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The Secret That's Driving Up Highway Costs
Corporate consolidation and shrinking public capacity is a bad combination.
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Corporate Subsidies Versus Schools
Back to school on how boondoggles undermine public education.
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Dear Politicians: Don't Help Google Destroy the News
PLUS: The RealPage reckoning is coming.
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Welcome to the Twilight of Big Tax Prep
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The Car Rental Sales Tax Swap Scam
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Break Up Big Title Insurance
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Meet the Private Equity Firm Squeezing America for Baseball Stadium Subsidies
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When McKinsey Comes to Your Hospital
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The School Lunch Fee Racket
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When 'Free' Job Training Is a Trap
PLUS: Help me out by taking a very short survey!
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Stubhub and the Case of the Stubborn Junk Fee
Exhibit A for why self-regulation and 'free markets' won't end deceptive pricing.
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The School Lunch Fee Racket
Consolidation and bundling leave parents with no option but to eat high fees.
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Your State Attorney General Really Matters
Lots of power, lots of moves to higher office, not much voter attention.
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How Big Retailers Lock Up Land to Monopolize Local Markets
PLUS: Real momentum to stop RealPage.
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When McKinsey Comes to Your Hospital
More corporate jets, less health care.
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Corporate Tax Breaks, Mob-Style
A New Jersey indictment highlights the nexus between economic development and corruption.
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Boondoggle
Boondoggle
Corporate monopolies are ripping off our states, cities, and communities. Find out why and how to stop it.
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