The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System
A Trump-appointed judge will hear a challenge to Trump’s legally dubious move.
Nov 28, 2017 / George Zornick
Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue
A hearty issue… Shell games… Stars and semiautomatics…
Nov 16, 2017 / Our Readers and David Dayen
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population
How can we get to a saner tax system, a more just distribution of wealth, and a healthier economy overall?
Nov 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen
How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment
By naming Jay Powell as Fed chair, the president got “Yellen without Yellen”: a moderate Keynesian who supported her monetary stimulus.
Nov 9, 2017 / William Greider
Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich
You can also vote in your local election and host a Fossil-Free House Party.
Nov 7, 2017 / NationAction
Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion
In between private jet trips, he shills for Trump’s disastrous policies and racist rhetoric.
Nov 7, 2017 / Nomi Prins
Stop Listening to Trump and Start Listening to Real Populists Like Sherrod Brown Stop Listening to Trump and Start Listening to Real Populists Like Sherrod Brown
In case you missed it, the Ohio senator made a powerful speech this week against forced arbitration.
Oct 27, 2017 / John Nichols
Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us
Plus: David Dayen on JPMorgan Chase and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr.
Oct 12, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Behind JPMorgan Chase’s Bait-and-Switch Behind JPMorgan Chase’s Bait-and-Switch
According to lawsuits filed by investor Larry Schneider, the bank sold him thousands of mortgages—then changed the terms of the deal.
Oct 5, 2017 / David Dayen
Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages! Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages!
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.
Oct 5, 2017 / Feature / David Dayen