Corporate Interests Pay to Play

"Floodlights Instead of Flashlights"

ITPI Asset Privatization Guide

Keeping Public Libraries Public

Thirty Years of Private Prisons: Nothing to Celebrate!

Boeing's Dreamliner – A Cautionary Tale for Government Outsourcers

Case Studies

  • Chicago's Parking Meters

    In 2009, the City of Chicago leased its parking meters to a private firm for 75 years, giving the company rights to all revenue generated by the meters. Parking rates immediately soared and meters malfunctioned, causing an uproar from local residents and businesses.
  • Felton Water System

    Facing repeated rate increases of up to 78%, residents of the small town of Felton, California, organized to buy back their water system from a subsidiary of a huge German corporation.