The phrase "attacks on equity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about social justice, finance, or any context where equity is being challenged or criticized.
Example: "The recent policy changes have led to numerous attacks on equity, sparking widespread protests among advocacy groups."
Alternatives: "assaults on fairness" or "challenges to equity".
Likewise, the attacks on private equity seem over the top.
"Six months ago," Mr. James said on a conference call with reporters, "I worried aloud about political attacks on private equity if Mitt Romney ran for president.
A downturn may even have a silver lining for the industry if it curbs the recent political attacks on private equity, suggests Mr Rubenstein.
Near him sat Blackstone's James, who, just a few weeks earlier, had called attacks on private equity "vicious... inaccurate and unfair".
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Mr Miliband's speech was filled with staples of Rhineland capitalism: workers on pay committees, apprenticeships, attacks on private equity and hints that governments should steer contracts towards local firms.
Often, however, partisan political sentiment comes into play, and attacks on private equity can be a proxy for larger philosophical arguments about economic policy.
In 2012, despite his boss's high-profile support for Romney, Blackstone president Hamilton James again put his weight behind Obama, while at the same time criticizing the politically motivated attacks on private equity that have been launched by anti-Romney forces.
The Evergreen crisis fits a pattern of right-wing attacks on racial equity in higher education.
In 1994, Mr. Romney learned first-hand the power of a negative attack on private equity.
In 1994, Mr. Romney learned firsthand the power of a negative attack on private equity.
