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Mick Mulvaney
May 25, 2022
Alex Shephard
Stop Hiring Flaks to Do the Work of Journalists
MSNBC’s decision to bring Jen Psaki onto its network isn’t much better than CBS hiring Mick Mulvaney.
April 11, 2022
Walter Shapiro
The Democrats Are Not Dead Yet
Despite conventional wisdom, the party is not doomed in November’s midterm elections. The economy, Covid-19, the invasion of Ukraine, and the January 6 insurrection are all wild cards.
February 17, 2022
Magazine
Rachel M. Cohen
Wall Street’s New Foe Is a Close Ally of Elizabeth Warren
Can Rohit Chopra revive the CFPB after Trump let it languish?
August 27, 2018
Sarah Jones
The government’s student-loan watchdog ripped a Trump appointee in his resignation letter.
February 20, 2018
David Dayen
The Source of the Next Recession
History suggests that the Trump administration's zeal for financial deregulation could lead to an economic crisis.
February 13, 2018
Sarah Jones
The White House believes poor people don’t deserve to choose what they eat.
February 5, 2018
Sarah Jones
Consumer protection isn’t really Mick Mulvaney’s thing.
January 31, 2018
Matt Ford
The Legal War Over the Government’s Consumer Watchdog
A federal court ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, but the case appears headed to the Supreme Court.
December 20, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
The End of the Obama Era
How Republicans undid so many of his accomplishments in a single year
November 28, 2017
Bryce Covert
The CFPB Has Been Great for Consumers. So of Course Trump Wants to Gut It.
Despite railing against Wall Street in 2016, the president is battling to hobble the one agency devoted solely to protecting financial consumers.
October 5, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump Is Right: We Need to Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debt
The president may have stumbled upon one idea that might actually help the island territory.
October 3, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump will make Keynesian economics great again, sort of.
June 28, 2017
Brian Beutler
Conservatives’ Excuses for Kicking Millions Off of Health Care Don’t Make Any Sense
Debunking the right's three main justifications for Trumpcare.
June 7, 2017
Brian Beutler
Our Debt Limit Nightmares Are Coming True
But here's how Democrats can end Republican brinkmanship for good.
June 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is Mick Mulvaney the most cynical person in the Trump White House?
May 24, 2017
Brian Beutler
Will Republican Lies Catch Up to Them Before or After They Ruin People’s Lives?
May 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s proposed budget is immoral. It’s also a brazen accounting scam.
May 2, 2017
Brian Beutler
Please proceed, President Shutdown.
April 13, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Are Holding Themselves Hostage
They're threatening a government shutdown—against their own party.
April 12, 2017
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump ruined everything by hiring a bunch of movement conservatives who think he’s a sucker.
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