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Private Equity
Sinema Wants to Prevent Closure of Tax Loophole for Rich in Reconciliation Bill
True to her funders, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is pushing Wall Street interests in relation to the reconciliation package.
Report Warns About Private Equity’s Increasing Grip on Home Health Industries
Profit incentives in the home health industry jeopardize quality of care for patients and quality of life for employees.
Warren Demands Private Equity-Backed Firms Answer for Role in Rising Rent Prices
“Our country faces an unprecedented affordable housing supply shortage,” Warren wrote.
Warrior Met Coal Miners Are Spending Christmas 2021 on Strike
The current impasse in negotiations, miners report, is over what happens when the strike, which began in April, ends.
Private Equity Is Sucking Up More and More Medicare Cash
Research has found that private equity investors reduce competition and negatively impact patient outcomes.
Investors Extracted Millions From Hospital Chain Struggling to Serve Patients
Private equity firms have extracted huge profits by targeting hospital chains that struggle to pay their bills.
Doctors Group Owned by a Private Equity Firm Repeatedly Sued the Poor
Lawsuits against poor patients began after TeamHealth, a physician staffing firm, was acquired by the Blackstone Group.
Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom
“PUSH” reveals how the marriage of private equity and real estate is driving the current housing crisis.
Elizabeth Warren Seeks to Cut Private Equity Down to Size
Warren's proposed legislation contains a bold set of proposals that targets abuses that hurt workers and investors.
Toys “R” Us Workers Take on Private Equity Vultures
The toy store's former employees are using public shaming and pension plans to demand severance and fight Wall Street greed.