Truthout
Privatization
A Private Putsch Against Public Schooling
Deep in the heart of Texas, still another billionaire is scheming to make public education a rewarding business investment opportunity.
To Fix VA Waits, Hire More Staff
Whatu2019s causing the long waits and
Infographic: Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools
Whereu2019s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers.
Water Privatization: Coming to a Century Old System Near You?
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 has become law, despite containing highly controversial provisions, in particular, water privatization.
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California Turns to Private Prison to Address Overcrowding and Medical Care
California has contracted with a private prison corporation to open a 260-bed women's prison. But will a new prison address the overcrowding and medical neglect facing the state's female …
What Will Privatizing Evictions Do to People in Illinois?
A new Illinois bill allows property owners to turn to “third parties” to enforce eviction notices if the sheriff fails to do so.
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A Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison? Judges Push Back Against the South’s Privatization Wave
In Southern states, small-town courts have outsourced probation management to for-profit companies.
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New Report Documents How Privatization Steals Wages, Harms Communities
A new report from the nonprofit research group In the Public Interest shows that outsourcing public services hurts middle and working class communities as well as workers.
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Communism – Yes! But for Whom?
The recent FCC proposal to end net neutrality illustrates the trend toward corporate communism, but a social communism is what needs to be rehabilitated.
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New ITPI Report: Privatization Triggers “Alarming Race to the Bottom” for Middle Class, Community Services
Case studies from across America show how outsourcing public services forces taxpayers to widen income inequality, lower quality of services in their own communities.