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Short Takes with Robert Reich

Is Wall Street ruining sports?

By Robert Reich
Published September 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

 Are shady investors about to ruin football?  Private equity has already ransacked our healthcare system, our housing market, and even our grocery stores. Now, they want to tackle your favorite football team, which could make it more expensive to cheer them on.

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Is Wall Street Ruining Sports?

Short Takes with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, including as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century.
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