This Obama Endorsement Is a Sign Pro-Corporate Democrats Are Getting Nervous
Obama’s endorsement of Debbie Wasserman Schultz fully five months before her primary indicates a wariness of her progressive challenger.
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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High Court Asks Administration to Weigh in on Predatory Lending Case
A Supreme Court order this week forces the Obama administration to make a decision that pits consumers against debt collectors, car loan specialists, and student lenders.
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Siding With Foreclosure Victim, California Court Exposes Law Enforcement Failure
The case sends a powerful signal from the nation’s biggest state that the massive false document scandal, first discovered nearly a decade ago, is not over.
Elizabeth Warren Catches Investment Advisers Fibbing
Companies are telling the Labor Department and shareholders contradictory things about the effects of a conflict-of-interest rule for investment advisers.
Eric Holder Makes Ads for Hillary Clinton While Making Deals for Corporate Clients
Holder is upholding his Justice Department's tradition of negotiating lower fines for corporate offenses, albeit from the other side of the negotiating table.
An Idiot's Guide to Prosecuting Corporate Fraud
“You don’t have to reinvent the wheel,” says white-collar criminologist William Black. “The Justice Department forgot there was a wheel.”