Private Equity Titans Eye a New Tax Perk
The real winners here, who would walk away with most of the tax savings, are the PE firms who can further profit from forcing companies they buy into debt.
Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti
Since October 2023, USAID has obligated $368 million in contracts and grants for activities in Haiti, according to an analysis of data from USASpending.gov.
Health Insurance Killing: Economics Does Have Something to Say
United and other insurers make a profit by restricting the claims they pay, so their profit motive goes directly against people’s need to get healthcare.
Contrary to What the Washington Post Tells Readers, China Is Doing a Huge Amount To Combat Global Warming
China is selling EVs, solar panels, batteries and other clean technologies at hugely subsidized prices.
RFK Jr., Physicians’ Pay Schedules, and the Elites’ Big Lie
The story of doctors’ pay is big money, more than is at stake in things like the expanded child tax credit or other issues that we often have major political…
Workers, Unchecked: The Case for Card Check This Labor Day
This Labor Day, workers deserve to see lawmakers tackle one of the key areas of policy hindering their right to organize unions.
AI, Guaranteed Income and the ‘Which Way Is Up?’ Problem Afflicting Our Elites
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press Leading media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have about as much concern for intellectual consistency as…
Warren’s New Bill Makes Private Equity’s Death Grip on Hospitals a Crime
By Eileen Appelbaum / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Private equity’s entrance into health care since 2000 has been dramatic. Both the number of private equity (PE) deals…
Newsom Plans to Bring Affordable Insulin to California
By Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy Research California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, announced plans last week for the state to set up its own manufacturing facility to produce…
The Venezuelan Coup, 20 Years Later
The enduring legacy of Venezuela’s short-lived 2002 coup d’etat, and the subsequent countercoup, for US-Latin American relations.