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David Dayen

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Dayen

    Why Is Sam Altman a Free Man? - The American Prospect (opens the original)

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    This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. One of the signature public service announcements of my youth was created by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America in 1987. A father finds a stash of pot and confronts his son: “Who taught you how to do this stuff?” “You, all right!” the kid snaps back. “I learned it by watching you!” I am bound by the AP Stylebook to not anthropomorphize artificial intelligence. But I can imagine these very words being uttered by

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David Dayen

    The House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other - The American Prospect (opens the original)

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    There are two kinds of elections happening this November, one of them quite strange. The natural focus has been on whether Democrats can win back the House and Senate. That’s the one that matters for the direction of the country. But thanks to California’s primary system, which advances the top two candidates to the general election, eight U.S. House races feature two Democrats taking on one another. Some feature incumbents with nothing more than token opposition, but several follow the main sto

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · David Dayen

    Republicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump - The American Prospect (opens the original)

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    This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. After a notable absence, an anti-war movement has emerged to finally challenge a president over the unpopular conflict in Iran. Not in the streets so much, but in ads and statements from Republicans trying to salvage their doomed election campaigns. “The war with Iran needs to end and end quickly,” said Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers in a digital ad. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) made almost the same verbatim statem

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · David Dayen

    DOGE Bills Could Come Back to Haunt Republicans - The American Prospect (opens the original)

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    The news moves so fast that people may not fully remember that just a year ago, fanboys of Elon Musk barely out of adolescence were running amok inside the federal government. The DOGE operation was such an awful failure on its own terms that it’s been written out of the story of Trump’s second term to some degree. But the damage to government functions was never addressed, and Republicans in Congress who jumped aboard the DOGE train with both feet have never been held accountable. That could ch

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · David Dayen, Matt Stoller

    Organized Money: How the Democratic Party Runs on Elder Fraud - The American Prospect (opens the original)

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    Have you noticed the seemingly endless, catastrophic-sounding text messages from political candidates? Messages like: “Barack Needs Your Help!”; “Social Security Is Ending!”; or “Help, We’re Losing The Election!,” all ending with a plea to throw in a donation. It turns out these spam messages are part of a sophisticated and profitable arm of political fundraising that has grown substantially over the last decade-plus. It’s gone from grassroots fundraising to what can arguably be called elder fra

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