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Veteran Affairs Losing Doctors and Nurses Amid Understaffing, Facility Closures
Hundreds of VA staff warned that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”
Channeling Project 2025 Playbook, Trump Admin Weighs Privatizing Student Loans
Critics have warned that privatization will put even more borrowers in precarious situations.
The US Public Loves the National Park Service. Trump Is Destroying It Anyway.
Trump is pushing for cuts that could require 350 of the 433 sites run by the National Park Service to shut down.
Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility?
Opponents say the deal would leave ratepayers and regulators at the mercy of far-off financial profiteers.
Prisons Allow Private Companies to Cut Off Communication With Loved Ones
Some states are allowing private companies to decide which people in prison are allowed to contact their family members.
Wells Fargo Wants to Privatize USPS. We Should Dismantle the Mega Bank Instead.
Why would a mega bank with one of the worst reputations in a scandal-ridden industry take over a popular institution?
Letter Carriers Union Slams Trump’s Reported Pick to Lead US Postal Service
The news heightens concerns that the administration is pushing the independent mail agency toward privatization.
As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over
A new CEO statement from Amazon suggests it could be angling to take over the US Postal Service.
Postal Workers Defend USPS Against DOGE Attack
DOGE is helping the postmaster general hack away at workers' retirement and a regulatory commission he doesn't like.
As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.