WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

Billionaire Bankrolls Candidates to Push Democrats toward Pro-Corporate Policies

September 18, 2026·16 min
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Interview with Katya Schwenk, an investigative journalist covering private interests and corporate power at The Lever, conducted by Scott Harris.Katya Schwenk talks about her article co-written with Luke Goldstein, titled, “How A Hedge Fund Billionaire Became The Democrats’ New Kingmaker,” about Stephen Mandel, who’s bankrolling a new political apparatus built to “redefine” the Democratic party.

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