The American Dream’s New Premium Hike
Homeowners insurers are relying on artificial intelligence to raise your rates and boost their profits.
Economic Policy
The Billion-Dollar Car Heist
Americans increasingly can’t afford their cars, while car insurers are raking in record profits and executive pay.
Spirit Halloween’s Nightmare On Wall Street
Spirit Halloween is robbing the shopping-mall cemetery after private equity sent retailers to an early grave.
Shake Shackled
Ordering your next ShackBurger could now lock you into corporations’ favorite private justice system.
Amazon Prime Day Is A Racket
A new class-action lawsuit claims many of the company’s biannual sale event markdowns aren’t deals at all.
Bankification Nation
From tech giants to airlines to health care providers, every company is becoming a bank — and that’s bad news for the rest of us.
Comrade Trump Seizes The Means Of Production
The American government now has a 10 percent stake in computer company Intel — is Trump turning into a socialist?
Greedflation With A Side Of Gaslighting
As rising prices crushed consumers, a new study found that corporate media blamed inflation on outside factors, not companies’ booming bottom lines.
How Private Equity Thrashed Skateboarding’s Soul
Private equity firms systematically bought up and sold out skateboarding companies, killing the counterculture.
Wall Street’s Top Cop Scores Tax Break For Mysterious “Pre-Bribe”
Trump’s SEC chair just sold his financial services firm for more than $25 million to an unknown buyer — and is set to receive a massive tax break on the proceeds.