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Private Equity
Posted inHousing
Child Death Sparks Reconsideration of Private Equity–Owned Affordable Housing
A two-year-old died in Section 8 housing in Pittsburgh, in one of over 130 federally subsidized properties owned by private equity firm Vitus.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Private Equity Hospital Bankruptcy Gets a True-Crime Twist
Prospect Medical Holdings is the latest sordid tale of legalized hospital embezzlement killing patients and communities. But the judge assigned to its bankruptcy raises eyebrows in a good way.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Populism, Price-Fixing, and Big Money
Writing fellow Luke Goldstein’s Best of 2024
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Plutocracy Kills
From the Boeing door plug blowout to the assassination of Brian Thompson to the never-ending oligarch-fueled genocide of Gaza, 2024 was not a year of moral ambiguity or nuance.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Final Boss of Our Medical Misery
Some health care problems, like Luigi Mangione’s excruciating back pain, are complex and mysterious. But the ultimate villain is pretty straightforward.
Posted inHousing
Look for the Tenant Union
Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Leveraging the Money Power
Progressive state and city officials are pushing back against the right’s war on ‘woke capitalism.’ They could be doing even more with trillions of dollars in pension funds.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Are Democrats Even a Little Serious About Stopping Private Equity?
A notorious health care looter claims a Senate investigation into his private equity–enabled hospital collapse is a superficial show trial. Did Gavin Newsom just prove him right?