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Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump’s Medicare Privatization Scheme
The program constitutes a “backdoor privatization of Medicare,” said one progressive advocate.
Texas’s Power Woes Are Just the Latest Reminder of the Danger of Privatization
Communities across the country are organizing against private interests to take control of their energy systems.
Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed,” Doctor-Activists Say
The program allows Direct Contracting Entities to keep as profit the funding they don't spend on care.
Many “Parent” Groups Opposing Masks and CRT Are Actually Driven by Dark Money
The Trump era has fueled a resurgence in white supremacist and anti-equality forces, particularly in education.
An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street
30 million seniors who thought they were free of insurance companies may find their health care managed by corporations.
The Tragic Cycle of Bottled Water
The iconic image of governmental failure is the arrival of corporate-branded bottled water.
Public-Private Partnerships Are Quietly Hollowing Out Our Public Libraries
Private companies contracted to “streamline” public libraries are doing it at the cost of decent-paying union jobs.
Puerto Ricans Fight Privatization of Energy and Demand Democratic Ownership
The global fight against the privatization of utilities has a new front — Puerto Rico, where protests are raging.
“Business Improvement Districts” Quietly Privatize the Policing of Public Space
These corporate zones operate as an arm of forcible social control to ward off perceived threats to the flow of profit.
We Seized 240K Properties From Corporate Landlords Through Grassroots Organizing
This stunning victory for activists in Berlin could inspire similar actions for more democratic housing globally.