A small federal program has become a big federal program with no oversight of how it’s actually working.
privatization
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Iron Grip of the Magic Kingdom
Disney managed to get a carve-out for theme parks in a social media bill in Florida.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Administration ICE Contracts Encourage Forced Labor
A contract signed in April with the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas, continues $1-a-day wages for those detained.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump Set in Motion a Plan to Privatize the VA. Will Biden Enable It?
The president’s choices for a commission that could close many veterans’ health facilities across the country could tell the tale.
Posted inEducation in America
Student Loan Servicing Companies Shouldn’t Exist
And Rich Cordray, now running the office of Federal Student Aid, could help make that a reality. It would even help with the cancellation of student debt.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corporate Merger Aims to Build a Water Privatization Giant
Veolia and Suez plan a $15.4 billion deal that would create the largest private water firm in the world.
Posted inVideos
⏩ Jonathan Guyer on The Majority Report Talks Big Tech to Defense Connection
Watch Prospect Managing Editor Jonathan Guyer discuss the consultant-to-Biden-administration pipeline.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: Public Investment Can’t Be a Jackpot for Private Thieves
Plus, Senate Democrats find an extra way around the filibuster.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Importance of the ‘VA Advantage’
A new study confirms that VA patients get better health care at a lower overall cost.
Posted inClimate of Opportunity
Something in the Water
Should a water authority be privatized to rescue a municipality’s finances? The story of Chester, Pennsylvania, and its environs is an alarming harbinger of things to come.
