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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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges
For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.
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McDonald’s Workers Are Suing, and the Battle Is Going to Be Fascinating
McDonald’s workers in three states filed class action suits against the chain for wage theft violations.
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Billions in Bonuses Given to Wall Street in 2013 Exceed ALL Minimum Wage Workers’ Pay Combined
The only way to boost the American economy is to put more money into the hands of the rich, right?
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Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle
The energy giant raised the cash it needed to survive by slashing royalties it paid property owners to drill on their land.
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House Democrats Hope Paul Ryan’s Comments Spark Poverty Conversation
Could Paul Ryan's inflammatory remarks about race and poverty spark a meaningful discussion in Congress?
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More Families are sleeping in New York City Homeless Shelters Than Ever Before
In January 53,615 people stayed overnight in city facilities.
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Anti-Corruption Movement Uniting Left and Right
The bellwether of presidential elections is fast becoming the seat of the movement poised to take on the corruption of money in politics.
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Who Says Lobbyists Can’t Win?
It turns out that a lobbying or consultant background isn’t a dealbreaker at the ballot box.
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Vermont Votes for Public Banking
Fifteen towns approved a resolution that would establish a bank that works for people of Vermont, not Wall Street.
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CIA Called Out for Spying on Senate During Bush-Era Torture Investigation
Senator Dianne Feinstein openly accused the CIA of spying on congressional staffers as they investigated illegal detention and interrogation programs under George W. Bush.
