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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Huge Proposed Alaska Mine Could Be Next Big Controversy
As environmental groups oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, a less talked-about fight in Alaska is bubbling over whether to allow construction of a massive mine near Bristol Bay, one of the most productive salmon fisheries in the world.
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Connecticut Is First State to Pass GE Food Labeling Law
This week, Connecticut won the honor of becoming the first state to pass a law requiring genetically engineered foods to be labeled.
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The People's Response: How OpOK Relief is Rebuilding Oklahoma
After the tornado, OpOK Relief has stepped in to fill the gaps as part of the People's Response.
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Target, Other Major Retailers, Announce Boycott of GE Salmon
Along with mega-retailer Target, the total number of companies committed to not selling genetically engineered seafood now stands at 59 retailers representing 4,662 grocery stores across the U.S.
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Cooperative Economics: Replacing a Capitalism in Collapse
My co-op house in Madison, Wisconsin, is just one example of cooperative economics replacing the outdated corporate capitalist model.
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Inequality Alert: The Sweden Riots and What They Mean
The riots shaking Stockholm stem from many sources — including that this country has seen the biggest surge in inequality of any OECD nation in the past 15 years.
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Half of America in Poverty — and It's Creeping Upward
The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. A shocking figure, but it's actually much, much worse.
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You Are Not a Loan: Strike Debt and the Challenge of the Rolling Jubilee
We purchase the debt like a debt buyer, but instead of trying to collect on it we abolish it.
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Tennessee Joins States Restricting Drone Flights, Citing Fourth Amendment
Governor Bill Haslam signed the Freedom of Unwarranted Surveillance Act into law last week, making Tennessee the fifth state to pass legislation restricting drone surveillance by police and federal agencies.
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NY State and Local Retirement Fund Campaigns to Divest from Fossil Fuels
The campaign aims to halt public investments in the fossil fuel industry.
