The Interior Department’s First Memo For Donald Trump Is A Real Howler
The Trump administration's Interior Department is putting on a master class in term-paper padding.
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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Trump Assigned Himself an Awful Lot of Homework That Isn't Getting Done
Each executive order Trump theatrically signed comes with a deadline. We’re watching to see if he hits them.
Clintonworld Reuniting To Boost One Of Their Own In A Democratic Primary
Clinton alums are gathering with a purpose: to raise money for one of their own in a Democratic primary.
Be Careful Celebrating Google’s New Ad Blocker. Here's What's Really Going On.
Google’s ad blocker, far from a benign offering, is another step toward dominating the internet itself.
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Trump’s “America First“ Infrastructure Plan: Let Saudi Arabia and Blackstone Take Care of It
A private equity firm run by a close Trump adviser is partnering with Saudi Arabia to privatize U.S. infrastructure.
Steven Mnuchin Goes Through the Looking Glass-Steagall in Strange Exchange With Elizabeth Warren
Donald Trump's treasury secretary supports a 21st century version of the 1933 bank regulation bill, except for the parts that did anything that matters.
Steve Mnuchin’s Old Company Just Settled for $89 Million for Ripping Off the Government on Dodgy Loans
Mnuchin was chair of OneWest, whose reverse-mortgage subsidiary Financial Freedom "sought to receive financial gains that it was not legally entitled to."
John McCain May Have Killed an Anti-Environment Bill Out of Spite Over the Comey Firing
McCain has a reputation for being vindictive. It’s not out of the question that he would torpedo a vote because of a fit of pique about the FBI director.
Pressure on Democrats Pays Off as Chuck Schumer Picks Consumer Advocate for FTC Nominee
Schumer, who'd been considering a former corporate lobbyist, now is going with Rohit Chopra, a former official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Private Prison Corporation Wrote Texas Bill Extending How Long Immigrant Children Can Be Detained
GOP state Rep. John Raney admitted that the $4 billion company Geo Group wrote the legislation.