When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
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UnitedHealth Merger Approval Again Shows Lobbyist Power
Today on TAP: Another merger settlement allows consolidation in health care; UnitedHealth’s lobbyist was MAGA’s biggest firm.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Private Prisons Cash In on Trump’s Mass Deportations
GEO Group and CoreCivic are boasting of ‘unprecedented growth opportunities’ as they partner with ICE to surveil and imprison immigrants.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley Godzilla vs. Wall Street Mothra
The only two sectors thriving in Trump’s economy are increasingly sparring with each other.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Tariffs Are Kleptocracy in Action
Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump Is Big Tech’s Personal Lobbyist
The administration is working hard to eliminate taxes and regulations on Silicon Valley firms—even in other countries.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Canceling Colbert Begins the End of Television
Did Paramount suck up to Trump by ending its late-night show? Sure. Will there be any television networks to throw people off in ten years? Probably not.
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Home Insurance Executives Are Raking It In—at Your Expense
Performance-based pay packages incentivize claim denials and other harmful practices.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Deregulation Swings the Pendulum Toward Financial Crash
The Federal Trade Commission’s decline is a symptom of a public policy designed primarily to protect asset prices.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
UnitedHealth Has 2,694 Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Is It Too Big to Manage?
This behemoth conglomerate might just be too monstrous for its own good.