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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Articles by David Dayen on theintercept.com

The Facebook Worm Started to Turn Today

David Dayen — Apr. 11

While senators displayed a reluctance to govern on Tuesday, the disquiet over Zuckerberg’s comments suggested that the hearing represented a beginning and not an end.

The Senate Is Afraid to Govern. That’s Great News for Facebook.

David Dayen — Apr. 11

A willingness to do the job of a policymaker was sorely absent throughout Tuesday’s back-and-forth with Mark Zuckerberg.

How Andrew Cuomo Failed Student Borrowers

David Dayen — Apr. 7

The New York governor is touting a deal to flip a handful of senators back into the Democratic fold, but it comes after it would have mattered for student borrowers.

Public Workers Worried That Tennessee’s Billionaire Governor Is Taking Another Run at Them

David Dayen — Apr. 4

With the UT Focus Act, Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee may have found a way to privatize large numbers of state jobs.

The U.S. Government Is Finally Scrambling to Regulate Facebook

David Dayen — Mar. 29

Congress is moving to appoint privacy regulators and members are readying legislation that targets the social network.

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