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After 20 Years, Charter Schools Stray From Their Original Mission

August 7, 2012 | By David Morris

Instead of laboratories to improve all schools, many are now for-profit enterprises with poor report cards
Latest Proposal to Kill Post Office Ignores Real Causes of Its Financial Crisis

July 26, 2012 | By David Morris

Peter Orszag, Obama's former OMB director, stands to benefit from privatization of U.S. mail
What Exactly is Mitt Romney Saying?

May 10, 2012 | By David Morris

His comments on Hoover Dam, Interstate highways and the Keystone XL pipeline deserve scrutiny
None Dare Call It Privatization

July 26, 2011 | By Tom Tresser

Tom Tresser reports from a high-powered conference spelling out a new strategy for raiding the commons

Three Tenets of the Commons

June 10, 2011 | By On the Commons

A new video with Jay Walljasper, author of All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons
Privatizing the Police

May 25, 2011 | By Jay Walljasper

A comedy video from the BBC with a bite of reality
Police Department Inc.

May 18, 2011 | By Jay Walljasper

BBC comedy show skewers the idea of privatized bobbies
And The Winner Is....The Public Sector

May 18, 2011 | By David Morris

In health, education and defense, government programs are more efficient than privatized ones
All Hail the PUBLIC Library

May 1, 2011 | By David Morris

The public library is a uniquely American creation. Now we have to fight to keep it public.
In Wisconsin, Governor Walker's Secret Privatization Agenda

February 25, 2011 | By Jay Walljasper

Selling off state assets with no bids hidden In the fine print of Budget Repair Bill