Unlike many labor actions, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is not really about wages or benefits. At its core, this is a struggle to defend public schools against the privatizing drive of … Continue reading Billionaires vs. LA Schools
The Whitefish scandal is a typical case of disaster capitalism, in which greedy corporations exploit disasters to gain private ownership of public assets, public resources, public utilities, and public infrastructure. All of this … Continue reading The Whitefish scandal – Puerto Rico
In Scotland, water is already publicly owned – as it is in Paris and cities around the world. You’re taking something that owned by the public and selling it to a company … Continue reading Privatisation is a rip off that has gone on long enough – and the public knows it
As Trump rolls out an infrastructure plan focusing on concessions to private companies, toll operators are on a lobbyist spending spree. Source: Private Toll Operators Salivate Over Donald Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Continue reading Private Toll Operators Salivate Over Donald Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
A private equity firm run by a close Trump adviser is partnering with Saudi Arabia to privatize U.S. infrastructure. Talk about an about face for Trump! In addition: The Saudi Public Investment … Continue reading Trump’s “America First” Infrastructure Plan: Let Saudi Arabia and Blackstone Take Care of It
In the USA the word “jail” means a place for people with a sentence of one year or less, and usually has people convicted of misdemeanors. “Prison” (or “penitentiary”) means a place … Continue reading A private jail comes to my town
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