A payday lending CEO appears to have reversed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a critical rule.
David Dayen
David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. He is the author of Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power and Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud. He co-hosts the podcast Organized Money with Matt Stoller.
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Impeachment as a Derailer of the Judges Train
Today on TAP: Can a Senate trial stop the Trump judges from being confirmed?
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Mother of Insulin Victim on Pelosi’s Drug Price Bill: ‘It Wouldn’t Have Saved My Son’s Life’
The Lower Drug Costs Now Act, with its critical gaps and questionable strategy, is a microcosm of how House Democratic leaders have done policy all year.
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McKinsey’s Complicity in Immigration Cruelty
Today on TAP: The consulting firm suggests cutting food and medical care for immigrants in detention
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: Wells Fargo Sponsors an Affordable-Housing Panel
Axios’s lead sponsor-enabler Mike Allen leads a ‘hometown’ discussion presented by the giant recidivist bank.
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A Make-or-Break Moment for Journalism
Why the Prospect needs your support on Giving Tuesday
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Bloomberg’s Degradation of Journalism
Today on TAP: The presidential candidate’s entry calls off one of the nation’s largest news outlets from investigative coverage
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On Black Friday, Retail Workers Fight for Dignity in the Workplace
United for Respect—an organization of, by, and for retail workers—builds support for better pay, fairer hours, and dignity on the job.
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: Tax Prom!
The event gathers everyone in the tax policy world to mix and mingle.
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Tech Companies’ Big Reveal: Hardly Anyone Files Arbitration Claims
Responding to Congress, they make clear that forced arbitration gives them the means to sidestep the law.
