The presidential candidates confirmed to the Prospect that their attorney general would delist cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.
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.
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Using Presidential Power for Good
When I first interviewed as executive editor of the Prospect over a year ago, I was asked what kind of projects I might like to put together. Two things came to mind, and they both launch today. I have been consistently frustrated by the sorry state of coverage of presidential politics. Briefly put, we don’t […]
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The Day One Agenda
The Next Administration: Using Presidential Power for Good
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The Oxymoron of House Democratic Governance
It was not a memorable week in the annals of Democratic policymaking. Earlier this week, I wrote a preview of H.R. 3, Nancy Pelosi’s drug-pricing bill, seen as the signature effort of this year’s legislative session. I mentioned in there that the summary, still riddled with questions, probably represented the high-water mark for the bill, […]
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When Big Business Won’t Let the Troops Repair Their Equipment
Defense contractors are denying the military the right to repair its equipment. Unless the FTC rules otherwise, the contractors do it themselves—for a fee.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Closer Look at Nancy Pelosi’s Plan for Lower Drug Prices
The bill, H.R. 3, has gotten considerably stronger from its initial concept, but questions remain.
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Debate Sizzles With Scorching Parliamentarian Action!
Maybe it’s just me, but one of the few times I perked up in what I considered a forgettable debate last night was when Bernie Sanders started in with a detailed discussion of Senate procedure. The nation couldn’t care less about how the Senate conducts its business, but we’re simultaneously held hostage by it, because […]
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Official Secrets: A Conversation With Director Gavin Hood
The story of Katharine Gun, a whistle-blower who exposed NSA spying in the lead-up to the Iraq War, gets the Hollywood treatment.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Warren Plan Would Close Tax Loophole Joe Biden Uses
Biden makes use of the “Gingrich-Edwards” loophole to avoid payroll taxes.
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Warren Proposes the Biggest Expansion of Social Security in 50 Years
The plan, with an immediate $200 per month benefit increase, sets the left edge of the possible on a bedrock Democratic program.
