Why should you care about private equity? It is affecting all of us in the U.S., even if we don’t realize it. Private equity money promises to invest in a growing list of our workplaces, often to sell them off for parts. Journalist Megan Greenwell knows this experience all too well as the former editor-in-chief of Deadspin, the acclaimed sports website that experienced private equity’s familiar slash-and-burn cycle. And the cycle doesn’t stop with our livelihoods, Greenwell writes in her forthcoming book, Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. Our lives—our hospitals, our housing, our food, and our water—are increasingly under the control of private equity.&nbsp;This week, Greenwell joins Katelyn and Christine to define the problem that spans presidencies and propose solutions that will outlast the ever-tightening broligarchy.&nbsp;Citations:<ul><li>Follow Megan on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bb6m3nt3ohlter5c35zjlt6z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@greenwell.bsky.social</a></li><li>Preorder Megan’s book, Bad Company, via <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/109205/9780063299351" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Flytrap’s Bookshop.org affiliate link</a> or your local independent bookstore</li><li>Megan Greenwell for Deadspin (RIP), “<a href="https://www.megangreenwell.com/the-adults-in-the-room" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Adults in the Room</a>”</li><li>Anna Merlan for Mother Jones, “<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-private-equity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Elon Musk and His DOGE Goons Are Following the Private Equity Playbook</a>,” Q&A with Megan</li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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