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How Privatizing Government Shovels Cash to Parasitic Corporations and Undermines Democracy

Mike Konczal, Salon. February 5, 2012.

From schools to prisons, outsourcing government's works typically ends with cronyism, waste and unaccountability

5 Biggest Lies About the Right-Wing Corporate-Backed War on Our Schools

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.

Though National School Choice Week has some liberal support, its primary backers are deeply conservative activists whose goal is to dissolve public education in the US.

Why Is Public Education Being Outsourced to Online Charter Schools?

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. January 8, 2012.

Virtual charter schools are educating kids on computer screens, instead of in classrooms.

Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs

Aurelia Fierros, Huffington Post. December 7, 2011.

In part of a move to transfer tactics from the "war on terror" to the "war on drugs", the Pentagon is paying private security firms millions to fight the drug war internationally.

Will Programs to Off-Set Carbon Emissions Fuel Further Conflict in Bolivia's Forests?

Kylie Benton-Connell, AlterNet. November 21, 2011.

The question in Bolivia and all over the Global South is whether forests should be protected, for a price, and who gets a share of that money.

3 Big Lies At the Heart of Republican Attacks On the Post Office

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. September 22, 2011.

House Republicans are aiming to dismantle the postal service, but their plans hinge on a few tall tales they've sold the American public.

Progressive Fantasy Author Jane Yolen Under Attack by Tea Party

Ellid, Daily Kos. August 24, 2011.

The reason? She defended the existence of libraries. (Let's all check out her books now!)

Corporations Are Waging a War on Public Resources But Are Trying to Duck Using the Term 'Privatization'

Tom Tresser, On the Commons. July 29, 2011.

Corporations are looking for ways to capitalize on public assets without uttering the now unpopular term 'privatization.'

The Desperate Selling Off of America

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

Rather than upset the moneyed interests who bought their seats in office, politicians prefer to cut pensions, close schools, and most importantly, privatize, privatize, privatize!

Wisconsin's Walker Heads to DC to Take Lead in Fight to Privatize Education

John Nichols, TheNation.com. May 9, 2011.

Wisconsin’s union-busting governor has emerged the hero of the right-wing groups that are proposing extreme measures in the battle to privatize public education.

Vision: Fighting Privatization and Corporate Control By Taking Back the Commons

Maria Armoudian, AlterNet. March 3, 2011.

A new book, 'All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons,' asserts that protecting the commons can help save the environment, the economy and democracy.

Vision: How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 4, 2011.

As the Right pushes privatization as a solution to the economic collapse, one organization is teaching communities how to defeat corporations.

Cuba Moves Toward Privatization by Big U.S. Businesses; Cuban Workers Stand To Lose Almost Everything

Hannah Gurman, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 5, 2010.

Foreign direct investment exacerbates labor abuses. The only recourse for workers at foreign companies is the very state union that suppresses the right to organize.

All States Must Acknowledge the UN's Recognition of Water as a Human Right

Meera Karunananthan, AlterNet. August 5, 2010.

It is crucial now that we use this opportunity to hold governments accountable to the international commitment to recognize water and sanitation as human rights.

Why Consumers, Community Groups and Investors Are Saying No to Nestle

Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International. April 15, 2010.

Nestle has worked hard to convince people that the company has turned over a new leaf, but fewer folks are buying Nestle's line or their water.

Orland, California Group Gets Ready to Ward off Water Bottling Plant

Christine G.K. LaPado, Chico News and Review. February 3, 2010.

Crystal Geyser is seeking approval for a bottling plant on an industrial-zoned parcel that is bordered on three sides by bucolic agricultural-residential land.

Privatize the Seas? If Only Solving Overfishing Were so Easy

Privatize the Seas? If Only Solving Overfishing Were so Easy

Rebecca Bratspies, Center for Progressive Reform. July 28, 2009.

Merely having a market with clear private ownership rights does not protect against short-sightedness and greed.

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

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

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.

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