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New Signs the Tide May Be Shifting Against Water Privatization

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

Despite a widespread crisis of confidence inspired by the failures of privatization and the global economic crisis, the private water industry is far from giving up the ghost.

Youths Mark Bastille Day by Burning Cars in France

Agence France Presse July 14, 2009.

The now bout of street violence has become a tradition on the eve of the Bastille Day national holiday, police said.

Iraqi Government Gridlocked: No Oil Law; No Election Law Likely

Juan Cole, Informed Comment. August 5, 2008.

Faux democracy, with little legitimacy and no sovereignty, doesn't work terribly smoothly.

Is the Water Privatization Trend Ending?

Julio Godoy, IPS News. June 30, 2008.

Paris is the latest city to take action to put water back into public hands, and they may be part of a new trend.