Privatization

Pence's Indiana 'Cautionary Tale' for Privatizing Infrastructure Projects
Mike Pence
Blackwater Founder's 'Disturbing' Plan to Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground
Jake Johnson, staff writer
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.
As President Donald Trump vents his frustration with the United States' "losing" strategy in Afghanistan, the " notorious mercenary " and Blackwater founder Erik Prince has seized the moment to offer his favored alternative: privatize the war. "A private air force and a bombing app! From the people who brought you Blackwater; an even more...
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Court Throws Out Blackwater Guards' Sentences for 2007 Baghdad Massacre
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Blackwater mercenaries in Baghdad
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out lengthy prison sentences of three...
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Colonialism and Greed: Trump Considers Afghan War Expansion to Exploit Minerals
Jake Johnson, staff writer
As the 16th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan approaches,...
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Atlantic City, NJ passed an ordinance banning the corporate takeover of public water Wednesday.
'People Power Defeating Corporate Power': Atlantic City Says People Have Say Over Their Water
'Not One Day More' march at Parliament Square on July 1, 2017 in London, England.
'Not One Day More': Massive London Rally Says No to Austerity, Privatization
Will New Studies Make Betsy DeVos Admit School Vouchers Are a Total Scam?
Fate of LA's Public Schools Hangs in Balance in Major Trump-Era Election
With Schools-as-Uber Analogy, Betsy DeVos Exposes Ignorance—Again
Trump's New Plan: Govt as Company, Citizens as Customers, Kushner as CEO
In Step Towards Privatization, Trump Enacts Federal Hiring Freeze
Conservatives Plot Their Course on the Rising 'Sea of Red' in State Capitals
Corporate Education Nominee DeVos Faces Pushback from Dem Senators
This Wondrous National Park... Brought to You By McDonald's?
Trump's Advisers Want to Privatize Native Lands for Big Energy: Reuters
Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos
Trump Nominates 'True Enemy' of Public Schools for Education Secretary

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People's Action
People's Action Statement on President Trump's Infrastructure Plan:...
Food & Water Watch
Trump’s Water Infrastructure Plans in Two Words: Higher Rates
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
Court Won’t Reconsider Private Prisons’ Appeal
Park Center for Independent Media
Izzy Award to be Shared by Journalists Who Exposed Private Prison Abuses and Voter Suppression Efforts; ‘America Divided’ Docu-Series Also Honored
Credo Action
Republicans Chose Trump’s Fascist Agenda Over Education of America’s Children
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons: CCR Says DHS and ICE Must Do the Same
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Diane Ravitch
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