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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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Capitalist-style Wealth Gap: 1 Tech Guy = 1,000,000 Teachers
There are over 4 million preschool, primary, secondary and special education teachers in America, who average $57,000 in salary; the richest 6 American tech leaders average $80 billion each.
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Facts That Privileged Americans Don’t Want Us To Know
The following facts should have been reported by the mainstream media, but unfortunately most of that media is controlled by the very people who have reason to hide the facts.
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The Evidence Pours In: Poverty Is Getting Much Worse In America
34 million American adults, or 1 in 7, are among the world's poorest 10%. How is that possible? In a word, debt.
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An Arena Full of the Richest Americans Would Own As Much Wealth as 70% of the World
That’s 25,000 American adults – the richest .01% of America – who together own nearly $10 trillion, approximately the total wealth owned by 3.5 billion adults globally.
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$30 Trillion Has Gone to the Richest White Americans Since 2008
These fortunate takers profited mainly from the stock market, which has more than tripled in value since the end of 2008.
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2018 update: More evidence that half of Americans are in or near poverty
By any rational definition of poverty, half of our country's households are dealing with it.
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The Taking of Millennial Wealth by Rich White Boomers
Ten years after the recession, most Americans, including Baby Boomers, are still struggling with finances.
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Meeting the Definition of Terrorism: Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Big Banks
The terror inflicted on Americans is real, and is documented by the facts to follow.
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3 More Reasons for Wealth-Deprived Americans to Take to the Streets
The rest of America has been left behind, but their voices are getting louder – demonstrated by the teachers around the country who are fighting back against income and wealth inequality.
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A 2% Financial Wealth Tax Would Provide A $12,000 Annual Stipend To Every American Household
Careful analysis reveals a number of excellent arguments for the implementation of a Universal Basic Income.
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By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
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.
By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
