New York Times Faces Backlash Over Dan Goldman Endorsement Debacle
There are ties between the families of Goldman and Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who took an interest in the endorsement.
David Dayen
David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His latest book, “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power,” was released in July 2020.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
How the Fed Bailed Out the Investor Class Without Spending a Cent
Just announcing $4.5 trillion in future spending to support securities markets was enough to keep investors protected from the downsides of the pandemic.
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Team Up With House Progressives to Challenge Nancy Pelosi on Drug-Pricing Bill
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.
House Democrats Poised to Rubber-Stamp the "Achilles' Heel of Dodd-Frank"
Reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as is would preserve loopholes while leaving the agency under-resourced and vulnerable to lawsuits.
Joe Biden's Mysterious Claim That He Whipped Votes for the CFPB
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
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.
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.
John Anzalone, senior Biden adviser, teams up with Trump team to help with passage of the new NAFTA deal.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Team Up on Bank Legislation
The bill, Ocasio-Cortez’s first major legislative effort, would effectively put the payday-lending industry out of business.
Obama's Agriculture Secretary, Now Working for the Dairy Industry, Urges 2020 Democrats to Be Nice to the Dairy Industry
Some dairy companies have begun to include a list of suicide prevention hotlines in the envelope with farmers’ checks.