Economic Justice

No Tears for Carl Icahn

Robert Reich / Substack Sep 19, 2024 As investors flee his private equity firm, the former Trump adviser remains a symbol of shareholder capitalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sports

The Major League Monopoly on Small Ball

Amos Barshad / The Lever Sep 18, 2024 How has a private equity firm cashed in on millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Profits vs Earth’s Destruction

Peter Kuper Apr 22, 2024 Dig deeper

Prison Reform

Prison 3.0: Wall Street’s Plan to Monetize Inmates

Katya Schwenk / The Lever Feb 15, 2024 States may be cracking down on prison-phone price gouging, but that hasn't stopped Wall Street from finding new ways to game the system. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Media

Is Private Equity Really ‘Taking Over’ US Healthcare?

John Canham-Clyne / FAIR Jan 19, 2024 No, it’s not. And pretending that it is obscures the real problem. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Doctors Seek to Bar Corporate Control of Health Practices

Bernard J. Wolfson / Undark Jan 3, 2023 Organizers are pushing for stiffer prohibitions on the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Private Equity is Bleeding American Society Dry

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Blackstone, BlackRock or a Public Bank for California’s Money?

Ellen Brown / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dark Money Then, Trumpocalypse Now

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Feb 5, 2018 The Russians didn't bring us Donald Trump. It was the usual suspects: private equity and hedge funds bandits. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Are Private Equity Titans Giving All Their Campaign Money to Hillary Clinton?

By Alec MacGillis / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The SEC Illustrates the Danger of Regulatory Capture

David Sirota / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Private Equity Is Becoming a Public Problem

David Sirota / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )