Linda McMahon Has No Education Experience Except Wanting to Defund Public Schools
Her most important qualification is being a longtime Trump loyalist — and she’ll carry out his vision to gut the Department of Education.
326 posts found for ‘Private equity ’
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.
“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.
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.
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.
Finishing the Haitian Revolution
There’s work left over from 1804.
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.
Two Fires Tell the Tale of the U.S. Housing Crisis
The Bronx and Philadelphia residential fires point to broader housing problems throughout the U.S. But tenants are fighting back.
Which LA Fire Victims Get Money on GoFundMe — and Who Gets Left Out?
GoFundMe campaigns tend to favor the white and wealthy. After the Eaton fire, Altadena’s Black community is fighting back.
No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser
Sources told The Intercept that the group dangled $200,000 rewards before two members of Congress for a stand against the party’s legislative agenda.