Horror stories about private equity-owned hospitals are part of a deeper history of neoliberalism, a new book argues.

Books

Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America’s Health Care Woes?

by Merrill Goozner September 29, 2026September 28, 2026

Horror stories about private equity-owned hospitals are part of a deeper trend, a new book argues.

Newsletter

The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism

by Anne Kim May 17, 2026May 16, 2026

War Windfalls: Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, a barrel of oil passed the $100 mark for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Here, the price per gallon of gas is shown at a gas station in New York, NY on March 9, 2026.

The Monopolized Economy

Another War, Another Excuse for Profiteering

by Hal Singer March 10, 2026August 24, 2026

Power Concentrated: A data center owned by Amazon Web Services under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025.

Economy

The Dangers of AI and Extreme Wealth Inequality

by David Atkins January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Books

How the Left Lost the Working Class—and How to Win Them Back

by David Kusnet July 17, 2025August 6, 2025

A massive ship being built in China illustrates the woeful state of American shipbuilding. Here's how to save American shipbuilding.

The Monopolized Economy

How to Fix Our Dangerous Dependency on Foreign Ships and Save American Shipbuilding

by Arnav Rao June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Magazine

The Secret to Reindustrializing America Is Not Tax Cuts and Tariffs. It’s Regulated Competition.

by Phillip Longman June 1, 2025June 1, 2025

November/December 2023

The Great Reordering

by Rana Foroohar October 29, 2023October 30, 2023

November/December 2023

What the Clinton Haters on the Left Get Wrong

by David Masciotra October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

Magazine

Need a New Economic Vision? Gotcha Covered

by Paul Glastris January 8, 2023January 8, 2023

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neoliberalism

Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America’s Health Care Woes?

Another War, Another Excuse for Profiteering

The Dangers of AI and Extreme Wealth Inequality

How the Left Lost the Working Class—and How to Win Them Back

How to Fix Our Dangerous Dependency on Foreign Ships and Save American Shipbuilding

The Secret to Reindustrializing America Is Not Tax Cuts and Tariffs. It’s Regulated Competition.

The Great Reordering

What the Clinton Haters on the Left Get Wrong

Need a New Economic Vision? Gotcha Covered

The Red Undertow in the Midterms

Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?

This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming

Many Health Care Grad Students Can’t Get the Loans They Need

The Unitary Executive Theory in All of Its Historical Perversity

The Secret Monopoly Making Everything More Expensive

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