The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Why Big Media Lied to Americans About the Government Shutdown
The shutdown was anything but an “ideological battle” as the L.A. Times and others tried to make us believe. Why don't the media lay proper blame?
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Radical Transparency: A Call to Amend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Democracy dies behind closed doors. That's why we need an amendment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stripping our governments of the right to lie to citizens.
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Will Hawaii’s Big Island Ban GMO Farming?
The Big Island of Hawaii County Council will consider a bill that would prohibit open-air growing of genetically modified organisms and end biotech experiments on the island.
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Bay Area Transit Fight Continues As Residents, Workers Vie for Message Control
With the government shutdown in its third week and a potential, cataclysmic debt ceiling wall looming Thursday, union negotiators, government officials and BART management are working nonstop to hammer out a deal that eases growing tensions.
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Welcome to Commonomics: Learning to Build Local, Self-Reliant Economies
When it comes to sustainability and localism, people excluded from policymaking often have the most innovative ideas for building strength.
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Moms For Labeling Fined $10,000 in Washington's GMO Showdown
A group of mothers has been fined $10,000 for suing the Grocery Manufacturers Association for its violation of state campaign finance laws.
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Richmond, California Mayor Occupies Wall Street
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is setting an example for how community activists can make big changes by running for local office independent of the two-party system and corporate campaign cash.
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What Might Occupy’s Nonviolent Militia Look Like?
Why do Americans equate the idea of an "army" or "militia" with weapons? A discussion is evolving about the future of creative nonviolent resistance and what an "Occupy Militia" might look like.
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Shutdown Paralyzes Crucial U.S. Safety Regulators: Nuclear, Food, Disease Control
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will run out of funds on Thursday, putting thousands out of work. In the second week of the government shutdown, public employee furloughs are emptying nuclear, food and workplace safety agencies.
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Albany, N.Y., Unanimously Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
On October 7, the Albany, NY Common Council unanimously passed a resolution making it the first U.S. city to prohibit indefinite military detention without charge or trial under the National Defense Authorization Act.
