YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Rent Control Lives (For Now)
Plus California starts union leaders young, artists catch a break, and the government beefs up consumer protection
National Politics
The Happiness Guru Who Immiserated America
A right-wing operative cashes in on convincing liberals that he’s the cure for the despair he sowed.
Justices Have Financial Interest In Major Tax Case
John Roberts and Samuel Alito own shares of companies that could score billions in tax relief from the outcome of Moore v. United States.
The Menendez Scandal Reflects The World That SCOTUS Built
The high court has been telling politicians that flagrant corruption is now perfectly legal.
The Missing Inflation Data
The Biden administration is getting bad data and bad advice — but there’s a way out.
@BigBrother Is Following You
Inside ShadowDragon, the tool that lets immigration agents track expectant mothers and online gamers.
Top Dems Press Supreme Court To Block Billionaire Tax
Obama’s former acting Solicitor General and a senator-turned-lobbyist are helping a dark money group pressure the high court.
American Oligarchy
How Warren Buffett’s billionaire son, Howard Buffett, took over a U.S. city and made it his personal playground.
How Dark Money Enabled Vivek Ramaswamy’s Cash Grab
The billionaire presidential candidate leveraged dark money connections amid an “anti-woke” crusade to access workers’ retirement savings.
“Every Door You Open Ultimately Leads To Blackstone”
The Lever’s founder David Sirota is featured in a new docuseries scrutinizing one of the world’s most powerful billionaires