David Dayen

Buoyed by billions in assistance from the state, real talk about what it takes to run New York City, and some taxes on the rich, the mayor closed a historic leftover budget deficit.

In the low-profile race for California insurance commissioner, Jane Kim wants to borrow from other countries to solve a crisis in the homeowner’s insurance market.

Sen. Chris Murphy has a sense of what ails America, and he wants to restore its spiritual core.

Dan Osborn’s pitch is simple: mechanics should be able to beat billionaires.

Suing slush fund recipients under the False Claims Act could claw back their payments, plus three times as much in damages.

People have tuned out Trump’s promises of a deal. That is starting a cascade of consequences.

The question speaks to how in the Democratic Party, there is no price paid for the inability to govern.

The world’s largest advertising conglomerate has proposed merging with the company that has built detailed profiles on every American.

Here’s what’s happening across California and throughout the country today.

Monopoly power has penetrated nearly every sector of commerce.