The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy

We speak with Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich, authors of the new book, "The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy." In the book the authors expose the damage privatization has done in several areas of society including, schools, prisons and the military. The authors argue that instead of privatization serving the public good, it rewards powerful corporations intent on replacing the government with a "private profit culture," in which there is limited public accountability.

* Si Kahn, Co-Author, "The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy." He has worked for 40 years as a civil rights, labor, and community organizer. He is executive director of Grassroots Leadership, an organization that works to abolish for-profit private prisons, jails and detention centers
* Elizabeth Minnich, Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She is Co-Author of "The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy."

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