Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?
The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying.
Economic Policy
Automaker’s Tariff Plan: Cut Jobs And Pay Off Wall Street
Stellantis laid off a thousand U.S. workers in response to tariffs, then authorized billions in shareholder payouts.
Trump’s Bid To Take Us Back To 2008
A top financial regulatory agency has been commanded to ease up on fintech and crypto industries.
How Trump Is Helping Price Gougers Exploit His Tariffs
Emboldened by the new administration’s regulatory reprieve, “price optimization” consultants are showing corporations how to weaponize import levies to fleece consumers.
The Lever Cometh For Trump’s Taxman
It’s a long shot for Billy Long, the Google-opoly comes crumbling down, Chicago teachers ace a big test, attorneys stand up against Trump’s legal bullying, and immigrants score a reprieve.
TAX REVOLT, Part One: The Man Who Started The War On Taxes
The leader of California’s tax revolt launched a populist revolution to limit his state’s property taxes. The movement evolved beyond his wildest dreams.
Trump Relaunches His Tariff Corruption Game
Trump fired a watchdog whose office warned about shady tariff exemption deals. Now, those exemptions are being handed out to donors.
Are You Ready For The Tax Revolt?
As Trump’s new tax bill advances, The Lever is releasing a four-part miniseries revealing how the anti-tax movement came to dominate Washington.
UAW’s Shawn Fain On Trump’s Tariff-pocalypse
The leader of one of America’s largest unions says that inflation concerns are legitimate but argues that it’s time to end the era of free trade.
Trump’s Gift To Loan Sharks
Trump promised caps on credit card rates — but his regulators are helping banks kill state initiatives to impose those caps.