: /TheLeverNews [https://www.facebook.com/TheLeverNews/] Send feedback, questions, or ideas to podcasts@levernews.com