Private equity is devouring the U.S. economy(theatlantic.com)

359 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 401 comments

An Atlantic Ideas essay by Rogé Karma arguing private equity now controls about one-fifth of the U.S. market, largely invisible to investors, media, and regulators.

Amazon's Big Secret (which divisions are profitable)(theatlantic.com)

11 points by _xerces_ 2 years ago | 1 comments

New research suggests that Walmart makes the communities it operates in poorer(theatlantic.com)

47 points by Ozarkian 1 year ago | 52 comments

The Strategic Crypto Swindle(theatlantic.com)

65 points by zfg 1 year ago | 41 comments

The U.S. Economy Reaches Superstar Status(theatlantic.com)

32 points by xnx 2 years ago | 33 comments

The looming college-enrollment death spiral(theatlantic.com)

86 points by JumpCrisscross 6 months ago | 96 comments