Introducing Our New Series on the Privatization Movement

Today we are excited to announce a new feature series on privatization, one of the most significant, far-reaching and little understood trends in American politics, society and economics of the last half century. As we did in our earlier series on the rise of inequality, we’ve commissioned four in-depth articles looking at the issue from numerous of vantage points: the history of privatization, including its political and ideological origins, a look at key privatized industries like the so-called “corrections industry”, public-private partnerships and more. Here’s my introduction to the series. We look forward to your feedback and hope you enjoy it.