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Privatization
Privatization news and analysis from The Nation
December 1, 2020
The rushed sell-off of the territory’s electrical utility is part of a larger move to gut public goods for private profit.
October 23, 2020
The administration of The New School has sought the services of a firm founded by alumni of Enron-affiliated Arthur Andersen.
January 15, 2020
Weapons manufacturers have figured out an early recruitment strategy.
April 30, 2019
In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.
April 18, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez breaks with Democratic Party orthodoxy and decries the privatization of the Veterans Administration.
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February 21, 2019
Starting February 21, Oakland teachers will be on strike to reverse the dismantling of their school system.
August 7, 2018
The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.
June 1, 2018
Dockworkers say the same “harsh neoliberal experiment” that reduced their wages will spread to the rest of Europe.
April 11, 2018
Billionaire Steven A. Cohen funds an expanding network of private clinics for veterans—and he’s personally hired five lobbyists in Washington.
March 16, 2018
Wealthy donors across the political spectrum are zeroing in on our jails and prisons as the latest locus of privatization.
