David Dayen

@ddayen

A radical new idea from two former Obama officials could revolutionize the way Americans manage their money.

What will it do to the many millions of Americans who still haven't recovered from the last one?

The Republican House of Representatives has become an unruly mob, and the speaker has no one to blame but himself.

The biggest fears about the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster have come true, a new government report shows.

Unemployment is at a 15-year low, so why aren't wages surging? Because the old rules no longer apply.

The mobile carrier's argument for merging with Sprint is disproven by its success in recent years—and its CEO's past statements.

How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America

The tech giant has largely escaped scrutiny of late, but deserves a congressional grilling just as much as Mark Zuckerberg did.

As Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Congress about Facebook's privacy failures, here's a wholesale solution for politicians to consider.

Trump's attacks on the company aren't nearly as alarming as the government largesse that helped it become a tech behemoth.

The president announces tough tariffs on steel. The media goes crazy. The president wrings meaningless concessions out of U.S. partners and then lauds his own deal-making prowess. And scene.

Hillary Clinton's comments about middle America speak to a broader disconnect in the party. But Trump presents an opportunity.

The president of the New York Federal Reserve is resigning, and Democrats are pushing for diversity in his replacement.

Trump's proposed tariffs won't do much for American workers, but what if Democrats return to power on Capitol Hill?

Will the party resist the urge to help Republicans fix their flawed law?

History suggests that the Trump administration's zeal for financial deregulation could lead to an economic crisis.

Fiscal scolds say the bipartisan agreement will irreparably damage the country. In truth, it will help those hurt the most by the Great Recession.

As her campaign against Wells Fargo shows, success on Capitol Hill can't always be measured through a legislative scorecard.

Instead of government oversight, President Trump is poised to give a few CEOs near-total power over a troubled American industry.