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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5 Star on the Rise: Italy's First Crowd-Sourced Party Delivers Direct Democracy In Action
The transparency and political openness that helped the 5 Star Movement rise to power must now bring the party's current and future proposals to the forefront if it hopes to achieve any lasting change.
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A Call for Equitable Development In Baltimore
In Baltimore, activists are urging city officials to move beyond "tax increment financing" that privileges billionaires at public expense.
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Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Revolution in Banking?
Central Bank Digital Currencies could supplant the money now created by private banks.
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In Praise of Class Traitors: Former Goldman Exec Runs for N.J. Governor on Public Banking Platform
Days after Phil Murphy’s call for a publicly-owned Bank of New Jersey sent shockwaves across state and national media, the proposal received an unexpected favor: Governor Chris Christie attacked it.
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Victory For Standing Rock Sioux As Justice Department Halts Pipeline Construction
The mood at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation on Friday afternoon went from somber to joyous as a press release was read from the Department of Justice announcing a halt to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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"Free CeCe!" Explores Prison Abolition and Anti-Trans Anti-Black Violence
"Free CeCe!" calls for the abolishment of the prison-industrial complex.
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For Elizabeth Warren and Allies, A Fight Over Clinton’s Hires
Warren’s coalition is developing a hit list of the types of people they’ll oppose — what one source called "hell no" appointments — in a Clinton administration.
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Umbrella Movement Victory: Pro-Independence Candidates Win Seats in Hong Kong Election
In a result likely to shake up Hong Kong politics and strain relations with China, a new generation of young pro-independence candidates from the Occupy Central "Umbrella movement" won five seats.
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Overwhelming Evidence that a Guaranteed Income Will Work
We’re fooling ourselves by believing in a future with satisfying middle-class jobs for millions of Americans. It’s becoming clear that income should be guaranteed so that people can find productive ways to serve society.
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California's $15 Minimum Wage Earthquake
Workers, more than half of them women and Latinos, will receive on average one quarter more in wages, or about $3,700 per year adjusted for inflation.
