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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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Season of the Demagogues: Brexit Exposes Ways Britain Is Moving Closer to U.S.
After Prime Minister David Cameron’s departure, Brexit Britain will hold a leadership race and possible national election later in 2016, with the race for Downing Street set to be as divisive as the Brexit campaign and perhaps even the U.S. presidential race.
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Does the Brexit Signal the End of the United Kingdom?
Scotland was told in 2014 that a vote for British unity was the only way to stay in the E.U. Now, the opposite is true, and along with Northern Ireland's growing call for independence, the fragmentation of the U.K. appears to have begun.
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White Supremacist's Killing of British MP Jo Cox, Casts A Pall Over Britain On Eve Of Vote
The murder of Jo Cox has shocked British society, sparking renewed discussions about how to deal with racism, hatred, xenophobia and white supremacy just days before the Brexit vote.
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part V: Nuit Debout Innovates, and Survives, 11 Weeks Strong
The Nuit Debout movement is reshaping France and demonstrating the evolution of post-2008 global democracy uprisings using new networking technology.
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part IV: Hacking the Future Iceland-Style
In Iceland, the Panama Papers may push hackers to lead the country's next coalition government – because in the eyes of many, this networked revolution is only getting started.
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part III: "The Divide" Shows Inequality On the Big Screen
Katharine Round’s new documentary, "The Divide," adds substantially to the debate around inequality as it explains in clear terms how our 35-year experiment in neoliberalism has failed spectacularly.
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part II: Publicly Owned Energy Comes to London
Switched On London, a publicly owned, democratically controlled energy company, intends to provide greener, cheaper electricity to millions of residents in the British capital, signaling a potential sea change in the way big cities produce power.
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Cracks In Capitalism’s Core, Part I: Scottish Radicals
Parties like RISE, the Greens, and sections of the Scottish National Party are not only setting out new ideas – they are actively involved in movements fighting for change on the street, and at the ballot box.
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Panama Fallout: Is Britain the Most Corrupt Country in the World? Part II
The British elite's empire did not end – it just went offshore.
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Panama Fallout: Is Britain the Most Corrupt Country In the World? Part I
This leak is not any drop in any ocean – scrutinizing it has opened the world’s eyes to global tax dodging, especially by London which remains the "money tax haven of the world" with half of all tax evasion passing through it.
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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.
