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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Hundreds of Tech Companies Line Up to Oppose TPP Trade Agreement
Letter signed by more than 250 firms demands greater transparency and says "dangerously vague" language would criminalize whistleblowers.
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World's Biggest Banks Hit By $5.7 Billion Fine for Market Rigging
Five giant banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, were fined roughly $5.7 billion, and four of them pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges over manipulation of foreign exchange rates.
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As San Francisco Wages Rise, Questions Emerge About Enforcement
Getting the minimum wage raised was the easy part. The bigger challenge is ensuring the legislation has teeth.
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Elizabeth Warren Issues Scathing Report On America's – and Obama's – Broken Trade Promises
Warren's report detailed decades of failed trade enforcement by American presidents, including the current one.
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German Resistance And Europe's Growing Rebellion Against U.S. Transatlantic Trade Deal
The tide of public resistance against a proposed free trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union is rising in Germany, as opponents say the plan would harm democracy and rule of law.
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Moratorium Now! Tax Foreclosures On Thousands of Detroit Homes Will Have Devastating Effects
If carried out as expected, this year's tax foreclosures in Detroit will comprise the largest number of foreclosures in any municipality in history – and they're not even being carried out by big heartless banks, but rather by local government.
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U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing World's Biggest Fossil Fuel Companies
A Guardian investigation of three specific projects run by Shell, ExxonMobil and Marathon Petroleum reveals that the subsidies were all granted by politicians who received significant campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry.
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Senate Democrats Knock Down Obama's Trade Agenda, Saying No to Fast Track
Members of the party banded together to prevent the Senate from considering legislation that would give the president the authority to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership unamended.
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Dodd-Frank Is Working – That's Why Congress and Wall Street Are Trying to Kill It
Wall Street hates reform for a reason – and a closer look shows why.
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One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished since 2008. Here's Why You Should Care
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve our well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
