Hedge funds make big returns by manipulating markets in ways that are illegal for small investors. Remind us: Why are they permitted?
Private Equity
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What We Don’t Need to Know About Bain Capital
We’re asking the wrong questions about private equity.
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The Public Doesn’t Get Private Equity
Many South Carolina voters don’t have an opinion on Romney’s Bain career, making it clear the attacks may have not been the reason for his fall in the polls.
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Out of The Quiet Rooms
In defending his tenure at Bain, Mitt Romney makes one gaffe after another.
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The Private Sector Is Not Like Government
The problem with the foundation of Mitt Romney’s campaign
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Poetic Justice
Mitt Romney’s rise has turned some Republicans from cheerleaders of private equity into its biggest critics.
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Saving Private Ron
Veterans turn out in droves for the only GOP candidate who supports cutting military spending.
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The Private Option
The Affordable Care Act won’t feel like a government program. That could be a problem for Democrats.
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The Cost Of Private Prisons.
Suzy Khimm notes that private prisons tend to overestimate their savings prior to securing a contract, only to make problematic cuts later, using Arizona as an example: In fact, the reason that Arizona is taking a second look at its private prisons right now is because of a high-profile fugitive case: Three inmates escaped from […]
