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Privatization
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To Fix the ACA, We Do Not Need a Public Option, We Need a Private Extraction
Removing private interests could be the simple solution to fixing the Affordable Care Act.
How the Koch-Backed Effort to Privatize the Veterans Health Administration Jeopardizes Everyone’s Health Care Future
The GOP plan to privatize veterans' health care could jeopardize the larger fight for universal health care.
Ten Years Ago, Connecticut Got Big Money Out of Its Elections. Now Democrats Are Gutting the Program
Most Americans recognize that our democracy is under assault by big money.
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Falls Flat, and Critics Say “Asset Recycling” Won’t Help
Australia provides a cautionary tale with its expensive and problematic experiment in “asset recycling.”
Trump Unveils Air Traffic Privatization Plan, Amid Push to Sell Transportation Infrastructure to Corporate America
President Trump did not reveal many details, simply stating that he would be “proposing new principles to Congress.”
“School Choice” Is a Scam in Segregated Neighborhoods
Betsey DeVos' words ring false and her promises sound empty to the people living in those communities.
Will Betsy Devos Carry Out Donald Trump’s Assault on Public Education?
Education under the control of private companies means the primary purpose of schooling becomes the pursuit of profit.
#WageLove: Water Activists Build a Global Movement
Civil rights lawyer Alice Jennings is pushing the courts to see clean water in Detroit and Flint as a human rights issue.
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Get to Know the “Badass Teachers” Fighting Privatization
In New Jersey, teachers are fighting for community control of education and against state takeovers of school districts.
Trump and DeVos Push ALEC Privatization Scheme as Studies Document Voucher Failures
A fresh batch of evidence shows that private and religious school vouchers harm the students who use them.