Private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys“R”Us — here’s why that matters

 Private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys“R”Us — here’s why that matters

Author and federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou explains why private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates, how this system is broken, and what can be done to fix it.

By Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of the Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast.

Jun 13, 2023, 7:30 AM MST

Todays Thought

 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. 

-Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and novelist (14 Jun 1811-1896)

Todays Thought

 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Adults who are racked with death anxiety are not odd birds who have contracted some exotic disease, but men and women whose family and culture have failed to knit the proper protective clothing for them to withstand the icy chill of mortality. 

-Irvin D. Yalom, psychiatrist and professor (b. 13 Jun 1931)

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Todays Thought

 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

No one has ever become poor by giving. 

-Anne Frank, Holocaust diarist (12 Jun 1929-1945)

Todays Thought

 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Ethics, decency, and morality are the real soldiers. 

-Kiran Bedi, police officer and social activist (b. 9 Jun 1949)

Todays Thought

 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary, and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair, and disrespect. 

-Nikki Giovanni, poet and professor (b. 7 Jun 1943)