Nations Are Exiting a Secretive System That Protects Corporations. One Country’s Story Shows How Hard That Can Be

In January 2000, thousands of Bolivians flooded into the streets of the city of Cochabamba. The region’s water services had just been privatized and sold to an American-led consortium, which hiked rates sharply.  The protests roiled the country for months and forced the national government to cancel the contract, returning water services to public control.  [...]