Shuttered IRS Is Sending Automated Warnings of Asset Seizures, With Nobody to Call to Stop Them
What do you do when the government is shut down, running on autopilot, and about to crash into you?
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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Progressives Fought for Key Committee Spots, but Centrist New Dems Came Out on Top
The Congressional Progressive Caucus’s high-profile members were largely shut out of new assignments to three critical “money committees.”
Revolving Door on Steroids: Lobbyist Jon Kyl, Who Served Four Months in the Senate, Won’t Disclose Some Clients
Jon Kyl returned to his lobbying firm Covington & Burling a week after ending his brief tenure as a U.S. senator from Arizona.
Nancy Pelosi Rams Austerity Provision Into House Rules Package Over Objections of Progressives
The pay-go rule makes it more difficult for Democrats to pass a host of liberal agenda items, while Republicans are free to blow big holes in the tax code.
Steve Mnuchin Is a Dunce
Mnuchin’s biggest problem might just be his lack of intelligence.
How Vaping Giant Juul Explains Everything That’s Wrong With Our World
The e-cigarette industry was established only a decade ago and has already been whittled down to one dominant player: Juul.
Elizabeth Warren Plan Would Allow the Government to Manufacture Its Own Generic Drugs
Markets only work with genuine competition. It's vanishing, so Warren wants the government to provide it.
Sen. Jeff Merkley Wants to Stop Congress Members From Insider Trading By Banning Them From Owning Stocks
“As public officials there are a lot of impositions on our lives. This is not one of them. Having a diversified portfolio is an easy thing.”
Something New Is Happening in the House: Progressives Are Winning Internal Fights
A House rule that required a supermajority to raise taxes is being iced under pressure from the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
The Remarkable Tale of the Corporate Lobbyist Sworn In as a Temporary U.S. Senator
“By getting this dip into the Senate, he gets an increased profile, an increased rolodex. It burnishes his stature but does nothing for the republic.”