Structured as real-estate investment trusts, private companies could receive funds to build prisons and lease them to governments for use.
Bryce Covert
Bryce Covert is an independent journalist writing about the economy and a contributing writer at The Nation. Follow @brycecovert.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Homeless, Hungry, Hung Out to Dry
The automatic spendings cuts set to go into effect March 1 will have dire consequences for the most vulnerable Americans.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers, Not Babysitters
There’s still a long way to go to ensure domestic workers have the same protections as other workers, but progress is coming.