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Pay to Prey: Governors Facilitate the Predatory Outsourcing of US Public Services
Shocking new allegations of a murder-for-hire plot are emerging from Michigan as the media digs deeper into that state's failed outsourcing of prison services.
What Will Privatizing Evictions Do to People in Illinois?
A new Illinois bill allows property owners to turn to “third parties” to enforce eviction notices if the sheriff fails to do so.
The New York Times’ New Editor Buries Important Story on Private Equity Fee Shenanigans on Holiday Weekend
Anyone in the political or public relations game knows that the best way to make a disclosure but minimize its impact is to do so on day before the …
Elizabeth Warren: A Video History of Her Battle Against Wall Street
American Family Voices (AFV) compiled a video to celebrate the publication of Elizabeth Warren's new book.
How Milton Friedman Fomented the Barmy “Corporations Exist to Maximize Shareholder Value” Myth
Repeat after me: “maximizing shareholder value” is an idea made up and promoted by economists.
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Ending Tax Breaks for Super-Rich Can Make Tax Day Fun for Rest of Us
Four simple tax changes could raise lots of money by taking away subsidies for rich people.
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When Predatory Equity Hit the Big Apple: How Private Equity Came to New York’s Rental Market
Things are heating up inside Wall Street's new rental empire.
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Slumlord Wannabe Blackstone Violates Local Housing Laws by Making Tenants Maintain Rentals
The yawning gap between private equity landlord sales talk and what they are delivering is finally being exposed.
Powerful Private Equity Kingpins Are Moving Into Unregulated Parts of Banking
A powerful set of financial players, namely, private equity firms, is continuing to expand the scope of their activities with little scrutiny.
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Half of US Farmland Being Eyed by Private Equity
An estimated 400 million acres of farmland in the United States will likely change hands over the coming two decades as older farmers retire, even as new evidence indicates …