For the past several decades, I have worked tirelessly to build diverse coalitions and to unite diverse leaders in Baltimore, New York, Hartford, and Pittsburgh to advocate for education reform and equity.

WHITEHOUSE: Education Is The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Time

But don't tell that to Randi Weingarten, the teachers union el supremo, who is trying to strong-arm pension trustees not to invest in hedge funds or private-equity funds that support education reform.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Randi Weingarten's Pension Veto

Worthy as land reform is, if equity is the goal, the money might be better spent on, say, secondary education or the government's new youth-unemployment scheme.

ECONOMIST: Politics in Brazil

Carter Administration officials originally made relief for equity a cornerstone of their tax reform proposals, says Washington lawyer Donald Lubick, a former top Treasury official who worked on them.

FORBES: Magazine Article

But while some hedge funds and private equity groups are fighting against the patent reform crowd, Rembrandt seems to be paving the way around Washington's obstacles.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Many deals have been driven by federal financial reform that encourages regulated institutions to sell private equity assets.

FORBES: The Secondary Private Equity Market Is Booming

About a fifth of Britain's private-sector employees work for heavily indebted companies owned by private-equity firms, notes Christopher Hall, a lawyer who sits on the EHYA's insolvency-reform committee.

ECONOMIST: European bankruptcy laws