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.
Advocacy & Reforms
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So You Say You Want a Workplace Revolution?
Organizations working for social justice can become living examples of the world they're working to create, if they're willing to take the lessons of social movements to heart.
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U.S. Government Begins "Tea Party" Shutdown
The extreme faction of the Republican party forced a stalemate over health care that has shut down the government.
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The Revolutionary Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has focused on infrastructure investment and self-determination for the people in his city, emphasizing local empowerment to “build a base of autonomous power."
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A Credit Union in Puget Sound Elects a Different Future
The Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union in Washington State has helped locals divest from JPMorgan Chase and now holds $30 million of the community's assets.
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Europe Seeks to Ban Deep-Sea Trawling
Deep-sea trawlers in Europe operate at a financial loss and rely on taxpayers to foot the bill for the destruction of the ocean floor.
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House Democrats Demand Hearing on Massive Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado Floods
Two congressmen are trying to investigate toxic spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado, where oil and gas well drilling has doubled since 2006.
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California's Governor Brown Signs Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $10 Per Hour
Calling it a "matter of justice," Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will raise California's minimum wage to $10 an hour within three years, giving the state one of the highest rates in the nation.
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Going Postal: We Can Save America's Mail Service While Bleeding the Banks Dry
There’s a way we can all help the U.S. Post Office generate more revenue while simultaneously hammering the banks, credit card companies and other corporations: all it takes is you opening your junk mail.
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Direct Democracy in Reykjavík: The Wisdom of the Icelandic Crowd-Sourcers
Better Reykjavík is one of the pioneering direct democracy projects originating from Iceland, enabling people to connect directly with — and help shape — political power, and could be applied far beyond Iceland's shores.
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Protesters Lock Down in D.C. Demanding Transparency for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Protesters concerned about the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership covered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative with banners calling for a democratic process and a release of the treaty’s text.
