Column | What happens when private equity takes over hospitals The story of two private-equity-owned hospitals that went bankrupt is a warning sign.

This is what happens when private equity takes over hospitals. @bethanymclean.bsky.social

Column | AI will trigger financial calamity. It’ll also remake world. Two things can be true at the same time. Bets on AI are going to cause financial calamity. And AI is going to change the world.

"Two things can be true at the same time. Bets on AI are going to cause financial calamity. And AI is going to change the world," writes @bethanymclean.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Takeo Hoshi, professor of economics at the University of Tokyo and leading expert on Japan’s financial system, joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss Japan’s lost decades of economic stagnation and missed opportunities.

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NEW on #Capitalisnt: @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's John Ioannidis joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss the relationship between capitalism and science & its future, and how both will have to respond to contemporary politics.

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Why private equity needs you more than you need them President Trump says he wants ordinary Americans to be able to invest in private equity. But in reality, the industry needs your cash.

Excellent column from @bethanymclean.bsky.social on the latest Trump scam: getting you to invest your retirement savings in private equity and crypto. wapo.st/4ms11Op

Thank you!

Fair point! Thank you for listening.

NEW on #Capitalisnt: @c-hughes.bsky.social joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss his new book “Marketcrafters” and the government’s role in rebalancing economic power and creating fair and efficient markets.

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NEW on #Capitalisnt, investor Clifford Asness joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss how financial markets have changed due to new technologies and macroeconomic trends and how investment strategies must adapt.

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NEW on #Capitalisnt: Former FTC Chair @linamkhan.bsky.social joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to reflect on her tenure, her vision of capitalism, and highlights the antitrust issues to pay attention to moving forward.

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'A flashing red light': how Donald Trump Jr. is cashing in on his dad's presidency With his unseemly investments in defense contractors, Donald Trump Jr. is the new Hunter Biden

Don Junior is the new Hunter Biden: How America’s First Son is cashing in on his dad’s presidency.

by @bethanymclean.bsky.social

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These are strange times.

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Capitalisn't Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contribu...

OpenAI’s continued pursuit to restructure to a for-profit corporation has been fraught with drama. Is it a “textbook case of altruism vs. greed,” as the judge overseeing the case declared? @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss on a new #Capitalisnt tomorrow. Subscribe now:

Capitalisn’t: Why Trump Is Deregulating in the Wrong Way Chicago Booth’s Sam Peltzman joins the podcast to discuss the shrinking role of the federal government.

Why Trump is deregulating in the wrong way, via Chicago Booth's Sam Peltzman, @zingales.bsky.social & @bethanymclean.bsky.social www.chicagobooth.edu/review/capit... #econsky

Capitalisn't Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contribu...

President Trump has directed "for every one new regulation, ten old regulations must be eliminated.” Tomorrow, a leading expert in the economics of deregulation joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss if these efforts are really efficient. Don’t miss a new #Capitalisnt.

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Former UC Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss the importance of university research as President Trump threatens federal funds, and other challenges universities face today.

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Why AI Spending Reminds Jim Chanos of the Fracking Bubble Some of what I learned from the market veteran

“Financial cognitive dissonance.” is when the market doesn't acknowledge an obvious flaw and maintains a high valuation -> Why AI Spending Reminds Jim Chanos of the Fracking Bubble, by @pkrugman.bsky.social with a reference to @bethanymclean.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

NEW on #Capitalisnt: @yappelbaum.bsky.social joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss how the American homeownership crisis isn’t about cost, but mobility, and how NIMBYs—even with good intentions—have limited access to the American Dream.

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Capitalisn't Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contribu...

Homeownership is often viewed as the American Dream, but has become increasingly out of reach, especially for young professionals. Tomorrow, on a new #Capitalisnt, @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social discuss how the American Dream has become an American nightmare.

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Over a year ago, a previous guest forecasted there would be no barriers to entry in AI. Does DeepSeek’s success prove them right? @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social discuss the implications of AI’s rapidly changing landscape. Don’t miss tomorrow’s new #Capitalisnt. Subscribe now:

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Luigi Mangione and the Health Care Blame Game Bethany McLean asks, Are insurance executives responsible for the public's rage toward the industry—or are they just well-paid cogs in a flawed machine?

Should insurance executives be held responsible for the public's rage toward the healthcare industry? @bethanymclean.bsky.social

Luigi Mangione and the Health Care Blame Game Bethany McLean asks, Are insurance executives responsible for the public's rage toward the industry—or are they just well-paid cogs in a flawed machine?

“We have a system in which everyone, from executives to money managers to shareholders, is guilty.” @bethanymclean.bsky.social

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“We have a system in which everyone, from executives to money managers to shareholders, is guilty.” @bethanymclean.bsky.social

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social (@harvard.edu @wzb.bsky.social) joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social to discuss how big money has contributed to democratic decline. #Capitalisnt

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The Argentinian DOGE Podcast Episode · Capitalisn't · 12/05/2024 · 48m

What will Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) do? We asked @fedesturze, the Argentinian DOGE who inspired Musk, what lessons he has for @elonmusk & @VivekGRamaswamy podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

She sounds like the embodiment of that old motto - if you want something done, give it to a busy person. Wow.

I don’t know who’s behind it

Meeting of the paws