The Democratic Party had more money than God this election. At what cost?
Luke Goldstein
Luke Goldstein is a reporter at The Lever, a reader-supported investigative news outlet.
Posted inPolitics
Changing of the Guard
Democrats are starting to deal with their gerontocracy problem. But there are still battles to come.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Comprehensive Plan to Weaken Google’s Power
The Justice Department proposed breakups, licensing arrangements, and other methods as a remedy for Google’s violation of the antitrust laws. Will Donald Trump’s team go along with it?
Posted inPolitics
Frontline Democrats Won With Progressive Populist Messages
Longtime Democratic moderates who attacked big business and monopolies outpaced Harris in swing districts.
Posted inPolitics
Paint Out the Vote
The Painters Union has driven a bus through swing states trying to turn out union members for Kamala Harris. It hasn’t been the smoothest ride.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rep. Tom Kean Cashes In
The congressman owns a stake in a company that benefits from offshore wind legislation he co-sponsored as a New Jersey state senator.
Posted inPolitics
An Economic Freedom Argument in Western Pennsylvania
Rep. Chris Deluzio is looking good in a swing seat by running on the most popular parts of the Biden administration’s agenda.
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Democrats Finally Jump Into Critical New Jersey Race
Sue Altman, former head of the state Working Families Party, is neck and neck in a suburban swing seat. Democratic campaign organizations had resisted giving ad support—until today.
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Cutting Through the Granite
Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former Biden antitrust official, is bringing a message of fighting corporate power to New Hampshire’s notoriously prickly voters.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Guardians Donate to the Harris Campaign
Multiple Harris donors at an upcoming fundraiser are representing Google in its case against the Justice Department over monopolizing digital advertising.