Views My Own
Trump Never Had Anything to Fear from an Insider Like Robert Mueller
We have effectively written white-collar crime and public corruption out of the US code.
David Dayen
3.27.19
Views My Own
This Is What Trump Quietly Screwing the Poor Looks Like
Predators who target desperate people with payday loans were going to get regulated. Then they threw some money around.
David Dayen
2.7.19
Views My Own
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Plan to Tax the Rich Is the Opposite of Radical
Her idea of a 70 percent tax on income above $10 million isn't wild, and wouldn't pay for everything the left wants. But that's the wrong way to think about it.
David Dayen
1.7.19
Views My Own
This Invisible Industry Might Be the Worst Thing About Late Capitalism
Toys R Us, Sears, and even nursing homes are getting ravaged by financial predators in private equity.
David Dayen
11.28.18
Late Capitalism
Wells Fargo: You Can’t Sue Because You Should Have Known We Misled You
A new legal argument from the extremely shady bank is basically: "We can't be trusted to tell the actual truth." And it might work.
David Dayen
11.15.18
Corruption
You Shouldn't Be Surprised by Michael Cohen's Shameless Bribery Scheme
The president's personal lawyer and favorite ambulance chaser got millions from huge corporations like AT&T desperate for access to Trump. Welcome to DC, but somehow worse.
David Dayen
5.10.18
Money
Corporate America Celebrated Tax Cuts by Laying Off Workers
Don't let a twisted and dishonest PR scheme by massive companies grateful for Trump's huge Christmas present distort the truth.
David Dayen
1.10.18
Weed
It's Time for Democrats to Go All in on Weed
You can only legalize marijuana by actually legalizing marijuana, permanently, at the federal level. As the opposition party, Democrats should try to do that!
David Dayen
1.5.18
Money
I Tried to Make My Home Energy-Efficient and It's Ruining My Life
People across America are pitched what seems like a win-win: make your house more climate-friendly for little or no money down. Advocates say it's a nightmare.
David Dayen
12.19.17
Money
The Paradise Papers Make the Republican Tax Plan Look Insane
The bill would give huge tax breaks to the superrich and reward corporations hoarding assets abroad, just like those implicated in the latest massive leak.
David Dayen
11.7.17
Money
We Spent a Decade Fighting Our Bank Over $482.08
Eugene and Patricia Kline went into foreclosure and sold their home. Then things got weird.
David Dayen
10.25.17
White-collar crime
The Feds Actually Expect Wall Street Bankers to Police Themselves
One of the most important financial regulators in America just announced his new plan for reining in white-collar crime. It doesn't look good.
David Dayen
9.26.17
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