The Fake Public Comments Supporting a Bank Merger Are Coming From Inside the House
Joseph Otting, the head of a bank regulator, lobbied himself to approve a merger with a campaign that included fake comments to his own agency.
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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Big Tech Is Appealing to Congress to Help Get Around California’s New Online Privacy Law
Alastair Mactaggart, who led the push to pass California's sweeping privacy measure, said he fears Congress will pre-empt the law at the behest of big tech.
Koch-Funded Think Tank at Public University Uses Private Email Server, Because Of Course It Does
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Koch-Funded Think Tank Linked to George Mason University Is Now Pretending It’s Not Part of George Mason University
The Mercatus Center, a Koch-funded think tank housed within George Mason University, wants to have it both ways.
Pentagon Refuses to Disclose Identity of Foreign Country Contacted About Trump’s Military Parade
Emails from the Pentagon reveal redacted communications between Veterans Day Parade planners and an unknown foreign government.
Sean Patrick Maloney Calls Zephyr Teachout “Unhinged” for Accurately Describing His Voting Record
Zephyr Teachout pointed to Sean Patrick Maloney’s public record. His response was unhinged.
Kerri Harris Got More Votes Than She Thought She Needed, But It Wasn’t Enough
Insurgent candidate Kerri Harris fell short in her long-shot bid to unseat Tom Carper.
Nancy Pelosi Promises That Democrats Will Handcuff the Democratic Agenda If They Retake the House
House Democrats promise to handcuff their own agenda.
Trump's FTC Releases Nearly 500 Pages of Material on Conflicts of Interest — and Redacts It All
Andrew Smith may be setting a record for the most wildly conflicted corporate regulator.
Tom Carper and the Rise and Fall of the Delaware Way
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