Matt Kennard interviews the former president of Bolivia about a range of subjects — including the British-backed coup of 2019, Julian Assange, NATO and transnational corporations — at Morales’ house deep in the Amazon rainforest.
To untangle what’s happening in U.S. politics, Tom Valovic recommends taking Charles Reich’s advice and revisiting the notion of “the system.”
The advocacy group Social Security Works is urging the Senate to block Andrew Biggs’ appointment by highlighting his role in the George W. Bush administration’s failed attempt to privatize the New Deal program in 2005.
Bruce Baigrie highlights AMLO’s battle against privatization and suggests it offers a model for South Africa, in particular, to follow.
First, they came for the cleaners, then the caters, then the porters, then the student nurses, then the junior doctors. Now they’re coming for the GPs. Is it too late for an effective push back? asks Bob Gill.
A group of physicians is warning about the entry of Wall Street investors and other profit-seekers via an experiment known as “direct contracting.”
The findings, which show concern spread evenly across the political spectrum, come ahead of a Nov. 23 final healthcare vote in the House of Commons.
When the “boy mayor” of Cleveland took a stand against privatization of public power, the region’s elites deployed every weapon they had, including attempted assassination.
Truly caring for students during the pandemic would mean extending unemployment benefits, providing rental assistance and enacting universal health care, writes Belle Chesler.
The plan, revealed in an internal USPS document, is getting slammed as yet another Wall Street power-grab.