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Privatization
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A Cautionary Tale on Privatizing Tax Collection
Since the founding of our nation, there's always been strong and clear distinctions between public space and private space, and between things that are done by the government and …
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Henry A. Giroux | Intellectuals as Subjects and Objects of Violence
Henry Giroux: Public intellectuals must use their resources to question the authoritarian forces of war, violence and privatization threatening the planet.
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Institutionalization as “Alternative Lifestyle”: Susan Nussbaum’s “Good Kings Bad Kings“
Susan Nussbaum's first novel, ‘Good Kings Bad Kings,’ portrays abuse endemic to contemporary nursing homes for children and youth with disabilities.
Tens of Thousands March Against Mexico School Privatization
Teachers blockade downtown Mexico City to protest education reforms they say is harmful to public schools.
Ways Privatization Failed America – Part 2
Paul Buchheit: Regulation is meant to protect all of us, but anti-government activists have worked hard to turn us against our own best interests.
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The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools
Instead of making schools safer, we've simply managed to make them more authoritarian.
Greg Palast: Why Are the Greek People Agreeing to Their Own Destruction?
“To me, Greece is a crime scene,” says Greg Palast in this Truthout interview.
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Teach for America Apostates: a Primer of Alumni Resistance
Teach for America alumni and students speak out about the organization's questionable ideology and practices.
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Current Political System Incapable of Meeting Social, Economic, Environmental Challenges
A long and slow-developing path forward might be called “evolutionary reconstruction.”
Noam Chomsky: “Bradley Manning Should Be Regarded as a Hero”
Laura Flanders interviews Noam Chomsky about Manning, the TransPacific Partnership and the wisdom of the indigenous.