Price Controls: An Inflation Solution That Doesn’t Screw Workers
Economist James K. Galbraith discusses the history of how price controls have been used to address inflation.
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Medicare Privatization Scheme Faced Legal Questions About Profiteering
Government attorneys expressed concerns that the Medicare direct contracting model — begun by Trump and continued under Biden — was geared to benefit specific companies.
Public Pensions Are Financing Refresco’s Anti-Union Campaign in New Jersey
Refresco is a subsidiary of PAI Partners, a private equity firm that counts several public pension funds among its investors.
Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
Defense contractors, fossil fuel companies, and pharmaceutical giants have also used superficial measures like diverse boards to earn inclusion in so-called socially conscious ESG funds.
“Who’s Willing to Get Arrested?” Immigrant Activists Ready for Trump Deportation Plans
Immigrant rights organizers and activists have a playbook from the last Trump presidency, but worry of less funding and more fatigue.
Jared Kushner Flaunted His Influence With Saudi Arabia, Russia in Pitch to Investors
Affinity Partners boasts of “accelerating transformation through connectivity” in a slide deck obtained by The Intercept.
Florida Contracts Go to Companies That Flooded Ron DeSantis Campaign Fund
The record-setting war chest has fueled speculation about whether the governor will run for president in 2024.
Finishing the Haitian Revolution
There’s work left over from 1804.
Ambulance Rides Still Aren’t Protected From Surprise Billing — and Subscriptions Do Little to Help
As the Biden administration flounders on its pledge to remedy surprise ground ambulance bills, local EMS subscription programs offer shoddy safety nets.
Three Teachers Tried to Give Palestinian Students a Safe Haven — and It Cost Them Their Jobs
The Philadelphia school ordered teachers to “stay neutral” on Israel’s war on Gaza, but they helped students make pro-Palestine posters.