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Death and Disappearance: Inside the World of Privatised War

The bodies of the bomb attack arrive in Kathmandu on June 22, 2016 (Photo: Narendra Shrestha/EPA/Shutterstock)

Bolsonaro Unveils Mass Privatization Plan for Brazil While Slashing Taxes for Rich and Wages for Poor

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The far right everywhere exploit popular discontent for the benefit of the one percent, and Brazil's is no different."

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With Monterey County Measure Poised to Win, Celebration That 'Public Water Won!'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Measure J shows a sizeable lead

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US Mail Is #NotForSale: Postal Workers Nationwide Stand Together Against Trump's Privatization Plan

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

US mail not for sale signs

"Our postal system has never belonged to any president, any political party, or...

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puerto rico

If 9/11 Attacks Can Spark Trillions in War Spending, Why Can't US Find Funding for Puerto Rico 'Marshall Plan'?

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.

'Disaster Capitalism Strikes Again!': Puerto Rico's High Court Gives Green Light to Charter Schools, Vouchers

Mayor Catherine Pugh

Celebrations as Baltimore Set to Become First Major American City to Outlaw Water Privatization

'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

Newswire

Public Citizen

Trump’s Bank Cops Roll Back Safeguards

Patriotic Millionaires

"Congress and the Trump Administration Are Setting Us Up for Another Crash"...

Jubilee USA Network

After Lehman Brothers, Experts Say Global Financial Crisis Can Happen Again

Food & Water Watch

USDA Inspectors Pressured to Keep Line Speeds Up Under Privatized Inspection System

Food & Water Watch

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

Common Cause

New Report Examines the Business of Mass Incarceration and the Damage it Does to Democracy

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Steven Singer

Who’s Afraid of Public Schools?

Karl Evers-Hillstrom

Big Pharma, Insurers, Hospitals Team Up to Kill Medicare for All

Jeff Bryant

The Rapid Victory of the West Virginia Teacher Strike Shows What Happens When Progressives Join the Fight Against School Privatization

Barb Kalbach

Rural America Needs Medicare for All Now

Steven Singer

Rahm Emanuel’s Non-Apology Apology for Being a School Privatization Cheerleader

Jeff Bryant

Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point

Steven Singer

Ten of 15 Cyber Charter Schools in PA Are Operating Without a Charter–Close Them All

Julianne Tveten

L.A. Teachers on What Was Won—And Which Battles Are Next

Thom Hartmann

How Libertarian Theology and Trump Are Destroying the Internet—and America

Vijay Prashad

Reality Is Starting to Creep Into the Billionaire Oasis of Davos

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