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Air date:
Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:00am
Privatization of public services and the threat to democracy.
Politicians have been turning more public services over to profit-making corporations. In this conversation with Joe Clement, journalist Mike Konczal goes into the dangers of privatization for democracy. Konczal is the author of "The Privatization Trap" recently published as part of Salon's 99% Plan. He is a fellow with the Roosevelt Institute and blogs at New Deal 2.0 and Rortybomb.