Government
Make the public sector public again
November 29, 2018The outsourcing of federal activities to private firms is likely an important reason for people’s dissatisfaction with government: They are far more expensive and their goal is profit not service.
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Trump snubbed McCain, but the media snubbed the rest of us
August 27, 2018The media treated Trump's petty snub of John McCain as a bigger controversy than the $717 billion Pentagon bill named for the Arizona senator.
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Locking up immigrant children is now a billion-dollar industry
July 13, 2018Currently, more than 11,800 children, from a few months old to 17, are housed in nearly 90 facilities in 15 states.
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Trump executive order lets bosses bully federal workers
July 13, 2018“Who do you turn to?” one local leader asked. “Somebody’s gotta be there for you.” That “somebody” is the union.
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Federal workers union sues Trump over executive order
June 1, 2018“This is more than union-busting. This is democracy busting,” said AFGE president J. David Cox.
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