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  • eff We need to save .ORG from arbitrary censorship by halting the private equity buy-out Mitch Stoltz
  • late stage capitalism Civil society groups protest the sale of .ORG to a private equity fund and a collection of Republican billionaires Cory Doctorow
  • health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow
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  • elections A deep dive into Elizabeth Warren's plan to tame private equity Cory Doctorow
  • elections Elizabeth Warren's banking proposals are designed to demolish the private equity sector and force finance to serve the people Cory Doctorow
  • california LA's new homelessness stats reveal a crisis that is only worsening Cory Doctorow
  • guillotine watch Legal threats force retraction of peer-reviewed article about the problems with private-equity-backed dermatologists Cory Doctorow
  • late stage capitalism California ballot measure to reintroduce rent control met with millions in opposition from Wall Street landlords Cory Doctorow
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  • Business Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance Cory Doctorow
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