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Media
Is Private Equity Really ‘Taking Over’ US Healthcare?
Jan 19, 2024 No, it’s not. And pretending that it is obscures the real problem.
Business & Economy
Doctors Seek to Bar Corporate Control of Health Practices
Jan 3, 2023 Organizers are pushing for stiffer prohibitions on the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors.
Private Equity is Bleeding American Society Dry
Nov 8, 2019 Labor journalist Kim Kelly dissects the demise of the sports website Deadspin and what it means for the future of American journalism.
Blackstone, BlackRock or a Public Bank for California’s Money?
May 25, 2018 The state’s stagnant funds could be put to good and much-needed work through a publicly owned bank—instead of being put at high risk through investment in public-private partnerships.
Dark Money Then, Trumpocalypse Now
Feb 5, 2018 The Russians didn't bring us Donald Trump. It was the usual suspects: private equity and hedge funds bandits.
Why Are Private Equity Titans Giving All Their Campaign Money to Hillary Clinton?
Sep 8, 2016 The Democratic candidate has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance, and yet she is receiving all of the private equity industry’s support.
The SEC Illustrates the Danger of Regulatory Capture
Mar 30, 2015 The phrase "regulatory capture" shrouds a serious problem in vaguely academic jargon, making it seem like unimportant esoterica rather than anything noteworthy.
Private Equity Is Becoming a Public Problem
Jun 6, 2014 A few weeks ago, a top official at the Securities and Exchange Commission reported on what he called a "remarkable" amount of potentially illegal behavior in the private equity industry -- aka the industry that buys up, changes and sells off smaller companies.
Secret Romney Video Ties Him to Sex Party-Loving Hedge Fund Manager
Sep 18, 2012 The footage was shot during a fundraiser at the home of Marc Leder, a hedge fund manager known for throwing pretty lascivious affairs in the Hamptons, N.Y. We're talking about parties that involve sex, but not the kind intended for the purpose of planting a zygote in the womb, thereby going against a core conservative value and basically everything Republicans stand for.
