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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The U.S. Way of War: From Columbus to Kunduz
The confluence of Columbus Day Weekend and the Kunduz hospital bombing has us thinking about the deep levels of cultural violence in the United States and what can be done to change it.
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All In the Family: Here's Who's Buying The 2016 Presidential Election
Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House – with most wealth coming from the fossil fuel and financial service industries, and almost all of it going toward Republicans.
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Bankers Go On Trial In Libor Interest Rate-Rigging Scandal
Two bankers who worked for a Dutch bank in London are being charged in a Manhattan court with wire and banking fraud.
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Winner Take All: "99 Homes" and the Foreclosure Crisis that Still Reeks of Injustice
The film takes a refreshing, reverse look at the real estate and foreclosure debacle – without the sexy Wall Street glitz and gloss.
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New California Law Requires Police to Get a Warrant Before Accessing Your Data
Under the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law late last week, officers will have to convince a judge that there is enough probable cause to justify a digital data search.
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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Berlin Against EU-U.S. Trade Deal
Up to a quarter of a million people marched in the German capital Saturday to protest the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which they say is openly anti-democratic.
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After Deadly Bomb Blasts In Turkish Capital, Thousands Take To Streets Blaming Government
A day after twin bombings targeted a peace rally in the capital Ankara, killing over 100 civilians, demonstrators and mourners put blame squarely on the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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In the Era of the Hunger Artist, We're Crowdfunding Just to Survive
Welcome to nightmare capitalism, survival-by-popularity, the real Hunger Games: where we're forced to go online and crowdfund our way to rent payments, child support, illness recovery and more.
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Remembering Grace Lee Boggs and her Role in the Black Freedom Struggle
As the child of Chinese immigrants and as a woman, Grace learned early on that the world needed changing.
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Citizen Activists Drive the Fight for Clean Water in Flint, Michigan
It’s not the government, but private citizens and researchers who have been battling to reveal dangerous lead levels.
