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Type of site | News website |
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| Available in | English |
| Predecessor(s) | The Daily Poster |
| Created by | David Sirota |
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| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | April 2020 |
The Lever is an American reader-supported investigative news outlet founded by David Sirota, a speechwriter and former senior advisor to Bernie Sanders. The name The Lever is inspired by a quote from the Greek mathematician Archimedes, who said, "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."[1]
As of April 2024, The Lever had more than 112,000 active free and paying subscribers, and a staff of nineteen.[2] The Lever's mission, according to founder David Sirota, is to "hold power accountable."[1] According to managing editor Joel Warner, The Lever's "bread and butter" reporting and "core area of success" is reporting on "how corporate power is making everything worse for the rest of us".[2]
The investigative reporting from The Lever has been cited by other news outlets, including the New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, Politico, Al Jazeera, Rolling Stone, and The Baltimore Sun.[2]
- ^ a b Stelter, Brian (2023-03-18). "Politics by Other Means". Air Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ a b c Tobitt, Charlotte (2024-04-22). "The Lever gets reader backing to expose corporate corruption and grows editorial team". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2024-04-24.