David Dayen

David Dayen is a contributor to The Intercept and also writes for The Nation, the New Republic, and more. His first book, “Chain of Title,” about three ordinary Americans who uncover Wall Street’s foreclosure fraud, was released in May 2016. The book was the winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize.

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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Team Up With House Progressives to Challenge Nancy Pelosi on Drug-Pricing Bill

David Dayen, Ryan Grim — December 9 2019

The Progressive Caucus is threatening to vote down a drug-pricing bill important to Nancy Pelosi. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have backed them up.

Joe Biden’s Mysterious Claim That He Whipped Votes for the CFPB

Ryan Grim, David Dayen — October 16 2019

Joe Biden told Elizabeth Warren that he “got votes” for her consumer agency creation. No one in Congress can remember the specifics.

How Rep. Ro Khanna Got a Price-Gouging Defense Contractor to Return $16.1 Million to the Pentagon

David Dayen — May 28 2019

As a freshman, Khanna asked the Defense Department’s inspector general to look into Transdigm, a defense contractor with a monopoly over spare parts.

The House Has Found Bipartisan Agreement on Reform to Retirement Accounts. Be Afraid.

David Dayen — May 22 2019

It’s a textbook case of how broken Washington has become.

Joe Biden’s Union Schtick Is All Performance. His Pollster Just Signed Up to Lobby Against Labor for Trump’s NAFTA 2.0.

David Dayen — May 10 2019

John Anzalone, senior Biden adviser, teams up with Trump team to help with passage of the new NAFTA deal.

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