The co-founder of Demand Justice has called on the next Democratic president to reject corporate lawyers for judicial nominations.
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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The Dominant, Misguided Power of Presidential Primary Debates
Jay Inslee entered the presidential race for the right reasons, and he made a profound difference by moving the Democratic field to recognize the extent of the climate crisis and the need for bold solutions. He should be applauded for his effort. The bigger thing to say about his exit, along with the other winnowing […]
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Trump’s Fake Trade War With China
It will neither change China’s own predatory behavior nor get America to the industrial policy we need.
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Bernie Sanders Visits the Heart of America’s Homelessness Crisis
At Skid Row in Los Angeles, Sanders witnesses the callous neglect of human beings—and hope for combating the problem.
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How a Progressive Populist Plans to Win a Rural Republican District
J.D. Scholten almost took out Steve King in 2018. Now he’s back—stronger than ever.
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Potential Nominee for Democratic Slot on the SEC Troubles Advocates
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Is the Federal Trade Commission using the same deceptive advertising practices it’s supposed to police?
