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Baltimore to Become First Major American City to Ban Water Privatization
In a unanimous city council vote, a charter amendment makes both the city's water supply and sewer system “inalienable” and leaves them in local control.
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Battle to Oppose Water Privatization Returns Greece To Frontlines of E.U. Crisis
Projected conclusions about the Greek water privatization scheme are dire.
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Arrest Michigan Governor Rick Snyder: An Open Letter from Michael Moore
To poison all the children in an historic American city like Flint is no small feat – even international terrorist organizations haven't figured out yet how to do something on a magnitude like this.
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Reversing the Tide: Cities and Countries Are Rebelling Against Water Privatization, and Winning
From movements in Bolivia and Uruguay to voter rebellions in Nigeria, Holland, Italy, France and Ireland, citizens worldwide are demanding the return of their water to public hands.
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Tens of Thousands Surround Irish Dáil in Protest over Water Charges
Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to the introduction of water charges in Ireland surrounded the country’s parliament bringing Dublin to a near standstill.
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Ebb and Flow of Privatized Water – From Buenos Aires to Atlanta, From Mozambique to France
Private water companies’ duty to their customers nearly always gets superseded by their duty to reward shareholders.
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Water Protests Rock Ireland As People Reject New Charges to Basic Necessity
Almost 100 separate demonstrations were staged in towns and cities on Saturday, over new water charges introduced last month.
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UN Officials Call Detroit’s Mass Water Shutoffs "Human Rights Violation"
Out of her $672 monthly disability check, Rochelle McCaskill spends $600 rent – leaving her unable to pay the city’s water bills, which have skyrocketed to more than twice the national average.
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Protest Momentum Builds In Detroit As City Bankruptcy Trial Set To Begin
After successfully forcing officials to halt the water shut-offs, a new mass rally in Detroit is planned for Aug. 29, when the state-enforced city bankruptcy trial begins.
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Opening the Taps: Detroit’s Fight for Public Water Is Also the Nation’s
The solution to Detroit's water crisis isn't privatization – which has a terrible track record in the U.S. and around the world – but a more equitable water policy that looks out for all citizens.
