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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Trump Outlines Big Cuts to Utah Monuments, Riling Tribes, Environmentalists
Trump has said former presidents abused the Antiquities Act by putting unnecessarily big chunks of territory off limits to drilling, mining, grazing, road traffic and other activities.
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Forgotten Sufferers: From Education to Deportation, Refugees Face A Growing Crisis In Greece
Since summer school programs for refugee children failed last summer due to budget constraints and lack of staff, teachers have begun taking it upon themselves to teach Syrian children elementary Greek. But it's not so simple as it sounds.
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The FCC's Order Is Out, We've Read It, and Here's What You Need to Know
FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s draft is a lot of things: Thin on substance and reasoning, cruel, willfully naive — and it’s everything that ISPs like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon could have wanted (and more). It will end net neutrality and break the internet.
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Nebraska Clears Path for Keystone XL Pipeline, But Challenges Remain
The 3-2 vote by the Nebraska Public Service Commission helps clear the way for the pipeline linking Canada’s Alberta oil sands to refineries in the United States. But opponents have promised to tie the project up in court for years.
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His Act of Defiance Went Viral. Now Elected, Braxton Winston Aims To Fix the System From Within
One of the newest faces of politics in Trump-era America is a man who became a prominent activist after a police shooting in Charlotte and a snapshot that went viral.
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Trumpism Defeated: Northam Wins Virginia Governor’s Race As Murphy Takes New Jersey
The lieutenant governor’s victory joins Democrat Phil Murphy’s win in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race to hand Democrats new hope in the Donald Trump era.
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The Public Bank Option: Safer, Local and Half the Cost
Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double-digit lead in New Jersey’s race for governor, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. If he wins on Nov. 7, the nation’s second state-owned bank in a century could follow.
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Too Poor to Vote: How Alabama's "New Poll Tax" Bars Thousands of People From Voting
In Alabama and eight other states from Nevada to Tennessee, anyone who has lost the right to vote cannot regain it until they pay off any outstanding court fines, legal fees and victim restitution.
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Rep. Steve Scalise Is Entitled to His Own Opinion – But Not His Own Facts about the 2nd Amendment
The congressman's interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is not supported by historical facts or and contemporary evidence.
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Children Are Dying At Alarming Rates In Foster Care, and Nobody Is Bothering To Investigate
Kids in the for-profit foster care system are dying at alarming rates, but the deaths are not being investigated, and autopsies are not even being attached to the now-closed case files, a two-year investigation has found.
