Bethany McLean

Chicago

Writer at Freelance

Journalist. Mother of teenage girls who make merciless fun of anything else I say, so I will say nothing else.

Articles

Pierwszy syn Ameryki i milionowe umowy. Oto jak Donald Trump Jr. zarabia na prezydenturze ojca

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com.pl | Bethany McLean

Oficjalnie misją 1789 Capital jest budowanie "równoległej gospodarki", czyli wspieranie firm konserwatywnych, zgodnych z duchem MAGA. W praktyce? Od czasu pojawienia się Donalda Jr. w strukturach funduszu 1789 otrzymał dostęp do udziałów w firmach, które dla większości graczy z Doliny Krzemowej są praktycznie niedostępne, jak choćby SpaceX Elona Muska. Udział w takich ofertach to zazwyczaj przywilej dla wtajemniczonych: trzeba mieć zaproszenie od kogoś już obecnego "w klubie".
Pierwszy syn Ameryki i milionowe umowy. Oto jak Donald Trump Jr. zarabia na prezydenturze ojca

3 weeks ago | onet.pl | Bethany McLean

Oficjalnie misją 1789 Capital jest budowanie "równoległej gospodarki", czyli wspieranie firm konserwatywnych, zgodnych z duchem MAGA. W praktyce? Od czasu pojawienia się Donalda Jr. w strukturach funduszu 1789 otrzymał dostęp do udziałów w firmach, które dla większości graczy z Doliny Krzemowej są praktycznie niedostępne, jak choćby SpaceX Elona Muska. Udział w takich ofertach to zazwyczaj przywilej dla wtajemniczonych: trzeba mieć zaproszenie od kogoś już obecnego "w klubie".
How Donald Trump Jr. Is Making Money Off the Presidency: 1789 Capital

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Eric Bates |Bethany McLean |Henry Blodget

Last November, only six days after his father was elected president, Donald Trump Jr. made a career move that, on the surface at least, seemed a bit odd. He became a partner in a small investment startup called 1789 Capital, which is based in Palm Beach, Florida, 2 miles from Mar-a-Lago. At that point, 1789 was a microscopic player in the world of venture capital.
How Donald Trump Jr. is cashing in on his dad's presidency

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bethany McLean

6 hours agoUK-US Trade deal is playing into Trump’s ‘divide and conquer’ strategy says Nobel Prize-winning economistA Nobel Prize-winning economist has said that the latest UK-US trade deal is “playing into Trump’s strategy.” "I would view it as playing into Trump's strategy," said leading economist Joseph Stiglit on Sky News on 11 May. "His strategy is divide and conquer, go after the weakest countries, and sort of put the stronger countries in the back" he added.
How Warren Buffett is truly radical

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Bethany McLean

How Warren Buffett is truly radical (washingtonpost.com) How Warren Buffett is truly radical By Bethany McLean 2025050510304700 In the short time since the 94-year-old Warren Buffett did what people never believed he would do and announced his retirement from Berkshire Hathaway, the accolades have come pouring in.
Inside the financial scheme that's crippling America's hopsitals

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Bethany McLean

When Steward Health Care — once America's largest private for-profit hospital system — declared bankruptcy last year, it seemed to mark the end of a long and catastrophic decline. Over the previous decade, eight of Steward's hospitals had been shuttered, some of them in communities with few other medical providers. The loss of critical care was devastating. "It's a public health hazard," a patient advocate told reporters when Steward closed its medical center in Phoenix.
Plunder, sell, repeat: how wealthy investors keep bankrupting needy hospitals

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Bethany McLean

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When Steward Health Care — once America's largest private for-profit hospital system — declared bankruptcy last year, it seemed to mark the end of a long and catastrophic decline. Over the previous decade, eight of Steward's hospitals had been shuttered, some of them in communities with few other medical providers. The loss of critical care was devastating.
Luigi Mangione, UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson, and Americans' Rage

Jan 24, 2025 | airmail.news | Bethany McLean

One of the most jarring of the many jarring things that happened in 2024 was the outpouring of support for Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson. As I walked through Washington Square Park over the holidays, protesters chanted, “Profits over people!” In a tragic instant, Thompson became a scapegoat for the legitimate—but until now, amorphous—rage people have about America’s health-care system, in which a company’s profits can be someone else’s broken life.
Opinion | ‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk - The New York Times

Jan 24, 2025 | nytimes.com | Frank Bruni |Bethany McLean |Nate Silver

What makes this dynamic in the new Trump administration so fascinating?
Trump pledged more tariffs. We have no idea what they will do | Analysis

Nov 17, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Bethany McLean

President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to enact sweeping tariffs is one of the most important and controversial aspects of his economic plan for a second term. To the already sizable tariffs he imposed during his first presidency, he has said he would add massive new ones of 10% to 20% on every U.S. trading partner, 60% on goods from China, and as much as 1,000% in other circumstances. Most economists are deeply opposed to Trump’s proposals, which they say will drive up prices for U.S. consumers.