Private equity bought America's essential services(rubbishtalk.com)
487 points by NoRagrets | 511 comments
An article on the Rubbish Talk blog examining how private equity firms have acquired essential services across the United States.
#consolidation on Hacker News
2 stories tagged consolidation, newest first.
Economic Termites: Monopolies not noticeable enough for most of us(thebignewsletter.com)
338 points by passwordoops | 319 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter essay arguing that hidden monopolistic practices, or 'economic termites,' raise costs in ways macro statistics miss.