Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3B in Income(truthout.org)

207 points by cdme 1 year ago | 143 comments

Israel Has Formed a Task Force to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities(truthout.org)

3 points by lucia-wermer 2 years ago | 0 comments

New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1B gift(bbc.com)

411 points by verve_rat 2 years ago | 251 comments

BBC News article reporting that a New York medical school is eliminating tuition after receiving a $1 billion gift.

After private equity takes over hospitals, they are less adept of providing care(nbcnews.com)

36 points by speckx 2 years ago | 11 comments

Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance -In 1798(forbes.com)

23 points by Bluestein 1 year ago | 13 comments

Senators to Propose Ban on U.S. Lawmakers, Executive Branch Members Owning Stock(wsj.com)

289 points by mfiguiere 3 years ago | 139 comments

Private equity ownership affects dental practices(dentaleconomics.com)

9 points by paimapi 12 days ago | 0 comments

Dental Economics news article summarizing Health Services Research findings on how private equity ownership affects dental practices, patients, finances, and Medicaid.

New York may ban noncompete employment agreements and Wall Street is not happy(fortune.com)

504 points by pg_1234 2 years ago | 308 comments

Fortune/AP article on a New York bill to ban noncompete employment agreements, awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision, and opposition from Wall Street firms.

Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D(arstechnica.com)

400 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 180 comments

Ars Technica article on a Senate report finding major drug companies spend more on executive pay and shareholder payouts than on R&D, citing patent thickets.

Private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates(theverge.com)

482 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 312 comments

A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.

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.

Private equity bought America's essential services(rubbishtalk.com)

487 points by NoRagrets 5 months ago | 511 comments

An article on the Rubbish Talk blog examining how private equity firms have acquired essential services across the United States.