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Privatization
Donald Trump Is Determined to Privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs
Privatizing the VA wouldn't just risk veteran's health care.
Betsy DeVos’s Vision Goes Way Beyond Privatizing Education — and She Is Alarmingly Close to Realizing It
DeVos is playing a long game, and winning.
Tenants Push Back Against Corporate Landlords During “Renter Week of Action”
Renters in 45 cities organized protests this week to demand rent control.
Like Her Boss, Betsy DeVos Makes a Disaster All About Herself
What's hitting Florida's public schools may not directly endanger lives, but it will exact a heavy toll on the education infrastructure.
Why Charter Schools Are Losing Support From Democrats
Progressive political candidates and office holders have had little to say about school vouchers and charter schools.
The Right Wing in the US Has Long Tried to Destroy “Government Schools”
Historian Nancy MacLean argues that privatizing public education is a dream of the radical right dating back to the segregationist South.
Is Capitalism in Crisis? Latest Trends of a System Run Amok
Political polarization is to be expected after a long-lasting structural crisis of capitalism, says David Kotz.
Saving Illinois: Getting More Bang for the State’s Bucks
Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states are not far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities — but there are solutions.
Democrats and Devos: Partners in the Illusion of School Choice?
The US has refused to realize the 1954 mandate of “Brown v. Board” to address deep-seated education inequity.
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How the US Imposes the Worst of Its Prison Paradigm Abroad
Incarceration rates rise and prisoner treatment worsens in countries where the US runs prison programs.