What We Are Reading Today: Bad Company by Megan Greenwell

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Updated 03 July 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Bad Company by Megan Greenwell

Megan Greenwell’s “Bad Company” tells the hidden story of private equity through the experiences of four American workers who watched as private equity upended their employers.
Greenwell pulls back the curtain on shadowy multibillion dollar companies like Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, and KKR, telling a larger story about how private equity is reshaping the economy, disrupting communities, and hollowing out the very idea of the American dream itself.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘What We Inherit’

Updated 04 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘What We Inherit’

Over the past decade, the field of human genetics has produced an extraordinary range of discoveries—including the refinement of polygenic scores, which use a person’s DNA to estimate their likelihood of developing a trait or disease.

But are these new technologies ready to leave the research lab and be deployed in schools, fertility clinics, and the wider world? “In What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne Martschenko offer different perspectives on the societal impact of the rapidly unfolding DNA revolution.