In the UK, discussions of the failures of the 30+ year project of privatization of rail, transit, water and communications has pushed renationalization (or remunicipalization) back in popular discussion.
Digital Democracy is not easy, but UK Labour under Corbyn has a plan; Edward Snowden Financial Times Interview; Decline in union membership means lower wages for everyone ; Arrest warrant issued for Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! radio show; Prisoners across the US are on strike against forced labour; LEFT NOISE
Strike is to protest forced labour.
A new study by the US Project on Government Oversight is just the latest that proves that “privatizing government turns out to be far more costly”.
The only way to ensure Apple and other companies pay their fair share of taxes is to (drumroll) close the loopholes that allow these companies to hide their revenues oversees. Instead of politicians paying lip-service to voters, these politicians themselves should “do the right thing” and reform broken corporate tax laws.
Universities – institutions largely funded by the public and developing these technologies – are selling their patents to patent trolls. They should stop.
Are corporations evading taxes or not? Governments can't decide; The Fraser Institute Lies ; More evidence that states the obvious: “Privatizing government doesn't actually save money”
Tell Your University: Don't Sell Patents to Trolls ; Topless Trudeau is a dangerous distraction for Canadians and the media ; Rally: Justice for Abdirahman Abdi; Report questions need for mass surveillance ;Trump can still win; LEFT NOISE
Video from Democracy NOW!
