New series takes on problems with privatization

New series takes on problems with privatization
New series takes on problems with privatization

New series takes on problems with privatization

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The CTA’s Ventra rollout has gone about a smoothly as a drive across the surface of the moon. But the introduction of the new fare pay system is just the launching point for a new series of articles on the perils of privatization by writer and historian Rick Perlstein. Perlstein outlines what he calls the Municipal-Industrial Complex that’s taking over larger and larger chunks of our public services, and how unlike politicians, we can’t vote them out. Photo: Flickr/borman818