Today on TAP: Some congressional races you might want to know about
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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Crypto-Backed California Republican Attacks Opponent for Owning Crypto
It’s part of a Vietnamese-language red-baiting campaign by Rep. Michelle Steel, who faces a stiff challenge in California’s 45th Congressional District against veteran and pharmacy owner Derek Tran.
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Move Your Money
Today on TAP: The CFPB initiates a new ‘open banking’ rule that will make it less of a hassle to switch financial institutions.
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The Changing Spirit of Montana
Dirt farmer Jon Tester is the last statewide Democrat. Practically all the Republican officeholders are out-of-state millionaires. What gives?
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In Israel, the War Is Also the Goal
Today on TAP: Yahya Sinwar’s death is unlikely to change the situation in Gaza.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Guardians Donate to the Harris Campaign
Multiple Harris donors at an upcoming fundraiser are representing Google in its case against the Justice Department over monopolizing digital advertising.
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All the Money and Power in the World
Today on TAP: Announcing Organized Money, a new show about how the business world really works
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
I Can’t Believe I’m Writing About IV Fluid Again
There’s another critical shortage of salt and water in a bag. Hurricane Helene is only the surface-level cause; it’s really about America refusing to learn the lessons of monopoly fragility.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hurricane Price-Gouging Doesn’t Trigger Economist Reassessment
Some of the same figures who attacked Kamala Harris for her federal proposal to ban price-gouging in groceries remain steadfast after widespread reports in the Southeast.
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Harris In-Home Care Plan Recognizes Information Gap on Seniors
Trump has been blanketing Pennsylvania with dubious claims that Harris would cut Social Security and Medicare.
