HeyJaredHeather Timmons
Heather Timmons covers consumer protection, corporate accountability, and the human impact of market failures.
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Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it - AOL (opens the original)
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“Repeat after me: it’s not my fault, it’s not my fault, it’s not my fault.” That’s the message to frustrated US shoppers in Gouged: The End of a Fair Price – and What That Means for Your Wallet by Lindsay Owens, economic sociologist and head of the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive Washington thinktank. Consumer rage is rising and no wonder – we are all living through the “reinvention of the rip-off”, Owens told the Guardian, an experience that is undermining Americans’ trust in the econom
Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off â and what to do about it (opens the original)
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How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules â and a consumer uprising âRepeat after me: itâs not my fault, itâs not my fault, itâs not my fault.â Thatâs the message to frustrated US shoppers in Gouged: The End of a Fair Price â and What That Means for Your Wallet by Lindsay Owens, economic sociologist and head of the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive Washington thinktank. Consumer rage is rising and no wonder â we are all li
JoAnn Fabrics fans seek to stitch void left by private equity with crafts co-op (opens the original)
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US crafters are looking to build a communal network to replace the company after it was bankrupted by private equity investors in 2025 To its dedicated fans, JoAnn Fabrics wasn’t just a fabric store. It was a vital hub for small businesses – wedding dress makers, upholsters, milliners and rug repairers. It taught generations to make, fix and craft. A visit sparked new ideas in a way that shopping online just can’t replicate. Since it became one of hundreds of US companies bankrupted by private e
Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up - AOL (opens the original)
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Retail stalwarts Saks and Eddie Bauer filed for bankruptcy. Kmart and JoAnn Fabrics are gone for good, a trail of layoffs and disappointed customers in their wake. Hospital giant Steward Health Care collapsed, costing thousands of jobs and leaving several communities without a local hospital. These once-trusted US companies have one thing in common: they were owned by private equity investors, who load companies with debt when they buy them and squeeze out profits as they restructure. The busine
Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up (opens the original)
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Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing Retail stalwarts Saks and Eddie Bauer filed for bankruptcy. Kmart and JoAnn Fabrics are gone for good, a trail of layoffs and disappointed customers in their wake. Hospital giant Steward Health Care collapsed, costing thousands of jobs and leaving several communities without a local hospital. These once-trusted US companies ha
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