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.
The Coronavirus CrisisHow 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.