Today on TAP: More bank deregulation from the Trump administration
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.
He can be reached on Signal at ddayen.90.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
JPMorgan Gets Back Into the Electricity Business
An El Paso, Texas, electric utility is being purchased by an investment fund with deep, undisclosed ties to the big bank.
Posted inWorking in America
SEIU Members Outshine Journalists in Questioning Candidates
At a labor forum in Los Angeles, real issues faced by workers took center stage over political noise.
Posted inTAP
A Century in the Making
Today on TAP: California to get public banks, and a weekly roundup
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Big Tobacco Lobbied to Save Vaping. Now It Controls the Leading E-Cigarette Company.
Altria lobbying helped strike down a ban on flavored vaping liquids. Later it bought into Juul.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The New Uprising on a Country Road
Stephen Smith has brought an organizer’s mentality to his campaign for governor of West Virginia. He’s not just trying to win an election, but build a movement.
Posted inTAP
Impeachment Is an Educational Tool, Not a Book Report Due Friday
Today on TAP: The misguided rush to judgment on impeachment
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Great News: Wall Street Democrats Might Leave the Party
My fervent hope for many years could be coming true.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Impeachment and the Era of No Accountability
When you tell someone they won’t be punished for their misconduct, they tend to keep doing it. Maybe that finally has ended.
