{"id":41569,"date":"2025-05-31T13:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T20:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=41569"},"modified":"2025-05-31T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T20:22:11","slug":"episode-1-milk-money-master-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/episode-1-milk-money-master-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1: Milk Money | Master Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 1: Milk Money | Master Plan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1s4-wB3pzQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lever  Nov 4, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYoqcr7bAIs7kdyMhh-9m4kPLCG6dGAkX\">Master Plan podcast<\/a> Ever wonder how America became so corrupt? It didn\u2019t have to be this way. Our series begins in 1971, a time when hot pants were hot, bell bottoms were swinging, and campaign cash flowed like\u2026 milk. The complete Master Plan series is now available to binge! Thanks to our paid subscribers at The Lever, we\u2019re offering these episodes ad-free on YouTube through November. Support independent journalism and help keep this show going by visiting masterplanpodcast.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61g7z3MVE5L.jpg\" alt=\"Master Plan\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Master Plan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_all_1?ie=UTF8&amp;field-keywords=The+Lever&amp;search-alias=\">The Lever<\/a>&nbsp;(Author)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About the podcast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A secret plot. A public theft. A democracy corrupted. Discover the truth on Master Plan, winner of the 2024 Signal Awards for News &amp; Politics and Best Writing. Hosted by David Sirota, former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Don\u2019t Look Up, Master Plan uncovers a deliberate scheme to legalize corruption in the U.S., enabling the wealthy to buy policies that serve them at the public\u2019s expense. How did our democracy become a kleptocracy? The Lever has unearthed never-before-reported documents revealing this 50-year plot as a coordinated effort by wealthy individuals and political ideologues. Across 11 episodes, the series traces this historic thread from the Watergate scandal in the \u201970s to the Citizens United decision, current Supreme Court outrages, and the 2024 election. It\u2019s a story of infamous figures like President Richard Nixon, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Fox News founder Roger Ailes\u2014plus operatives and oligarchs you\u2019ve never heard of. www.masterplanpodcast.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Amazon.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America:  The Book<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/levernews.acemlnb.com\/lt.php?x=3TZy~GDDU3jM5K_.-tHHUehy3XUhvdPvv-s2Y8Q3UnSfDX.qz0y.0OVt3XVzjNDvjvY1bHPHJXKZUs.8.Q__UOBs2nAnj_L\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coming this fall,\u00a0<em>Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America<\/em>\u00a0features new reporting, exclusive archival documents, never-before-seen images, detailed timelines, and a powerful new afterword by David Sirota. It also connects decades of systemic efforts to normalize corruption with Trump\u2019s chaotic return to power.\u00a0<br><br>Here\u2019s the thing: We\u2019re doing this independently. No corporate publisher, just a small team of journalists committed to telling this story and readers like you who believe it needs to be heard.<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/levernews.acemlnb.com\/lt.php?x=3TZy~GDDU3jM5K_.-tHHUehy3XUhvdPvv-s2Y8Q3UnSfDX.qz0y.0OVt3XVzjNDvjvY1bHPHJXKZUs.8.Q__UOBs2nAnj_L\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Preorder your copy<\/u><\/a>\u00a0today to help get this book on the shelves.<strong>\u00a0Let\u2019s hold them accountable.<\/strong><br><br>Rock the boat.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lever Nov 4, 2024 Master Plan podcast Ever wonder how America became so corrupt? It didn\u2019t have to be this way. Our series begins in 1971, a time when hot pants were hot, bell bottoms were swinging, and campaign cash flowed like\u2026 milk. The complete Master Plan series is&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/episode-1-milk-money-master-plan\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41569"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41574,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41569\/revisions\/41574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}