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.
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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.
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.
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.
How Jan. 6 Brought Frontier Violence to the Heart of U.S. Power
The rioters had the aspect of barbarians ready to sack the Capitol. So who was manning the gates?
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.
How Progressive Democrats Were Railroaded in the Primaries by AIPAC and Allied Groups
A people-powered insurgency threatened to reshape the Democratic Party. Then came the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its allied super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.
Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire
“What we’re seeing in this moment is those arms of our government that we thought could be authoritarian towards some people coming back home and coming back to impact everybody.”
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.