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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NLRB: Walmart Retaliated Against Striking Employees
Federal officials have filed a formal complaint charging that Walmart has violated the rights of protesting and striking workers.
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Why the Washington Post’s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous
The Post is supposed to expose CIA secrets. But Amazon – owned by Jeff Bezos, who is also the new owner of the Post – is under contract to keep them due to its new $600 million “cloud” computing deal with the CIA.
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Making the Case for Doubling the Corporate Income Tax
U.S. corporations need to pay for the many years of employee productivity and public research that built their trillion-dollar industries.
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Congress, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Why "Fast Track" Means Less Democracy
By granting so-called “fast-track authority” to the White House on the TPP, Congress opts itself out of the process at the critical stage.
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What U.S. Revolutionary Past Reveals About Richmond Battle For Eminent Domain
Mortgage relief schemes played an important role in our nation’s history as states passed laws to help debtors. Still, foreclosures became increasingly common, and a mini-revolution erupted when angry farmers organized themselves.
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How Europe's Social Movements Converged in Amsterdam to Plan 2014 #EUInCrisis
A strategy meeting in Amsterdam became a critical milestone for the convergence of different European social movements on the frontlines of resistance against the neoliberal E.U. austerity regime in 2014.
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Why Governor Chris Christie and His Aides Belong in Handcuffs
If Occupy Wall Street protesters get arrested for blocking a bridge to make a larger point about economic injustice, then every member of the N.J. governor's administration should receive at least the same treatment, if not face greater charges.
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CIA, Amazon, Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post: An Executive Editor Responds
The CIA’s multi-year contract with Amazon is a small fraction of company revenues that have been estimated at roughly $75 b in 2013.
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NYC's Income Inequality Gap: "Extraordinary" And Growing
"It's edgy out there," Mayor de Blasio told a group of people who associate "edgy" with booking a business class international flight with Bonus Miles alone.
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Why Widely Unregulated Drone Use Is Soaring in Latin America
Manufacturers are targeting markets in Latin America for the martial use of drones in law enforcement and military operations, provoking protests from civil liberties and human rights groups.
