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David Dayen

David Dayen is an American journalist and author. He is the executive editor of The American Prospect.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Dayen grew up in and around Philadelphia.[3] His father worked in the textile industry and his mother was a school teacher and union representative.[3][4] Dayen had to change schools several times as a child, which sparked an early interest in comedy and joke-writing, as playing the clown made it easier for him to make new friends.[3]


He graduated with a degree in English from the University of Michigan, where he also contributed to a humor magazine.[3][4] Dayen performed as a stand-up comic well into his thirties.[3] He learned video editing at NFL Films after college.[3]

In 2021, Dayen won the for excellence in magazine journalism[12]

Hillman Prize

Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud (2016)[14][15]

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Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020)[11]

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