The Radicalization of Fiona Scott Morton
A Yale professor's transformation from sober academic to antitrust crusader
David Dayen
David Dayen is the author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud.
The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your World
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are fighting for unbroken control of American life.
By David Dayen
The Trudeau Scandal Happens All the Time in America
Politically influential companies have been avoiding criminal prosecution since long before Trump became president.
By David Dayen
Ilhan Omar’s Victory for Political Sanity
The freshman congresswoman was right: The pro-Israel lobby uses financial muscle to influence Congress. That shouldn't be a controversial statement.
By David Dayen
Democrats Are About to Give Big Pharma the Big Tobacco Treatment
The House of Representatives' first oversight hearing of 2019 wasn't about Trump. It was about skyrocketing drug prices.
By David Dayen
Why Aren’t Democrats Standing Up for Low-Wage Government Workers?
Janitors, security guards, and other contractors deserve back pay after the shutdown ends, just like federal employees do.
By David Dayen
The Left Is Taking Aim at Pelosi’s Deficit Obsession
The Democratic leader wants to resurrect a House rule that will hinder progressive legislation.
By David Dayen
The Biggest Threat in the Postal Report Is to Rural Americans, Not Amazon
The Trump task force's recommendations would undermine the agency's mission to bind the country together.
By David Dayen
The Biggest Question Mark for the New Congress
The single most important vote of the 116th Congress will be on trade: specifically, the NAFTA replacement. We have absolutely no idea where the new legislators stand on it.
By David Dayen
Scott Walker Thought He Could Get Away With Corporate Welfare
The Wisconsin governor's disastrous deal with Foxconn cost him his seat in Tuesday's midterm elections.
By David Dayen
The Essential Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
The potential 2020 candidates are often portrayed as identical progressives. A closer look proves otherwise.
By David Dayen
Elon Musk and America’s Toxic Cult of the CEO
He could have been banished for securities fraud, but the government feared the consequences for Tesla's shareholders.
By David Dayen
He Was the Resistance Inside the Obama Administration
Timothy Geithner's refusal to obey his boss has had long-term political and economic consequences.
By David Dayen
Does Amazon Have More Power Than the Federal Reserve?
The economy continues to grow, yet wages remain flat. Corporate concentration may be to blame.
By David Dayen
How to Cure Corporate America’s Selfishness
Senator Elizabeth Warren has a simple idea for keeping big business accountable to the American public, not just shareholders.
By David Dayen
What Is Keith Ellison Thinking?
The influential congressman is among a wave of Democrats running for attorney general to take on Trump directly.
By David Dayen
Congress Makes Corruption Too Easy
Why was Representative Chris Collins allowed to serve on the board of a pharmaceutical company?
By David Dayen
The Gaping Divide Over Student Debt
Trump once supported more forgiving loans, but Betsy DeVos has other ideas. Meanwhile, Democrats are uniting around debt-free college.
By David Dayen
The Inevitable Death of Global Trade As We Know It
Free-trade proponents accuse Trump of imperiling a decades-old system, but a reckoning was due no matter what.
By David Dayen
The AT&T–Time Warner Merger Is Already What the Government Feared
It took only a week for the company to prove its critics right.
