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Green New Deal, Part VIII: New Zealand’s Zero-Covid-19 Strategy Shows how Politics Can Serve the Common Good
The country’s smart pandemic ethos offers a gateway to organize society for the common good, something essential for a green, just transformation.
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Finding a Home for the ‘Politically Homeless’: Could a UK Version of Spain’s Podemos Party Work In Britain?
The notion of a new party being formed by socialists, progressives and others who feel politically homeless is gaining momentum among Britain’s left.
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‘Bye-bye, Betsy DeVos. You won’t be missed,’ says Sanders as billionaire education secretary attacks push for tuition-free college
“What do you call a billionaire who registered a $40 million, 164-foot yacht in the Cayman Islands to avoid $2.4 million in U.S. taxes, while undermining public schools? The worst Education Secretary in the history of America.”
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House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana
“We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country...”
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Ireland Swings Left As Sinn Féin Vows to Tackle Crises In Housing and Inequality
The stunning victory for Sinn Féin earlier this month marked a historical repositioning of Ireland’s political landscape, as voters put their faith in left-wing outsiders and the promise of bold social reform.
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Spain's New Left-Wing Socialist Government Offers Hope in Dark Political Times
In electing a socialist coalition, Spain is countering the politics of nationalism and populism that has been rising across Europe.
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Confronting the Health and Homelessness Crisis, Protecting Vulnerable Populations
Being homeless, no matter how briefly, puts you at extreme risk of illness and injury, making medical care a significant concern. Here are some ways people without homes can get treated.
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Green New Deal, Part IV: Britain's Snap Election Offers a Life or Death Choice
Britain's fast approaching General Election on Dec. 12 represents a life or death decision for the country's two major parties – and, of significant more consequence, for the planet. Voters can back Labour's Green New Deal and act on the climate emergency, or they can elect the Conservative Party pushing an ever more destructive form of capitalism.
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What Democrats and Progressives Can Learn from Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Election
Democrat John Bel Edwards recently won in a state that Trump carried easily in 2016 by following a progressive playbook: energize black voters and rely on high turnout.
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From Florida to Ohio, Communities Want Legal Rights for Threatened Bodies of Water
Fed-up residents in Gainsville, Fla., and Toledo, Ohio, are using tools of direct democracy to circumvent elected officials and put initiatives on the ballot granting legal rights to rivers and other bodies of water.