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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When Too Big To Fail Fails: The Scheme To Seize Depositors' Money
Unprosecuted, unreformed, unregulated and unrepentant, Wall Street parties on – and the money we thought was our own, protected in our checking and savings accounts, could be taken in an instant.
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Iceland Recovering Fastest in Europe After Jailing Bankers Instead of Bailing them Out
The island Nordic nation is on track to become the first European country that suffered in the financial meltdown to “surpass its pre-crisis peak of economic output” – proving to the U.S. that bailing out “too big to fail” banks wasn’t the way to go.
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IMF Report on Inequality: Abandon "Trickle-Down" Economics and Pay Lowest Earners More
If governments wanted to increase the pace of growth they should concentrate on helping the poorest 20% of citizens.
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Why Fast Track Would Hand Total Control of the Money Supply to Private Banks — Permanently
The Trade in Services Agreement now being debated for Fast Track would open the doors even wider for private banks and commercial service industries – and slam the door on governments seeking to open private banking sectors to public ownership.
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The Student Loan Crisis and the Debtfare State
With over $1 trillion in outstanding loan balances, the student loan industry has a lot in common with the subprime mortgage industry.
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With Deep Ties to Politicians, Private Prisons Have Exploded As Profit Centers
Politicians have favored private prisons because they’re supposed to save taxpayer money – but they haven’t, and meanwhile they generate windfall profits for corporate shareholders while creating far worse conditions for prisoners.
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From Health to Schools, Welfare to Housing, Britain's New Conservatives Rule Only With Austerity
The People's Assembly is calling for a major national demonstration on June 20 to send a clear message to the Tory government that we demand an alternative to austerity.
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There’s Nothing Heroic about Stealing Water from the Commons
The case of a water hoarder in Oregon reveals a lot about the perils of viewing water as a private commodity.
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New Data Reveals How The Richest 0.001 Percent Pay Income Taxes
Tax day doesn’t sting much if you live at the gilded edge.
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Even the Global Oil Giants Are Now Calling for A Price On Carbon Pollution
The letter comes six months before U.N. member countries are due to meet in Paris to hammer out an international agreement to cut greenhouse gases.
