How to end the weirdest and worst student debts

California's Little Hoover Commission investigates shadowy charges known as student institutional debts through which colleges harm students and…

Mar 31 • Charlie Eaton

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Axis of Oligarchy

Wall Street and Big Tech in the Era of Trump

Mar 23 • Charlie Eaton

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Welcome

I study elites in politics and the economy -- and policy strategies for rebalancing power and wealth towards ordinary people.

Mar 17 • Charlie Eaton

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February 2026

The Epstein Oligarchs

The files had to be released because they corrupted justice under both Democrats and Republicans.

Feb 24 • Charlie Eaton

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What am I doing?

It's something about oligarchy, but I need your help to figure out what this newsletter is.

Feb 17 • Charlie Eaton

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The Rupture and the Universities

There's no going back. So we need to imagine something new.

Feb 12 • Charlie Eaton

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November 2025

An Academic Social Contract

Elite universities should forge a new social contract with disenchanted Americans, not with the oligarchs behind Trump's "Compact."

Nov 10, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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June 2025

The Elite War on Universities

Video and notes from my University of Chicago lecture.

Jun 17, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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Why financiers like to be university trustees

I break it down in an extended Chronicle of Higher Ed interview. Financier and former Penn trustee Scott Bok says I get it right.

Jun 2, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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May 2025

He didn't want to make a scene

Who ordered police to detain my colleague after his conversation with the University of California president at commencement?

May 22, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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What is Private Equity?

Corporate Raider, Main Street Invader, Monopoly Builder, Shadow Owner

May 12, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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Financialization as a Double-Edged Sword for Universities

Full remarks from my Berkeley and Stanford talks on defending universities.

May 6, 2025 • Charlie Eaton

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