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Conservatives and libertarians have been saying for a long, long time that if we just get rid of government and replace it with the private sector, everything will run a whole lot better.
 
The idea is that since the main goal of all private corporations is to make money, they'll be much more willing than the government is to cut costs and eliminate waste. The result, conservatives and libertarians say, will be more efficient, responsible, and responsive services. That's the theory, at least.
 
In reality, privatization of public services has been a total disaster wherever it's been tried. And, as a new report from the Center for Media and Democracy shows, it's also created huge opportunities for fraud and corruption. The report, which was released today and is titled "Pay to Prey," focuses on how Republican governors in states all across the country used the cover of privatization to enrich campaign donors and political cronies. The worst culprits include some the biggest names in Republican politics.
 
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Hour One: Has the Crash of 2016 already begun?
Article: "Ebola Nurse Amber Joy Vinson Flew to Plan Wedding" by Hasani Gittens and Tracy Connor.
Article: "Senate Approves Fed Audit Sanders Amendment to End Fed Secrecy Passes " by Sen. Bernie Sanders, May 11, 2010.
 
Article: "Ebola to Republicans: "Thank you!"" by Mr. Blunt and Cranky.
Article: "Texas Health Resources" by Wikipedia.
Article: "At the Vatican, a Shift in Tone Toward Gays and Divorce" by Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein.

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Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Article: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.
 
Case: "Bush v. Gore", 2000.
Book: "A Charge to Keep: My Journey to the White House" by George W. Bush, Mickey Herskowitz.
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Article: "Obama Administration Follows Up On Long-Term Unemployed" by Arthur Delaney and Jennifer Bendery.
Article: "TRNS News Notes- 10/14" by Victoria Jones.

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CD: "Light Side: The Dark Side" by Dick Gregory.
Article: "John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Dangerfield Newby" by Wikipedia.
Song: "Grits Ain't Groveries" performed by Little Milton "If I don't love you baby. Grits ain't grocery, Eggs ain't poultry, And Mona Lisa was a man".
Article: "Is the Mona Lisa a Self-Portrait?" by Lisa Zyga, Jan 25, 2010.
Article: "Frederick Douglass" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Tuskegee syphilis experiment" by Wikipedia.
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