Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits
While industry leaders plead poverty to fight a proposed staffing standard, private equity owners are funneling cash into their affiliated real estate and management firms.
Business
Critical coverage on the global financial system and domestic policies that shape the U.S. economy, with a focus on corporate wrongdoing.
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Plus, Maui fire survivors score vital aid, Amazon is forced to embrace its employees, and Congressional winds shift against corporate mergers.
The New War Over Generic Drugs
Why are generic drugmakers fighting a plan to let them make more medicines?
Big Oil Could Help Shipowner Avoid Liability For Bridge Collapse
The company linked to the Baltimore disaster aims to use a 173-year-old “Titanic Law” to avoid paying big damages — after fossil fuel and other industries lobbied to stop reforms.
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Plus, big electric utilities face heat, decarbonization projects take off, feds crack down on corporate misconduct, and Biden’s new judge nominee is blasted for her hedge-fund past.
Hogan Pressed For Bigger Ships, Despite Safety Warnings
Maryland’s former governor-turned-Senate candidate championed mega-ships like the one that destroyed the Baltimore bridge.
Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers
Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard.
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Plus, immigrants catch a break in some states, environmental regulators combat cancer at its source, and states are taking on the gun lobby.
Fossil Fuel Cash Is Fracking Democrats’ Climate Support
After Biden paused liquid natural gas exports, fossil fuel-backed Democrats have worked to undo the climate win.
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Plus, Apple’s favorite repair restriction may soon be banned, college athletes score a historic labor win, and the tide may be turning on anti-LGBTQ bills.