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US Mail Is #NotForSale: Postal Workers Nationwide Stand Together Against Trump's Privatization Plan
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If 9/11 Attacks Can Spark Trillions in War Spending, Why Can't US Find Funding for Puerto Rico 'Marshall Plan'?
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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"The U.S. treats Puerto Ricans as second class citizens," notes the ACLU. "Thousands of lives were lost because of it."
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'Disaster Capitalism Strikes Again!': Puerto Rico's High Court Gives Green Light to Charter Schools, Vouchers
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Education historian Diane Ravtich called the new ruling from Puerto Rico's high court a "victory for rapacious billionaires" and charter proponents like Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
New ruling overturns finding by lower court that charters and vouchers—part of...
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Celebrations as Baltimore Set to Become First Major American City to Outlaw Water Privatization
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Mayor Catherine Pugh
"Baltimore will be a public water hero when this legislation passes—and should...
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'Privatization Is Not the Answer': Grave Warnings as Wall Street Vultures Circle Puerto Rico's Water System
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Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Anti-Austerity Protesters in Puerto Rico
A school bus crosses a makeshift automobile bridge after the original bridge was washed away during Hurricane Maria flooding, on December 20, 2017 in Morovis, Puerto Rico. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Outrage Over Puerto Rico's Plan to Close Nearly Third of Its Public Schools
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaking Sunday to CNN's "State of the Union." (Image: screengrab)
Bernie Sanders: Koch Brothers' Privatization Push Drove Shulkin's Ouster
Warnings of Koch Brothers Influence After Shulkin Says VA Privatization Advocates Forced Him Out
Sanders Warns Against VA Privatization After Trump Tweets Shulkin's Ouster
Author Naomi Klein appearing on Democracy Now! Wednesday.
“The Battle for Paradise”: Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism & the Fight for Puerto Rico’s Future
Jeremy Corbyn: Nationalize, Democratize Electricity Grid to Avert Climate Crisis
Disaster Capitalism in Action as Puerto Rico Governor Announces Plan to Privatize Power Utility
Trump WH Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter "Deep State" Enemies
Mike Pence
Pence's Indiana 'Cautionary Tale' for Privatizing Infrastructure Projects
If contractors are replacing soldiers and they are on the frontline they could kill or be killed, there could be kidnaps or insider attacks—what happens if they commit a crime or bodies have to be sent back; there would be a large number of legal complications," one official told the Financial Times.
Blackwater Founder's 'Disturbing' Plan to Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground

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First Big U.S. City Poised To Ban Water Privatization Permanently
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