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Privatization
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.
NYC Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic Health Care Cuts
NYC is forcing 250,000 retirees onto for-profit Medicare plans, and their unions are letting it happen.
Growing Medicare Privatization Is Boosting Big Insurance Profits, Report Shows
Seven for-profit companies saw their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs soar by 500 percent since 2012.
Ortega Is Exploiting Nicaragua’s Revolutionary Past to Crush Internal Struggles
While US imperialism has undoubtedly hurt Nicaragua, internal grievances against the current government are legitimate.
Privatization Scam Threatens to Replace Traditional Medicare Altogether by 2030
Medicare Advantage serves private health insurers and investors at the expense of the public interest.
House Republicans Just Made It Easier for Congress to Give Away Public Lands
Conservationists warn that cities and states could sell off public land to private developers and extractive industries.