Truthout
Privatization
Older Americans Feel Trapped in Exploitative Medicare Advantage Plans
As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the insurance works.
Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People
For-profit Medicare Advantage program restrictions routinely result in delays and the denial of necessary health care.
Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
DeJoy’s 10-Year Plan Could Gut USPS. He Doesn’t Want You to Know the Details.
The Trump-appointed postmaster general behaves as if the public isn't entitled to transparency at a public institution.
Ohio Voters Will Decide Whether Norfolk Southern Can Buy Publicly Owned Railroad
The company behind the train derailment in East Palestine wants to buy the only municipally owned railroad in the U.S.
Asset Management Firms Are Gaining Power Over Housing, Hospitals, Water and More
Brett Christophers explains how asset managers like BlackRock and Blackstone have come to “own the world.”
Hondurans Fight Private Cities Run by US Companies Amid Legal Battle
Such “extreme investor rights” under an international trade agreement directly oppose Honduran sovereignty, says critic.
Let’s Carry on Grace Lee Boggs’s Revolutionary Legacy by Continuing Her Struggle
Revolution, Boggs asserted, must be rooted in a two-sided transformation of ourselves and our institutions.
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Vallas Destabilized Majority-Black Schools Across US
Paul Vallas turned schools into test prep factories, punishing and publicly shaming “failing” schools and teachers.
Florida Teachers’ Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis’s Fascism
Teachers' unions are in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s crosshairs because they present the strongest threat to his fascist agenda.