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How should we look to history to make sense of Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson?

I’m a Gilded Age historian who has drawn parallels between our current moment and the late 19th century, two periods known for staggering economic inequality and sweeping technological change.

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The moral dimension to America’s flawed health care system

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has set off soul-searching among many Americans. Part of that reflection is about the public reaction to Thompson’s death and the sympathy the suspect received online, with some people critical of the insurance industry celebrating the assailant as a sort of folk hero.

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Suspect In Unitedhealthcare CEO Killing Faces Extradition Hearing In PA

Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing, faces extradition to New York for multiple charges including murder.

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Luigi Mangione Faces Federal Charges In CEO Shooting Case

Luigi Mangione may face federal charges in connection with shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Attorney expresses concern over potential addition...

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Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Luigi Mangione For Terrorism Murder

Manhattan grand jury indicts suspect for murder as an act of terrorism in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Serious case raises community c...

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Suspect In Unitedhealthcare CEO Murder Case To Waive Extradition

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO, faces extradition and hearings in Pennsylvania and New York for multiple charges.

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Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing expected to appear at hearing on extradition to New York

The suspect charged with shooting to death a health insurance company chief executive on a Manhattan street is being taken to hearings on related Pennsylvania criminal charges and efforts to extradite him to New York

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Luigi Mangione: How New York prosecutors used 9/11-era terrorism laws in charges

What you need to know about the law and the case surrounding the death of Brian Thompson

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione to waive extradition and return to New York to face murder charges over death of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The 26-year-old was indicted on murder charges for an ‘act of terrorism’ in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and will appear in court in Pennsylvania on Thursday

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott gives rare third gift to medical debt relief group

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving

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Prominent Progressives Struggle To Condemn Murder Without Defending the Murderer

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned unprovoked violence but added a load-bearing "but," while Michael Moore went even further.

Reason

New York Governor Vows To Bring CEO Killer To Justice

Governor Hochul vows to bring suspected CEO killer back to New York to face terrorism charges, sparking public outrage and legal actions.

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Reactions to the UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying reveal American divides on crime and punishment

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while a stark reflection of frustration with the American health insurance industry, also highlights a longstanding and contradictory cultural fascination in the United States with street justice and punitive criminal justice.

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Young Voters Say Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Was 'Acceptable' in Bombshell New Poll

A slight majority of young voters (41%) found Brian Thompson's killing "acceptable" or "somewhat acceptable" while 40% found it unacceptable.

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Luigi Mangione isn’t the first alleged criminal to capture many people’s imaginations – and hearts

The fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City, immediately captured national attention. But many people immediately fixated mostly on the manhunt for the assailant, and then on Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect who was charged on Dec. 9 with…

Fortune

Rage has long shadowed American health care. It’s rarely produced big change.

The outpouring of anger at health insurers following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues a cycle of rage that dates back decades.

Latin Times

Terrorism Charge Against Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Sparks Social Media Outrage: 'Absolutely F--king Ridiculous'

Social media users banded together again to support the alleged CEO killer after it was announced he faces life in prison without parole if convicted for terrorism.

Salon

Mangione hit with first-degree murder

"This was a killing that was intended to evoke terror," says Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

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The Independent UK

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect indicted on murder charges with prosecution calling it ‘act of terrorism’

The indictment comes as a poll found four in 10 young adults admit they find the killing of health insurance CEO ‘acceptable’

International Business Times

US CEO Slaying Suspect Charged With Murder As 'Act Of Terrorism'

US authorities on Tuesday charged the man suspected of gunning down a health insurance CEO in New York earlier this month with murder, including a charge of second-degree murder "as an act of terrorism."

Evening Standard

Prosecutors charge Luigi Mangione with healthcare boss’s ‘terror-related’ murder in New York

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot dead as he walked to a Manhattan hotel on December 4

Al Jazeera

Mangione charged with ‘act of terrorism’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

A grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of shooting Brian Thompson, on an additional ‘terrorism’ charge.

Latin Times

Luigi Mangione Officially Indicted In The Shooting Death Of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Prosecutors stated that a New York grand jury indicted Mangione, 26, on charges of first- and second-degree murder, along with other related offenses.

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Computer Programmer Indicted In Ambush Murder Of Unitedhealthcare CEO

26-year-old programmer indicted for premeditated murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO in Manhattan. Terrorism charges filed.

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Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism

The accused killer of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism

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