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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1.5 Million Sign Petition to Cancel Trump's State Visit to the UK After Travel Ban
A petition to stop President Trump's planned visit to the U.K. has more than doubled in less than a day.
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Tech Executives Say the Muslim Ban is Bad for Business — and the Country
Business leadership at Netflix, Facebook, and Apple say the ban will hurt their companies and won’t make the U.S. safer.
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Trump’s Refugee Ban is Causing Chaos And Confusion at Airports Around The World
"The rules keep changing by the minute. We’re not sure what’s going on.”
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Protests, Confusion, and Fear at JFK Airport on Day One of the Muslim Ban
Protestors rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
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Trump Gives Green Light To Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
Well, that was fast.
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From Holland to Finland to Scotland, Basic Income Could Be a Reality Across Europe
One of the driving forces behind the basic income proposals in Scotland is the Fairer Fife Commission, which aims to tackle social inequality through living wage, living rent and basic income programs so that no worker lives in poverty.
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President Obama Has Commuted Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
While not technically a pardon, the order reduces Manning’s sentence from 35 years to just over seven years.
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Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020
In 2012, Nicaragua invested the fifth highest percentage worldwide of its GDP in developing renewable energy, and now it is reaping the benefits.
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Washington Rejects Major Coal Export Terminal – Resounding "No" to Fossil Fuels
Last week's decision deals a serious blow to the Millennium Bulk Terminals project – which has already experienced the bankruptcy filing of its parent firm Arch Coal, in the latest of several blows to the fossil fuel industry in the Northwest.
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New York Governor Proposes Free Tuition Plan at State Colleges
Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan, which he called the first of its kind in the nation, the state would cover tuition for any student from a family earning less than $125,000 a year by 2019.
