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David Dayen has been writing about politics since 2004, first as a blogger and then as a freelance journalist. He is a contributing writer to Salon.com, and also writes for The New Republic, The American Prospect, The Guardian (UK), Politico, The Huffington Post, Alternet, Democracy Journal, Pacific Standard, and more. He has been a guest on MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, Current TV, Russia Today, NPR, Pacifica Radio and Air America Radio. He has contributed to two anthology books, one about the Wisconsin labor uprising and one on the fight over the Stop Online Piracy Act in Congress. He lives in Los Angeles, where prior to writing about politics he had a 15-year career as a television producer and editor.
Recent Stories By David Dayen:
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The Entire Republican Agenda Now Hinges on This One DecisionAugust 1, 2017
Republicans have a huge choice to make, an unusually binding decision on the next steps for their legislative agenda. It will determine the campaign promises they will be able to keep, and more...
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What Do Democrats Stand For? The Party Finally Has the Right AnswerJuly 24, 2017
For longer than they would like to admit, national Democrats have had difficulty answering the question “What are you for?” Hillary Clinton had a platform full of ideas but an advertising campaign...
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The Lesson of the GOP Health Care Collapse: Make America Simpler AgainJuly 18, 2017
Last night, Sens. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran put the Republican health care bill out of its misery, simultaneously announcing on Twitter that they couldn’t support it so neither could be precisely...
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Why Republicans Can't Just Move On From Their Health Care NightmareJuly 11, 2017
Congress typically legislates in short, fruitful bursts between long periods of dormancy. This week kicks off a short stretch where we will learn whether we’re in a moment of activity or inertia, and...
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Trump Has Forgotten a Major Lesson From the Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4, 2017
I spent part of my Fourth of July weekend at the new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Amid George Washington’s war tent and a replica privateer ship were an abundance of pocket-...
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The Fed’s Big Mistake: Rate Hikes Hurt US WorkersJune 13, 2017
Protesters rallied in Washington, New York City and Philadelphia yesterday against an imminent government action that would damage the financial prospects of ordinary workers. And no, it had nothing...
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Trump’s Air Traffic Control Plan: Airlines Win, Passengers LoseJune 5, 2017
Happy Infrastructure Week! I know, you’re still getting over the last Infrastructure Week three weeks ago. But the Trump administration has usurped the label, spotlighting its commitment to a...
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Here's How Broken Washington Is — Even Without TrumpMay 30, 2017
People like to say Washington is broken. But sometimes policymakers on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum can find common ground and reach an agreement that not only satisfies their goals but...
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Why Trump Didn’t Have to Obstruct Justice: The US No Longer Holds the Powerful AccountableMay 23, 2017
The Trump administration is in crisis. Successive scandals related to possible collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice have put talk of impeachment in the air. Beyond those parallels to...
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How Trump Can Score a Big, Bipartisan Win on Health CareMay 16, 2017
Donald Trump doesn’t typically take my advice. But if he really wants to turn around his presidency with a victory that would bring together both parties and win praise from the public, he could try...
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Who’s Watching Wall Street? The Feds Turn a Blind Eye to Goldman’s GameMay 9, 2017
Goldman Sachs is on a shopping spree. Last week, it spent $500 million to buy 12 percent of Riverstone Holdings, a private equity firm focused on energy investments. This is part of a $2 billion...
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How Congress Could Make Steve Bannon’s Wildest Dream Come TrueMay 2, 2017
Beyond the competing sets of spin about the success or failure of Donald Trump’s first hundred days, even the most committed liberal partisan can admit that he has allowed corporate America to run...