Privatization
Colombia’s students defend public education, join worldwide movement
November 16, 2011Colombian students are rejecting a government proposal aimed at privatizing public higher education. Students are demanding an alternative education that's democratic, free, and serves the great majority.
Read moreAnimal killing in Ohio highlights need for regulations
October 26, 2011In the aftermath of this past week's tragic killing of 49 exotic animals, including 18 rare Bengal Tigers, in Zanesville, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is scrambling to put a positive spin on the calamity.
Read moreWorkers blast threat to shut down U.S. Postal Service
September 6, 2011Postal Service employees say threats by the U.S. Postal Service to shut down this winter because of a $9.2 billion deficit are part of a "manufactured crisis" designed to privatize the world's largest mail delivery system.
Read moreFight against privatization roils a Maryland county
July 22, 2011Hundreds of Frederick County workers packed the county hearing room to speak to the five county commissioners two days in a row this week.
Read moreOhio poll: Don’t cut people’s programs
January 31, 2011The old adage that people may want the ox gored, but not their ox, appears to hold true in the findings of an Quinnipiac poll published last week in Ohio.
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