Needed: less public relations blather and more pitchforks
Private Equity
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
A Public Option Might Be Journalism’s Last Best Hope
Democratic candidates are returning en masse to Great Society–era policies, which may also hold the key to rescuing the Fourth Estate.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Are Ignoring the Power of the Hospital Industry
And this will doom any meaningful reform.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Must Reframe 2020 Around Trump’s Corruption
Predicting an economic downturn shouldn’t be the focus when even a good economy fails to benefit everyone.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Private Equity’s Next Leveraged Buyout Might Be the Oval Office
Several candidates who have taken donor cash from private-equity barons have remained silent about the threat posed by the industry.
Posted inEconomic Policy
At Last, Legislation to Stop Private Equity Abuses
The bill to break the back of the worst thieves on Wall Street is sponsored by—no surprise—Elizabeth Warren.
Posted inEconomic Policy
America’s Real Divide Isn’t Left vs. Right. It’s Democracy vs. Oligarchy.
The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy is for the rest of us to join together and win America back.
Posted inEconomic Policy
At Netroots Nation, a Worker’s Voice Spoke Volumes
Sarah Woodhams, a laid-off Toys “R” Us employee, highlighted the schemes of private equity, to a somewhat baffled Julián Castro.
Posted inTAP
Large Crowd Rallies to Stop Private-Equity Hospital Closure in Philadelphia
Health professionals, patients, and lawmakers savaged private-equity baron Joel Freedman for the proposed closure of Hahnemann University Hospital at a noontime rally in Center City, Philadelphia, today. What looked to be over a thousand supporters and activists turned out, shutting down part of Broad Street and condemning Freedman as a “coward” and a “disgrace” who […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Private Equity’s Latest Scheme: Closing Urban Hospitals and Selling Off the Real Estate
Thousands are expected to rally Thursday against the closing of Hahnemann University Hospital, a 171-year-old facility in Center City Philadelphia.
