Killing of the United Healthcare CEO Sparked Long Overdue Conversation About Greed

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Call him a misguided hero or villain, but the man who killed the United Healthcare CEO struck a nerve, exposing a deep rage shared by many Americans across the political spectrum — anger at an industry that earns obscene profits from the suffering of others. His chilling act shifted the national conversation from immigration to corporate greed. Finally.

For too long, Americans have hesitated to criticize the super-rich. Chalk it up to our tribalist nature...