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Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. February 20, 2009.
Privatization is steadily undermining the things we all depend upon -- libraries, transit, parks, water systems, schools and public safety.

American Cities Battle Private Water Companies for Public Control of Water

National Radio ProjectJanuary 29, 2009.
Here's a look at communities in the U.S. that are rising up against the private control of water.

Our Water Problems Are a Crisis of Management

Frank R. Rijsberman, Boston Review. January 21, 2009.
So, is the planet drying up? Not exactly, but a growing number of people are sharing a fixed amount of water that is badly managed and polluted.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Water Issues

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.
See how Obama and McCain compare on eight water issues from privatization to pollution.

Florida Fights Back Against Bottled Water Extraction

Food & Water WatchOctober 16, 2008.
Another community joins the growing list of those fighting to defend their water against bottling companies.

Wall Street's Next Target: Roads and Bridges

David Bollier, OnTheCommons.org. September 9, 2008.
The New York Times has jumped aboard the corporate cheering squad for the privatization of America's bridges and roads.

One Fifth of Iraq Funding Goes to Private Contractors

Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 6, 2008.
If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.

There Is an Alternative to Corporate Rule

Mark Engler, Nation Books. September 1, 2008.
All over the world, alternative approaches to capitalist greed are bubbling up from the grassroots.

Kucinich Fights for Iraq Against U.S. Oil Companies

Dan Graeber, Iraq Oil Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 7, 2008.
The Gentleman from Ohio does the right thing, again.

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.

Is Your City Going to Be Bottled Water-Free?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
A new resolution from leading U.S. mayors shows that more cities may be ditching the bottled stuff in favor of tap.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.
Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.

Credit Liquidity and H2O Liquidity Are Both Drying Up

Max Keiser, Huffington Post. June 16, 2008.
These two diminishing resources have a common cause for their disappearance: a broken neo-classic capitalist system.

Blackwater's Private CIA

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. June 9, 2008.
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.

How to Know if Your Water Is Safe to Drink

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. June 4, 2008.
Author Elizabeth Royte talks about problems with bottled water, the safety of tap, concerns with drugs in the water and whether filters really work.

Cusack and Scahill Go After War Profiteers on Amy Goodman Show

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 24, 2008.
A conversation about privatized war with John Cusack, producer of the new film, War, Inc., and Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill.

Turkey Plans to Sell Rivers and Lakes to Corporations

Olivier Hoedeman, Orsan Senalp, Corporate Europe Observatory. April 23, 2008.
The water privatization fever is hitting Turkey, just a year before the country will host the World Water Forum.

Should Nursing Homes Be for Profit?

Emily Udell, In These Times. January 28, 2008.
Is it right that people are trying to make money off taking care of our most vulnerable population?

Top Rumsfeld Aide Gets Cushy Contract From Spy Agency He Created

Tim Shorrock, CorpWatch. January 18, 2008.
Steven Cambone, an advocate of torture who was briefly sought for war crimes by German prosecutors, is raking it in.

Do America's Rich Now Have Their Own Disaster Response System?

Naomi Klein, The Nation. November 3, 2007.
With disaster services being privatized, the rich are buying their way out of catastrophe.

The Hypocrisy of Bill Clinton's New Book 'Giving'

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. September 18, 2007.
Bill Clinton has written a new book about charity, a "fitting subject" for a president who betrayed the poor and led his party into the arms of corporate America.

America's Deadly Shock Doctrine in Iraq

Naomi Klein, Henry Holt. September 14, 2007.
This excerpt from Naomi Klein's controversial new book, "The Shock Doctrine," explains how the U.S. set about to destroy the Iraqi national psyche and then push through a disastrous privatization of its economy.