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Over the last four years, the indefatigable @ddayen wrote more than 300 articles for The Intercept.
We’d like to thank David for this phenomenal body of work and congratulate him as he takes over @theprospect as executive editor. A sampling of his greatest hits:
We’d like to thank David for this phenomenal body of work and congratulate him as he takes over @theprospect as executive editor. A sampling of his greatest hits:
Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin’s bank was accused of “widespread misconduct” in a leaked memo. The memo alleges that Mnuchin’s bank illegally backdated key documents and effectively gamed foreclosure auctions. (from 2017) interc.pt/2j5R7a0
For years, the identity of the owner of one of the largest holdings of Puerto Rican debts has been a mystery. Now, the secret owner of $1 billion in Puerto Rican debt is secret no more. (from 2017) interc.pt/2xf5BqN
Gymboree’s last days show how in corporate America, the winners at the top can win even in failure — and nobody else is safe, not even the VPs. (from March 2019) interc.pt/2YlXPu7
Google representatives attended meetings with Obama administration officials more than once a week on average.
“Americans know surprisingly little about what Google wants and gets from our government.” (from 2016) interc.pt/1NFfhgl
“Americans know surprisingly little about what Google wants and gets from our government.” (from 2016) interc.pt/1NFfhgl
In the typically gridlocked Congress, Democrats are teaming up with Republicans for a stealth attack on Wall Street reform — during the 10th anniversary of the biggest banking crisis in nearly a century. (from 2018) interc.pt/2F6R89e
Trump’s former consumer protection czar shrank fines for law-breaking companies. In three settlements, Mick Mulvaney’s CFPB explicitly reduced the fine handed down against corporate offenders to a fraction of the initial amount. (from 2018) interc.pt/2LtYJly
Lawmakers said a bipartisan banking bill would help community banks against growing Wall Street power. It appears to be having the opposite effect. (from 2018) interc.pt/2IKuVik
The “Amazon amendment” would effectively hand government purchasing power over to Amazon.
“It seems like Amazon wrote it. It will accelerate the transfer of more and more government spending to Amazon.” (from 2017) interc.pt/2ioc9Ot
“It seems like Amazon wrote it. It will accelerate the transfer of more and more government spending to Amazon.” (from 2017) interc.pt/2ioc9Ot
A private prison corporation wrote a Texas bill extending how long immigrant children can be detained. The bill would allow family detention centers to be classified as “childcare facilities.” (from 2017) interc.pt/2p2Ipbj
