David Sirota
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David J. Sirota is an American journalist and political commentator, who is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, a reader-supported investigative news outlet focused on exposing the negative influence of corporate corruption on American society. Sirota was a speechwriter and senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.1
607 posts tracked · 17 stories in 30 days
Latest takes
Trump pledges to veto Democratic legislation after midterm losses
Grouped with voices who said: Make Trump veto popular policies in public
The kind of bill that Dems will unquestionably have the votes to support across all their factions, pass through Congress, and dare Trump to veto. The first question is whether…View on X
Progressives push back on Jeffries' unopposed Speaker bid
Grouped with voices who said: Leadership should be replaced now
The main force that would keep Schumer/Jeffries in leadership is money (read: corruption). So many DC people (lobbyists, staff, think tankers etc) and corporations make so much…View on X
Democrats sweep Texas governor and down-ballot races
Grouped with voices who said: This is a historic progressive and populist win
The Myth Of Red Texas Just Died (by Emily Carmichael). After generations of corporate capture, Texas’ long-suppressed anti–oligarchy movement returned — and swept Democrats into…View on Substack
Democrats sweep 2026 midterms on affordability, anti-corruption message
Grouped with voices who said: Democrats won by embracing economic populism
The difference between 2006 and 2026: back then red-to-blue districts elected Rahm Emanuel’s Corporate Dems, which made the Dem caucus incrementalist. This time, many red-to-blue…View on X
Democrats debate replacing Schumer as Senate leader after election wins
Grouped with voices who said: The leadership fight shows progressive weakness
The Blue Wave Might Have Washed Away Progressives’ Leverage (by Katya Schwenk). Democrats’ landslide strengthened Hakeem Jeffries’s bid for House speaker, weakening progressive…View on Substack
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Elections & Campaigns 200 · Media & Press 67 · AI & Technology 52 · Congress & Legislation 50 · Billionaires & Wealth 50 · Economy & Trade 34
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), retrieved Nov 7, 2026
Public posts, grouped by what was said, not by who said it. Every quote links to the post. Updated Nov 8, 2026. How it works · Corrections: jack@newsreel.co