The Latest from the Prospect

Ford Says Electric Cars Just Aren't Affordable: Ford’s CFO claims people can’t afford its electric vehicles—but as Harold Meyerson writes, that’s not just because EVs are expensive. It’s because the lion’s share of the revenue is going to shareholders, while a diminished share is going to workers.

Shock Treatment in the Emergency Room: The collapse of American Physician Partners, a private equity–owned emergency room operator in 18 states, has physicians calling louder than ever for a strike. Maureen Tkacik has the story.

Patient Zero: Much of our needlessly complicated, byzantine health care system is thanks to one bureaucrat turned private equity tycoon, who remade the industry in his image. Read David Dayen on how Tom Scully created our corporatized health care system over the course of his long career.

Merrick Garland Failed America: Since taking office over two years ago, Merrick Garland had ample evidence to draw upon for the indictments Jack Smith brought this week. They are not too little, but as Ryan Cooper argues, they might be too late.

Health Care's Intertwined Colossus: UnitedHealth is the largest insurer & the largest employer of physicians in the country, empowered by policy failures and aggressive mergers. Read Krista Brown and Sara Sirota on the decades-long story of UnitedHealth's rise to dominance.