Privatization
Thousands rally against school closings, vow “the fight has just begun”
March 28, 2013Thousands of teachers, parents, students and city residents protested the announcement by Chicago Board of Education that it will close 54 schools effecting 30,000 students.
Read moreSaving Texas schools
March 14, 2013About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.
Read moreStruggle over privatization of San Juan airport continues
February 28, 2013The centrist government of Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla is going ahead with a privatization scheme involving the Luis Muñoz Marin airport.
Read moreState takeovers of cities and schools are un-American
February 21, 2013Michigan's state takeovers of cities and school districts have been very harmful to the public's interests.
Read moreEnd of the post office as a public institution?
February 12, 2013This year the post office will close half its processing centers. By the end of this summer Saturday delivery is scheduled to end. Over the next year over 3,000 local post offices will close.
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