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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After Philadelphia, Progressives Push For Radical Systemic Change
Here is the problem: While millions will vote for Hillary Clinton in order to “stop” Donald Trump, Clintonism won’t defeat Trumpism.
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Obama Broadens Use of "Climate Tests" in Federal Project Reviews
The administration issued final guidelines calling on federal agencies to fully consider carbon emissions, global warming and the costs they impose on society when deciding major projects.
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What Does Black Lives Matter Want? We Now Have It In Writing
After a year of planning, members of the movement have released a comprehensive platform.
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The Icelandic Pirate Party and the Search for a New Democracy
An Internet-powered movement that puts citizens ahead of ideology could take over Parliament this fall.
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In Bid To Reclaim Senate Seat, Russ Feingold Isn't the Same Old Maverick
Wisconsin's former champion of campaign finance reform is working more closely than ever with PACs to get re-elected – prompting questions about his credentials as a progressive leader in 2016.
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Neoliberalism Almost Killed Baltimore. These Candidates Want to Rebuild Their City
This November, far below the tragicomic rhetoric of third parties and presidential elections, neighborhoods in Baltimore will decide whether to again entrust their future to big business-oriented Democrats, or take a chance on radical economic democracy.
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Appeals Court Smacks Down North Carolina’s Attempt to Suppress the Black Vote
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit invalidated North Carolina’s stringent new voting restrictions, holding that the law violates both the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.
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Indigenous People Killed As Crisis Is Erupting On Nicaraguan Coast
Settlers are attacking indigenous communities with automatic firearms, killing, plundering and forcing residents to flee their ancestral lands, while foreign companies have entered the territory illegally and are burning the region at a rapid rate.
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Occupy Corbyn: The Battle to Keep, Or Oust, Leftist Labour Leader Takes Center Stage
The anti-Corbyn forces within Labour might very well have achieved the complete opposite of what they aimed to achieve.
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War on Weed, Part II: Monsanto, Bayer and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
With the cannabis industry predicted to generate over $13 billion by 2020, there should be little doubt that companies like Monsanto are simply waiting for Uncle Sam to remove herb from Schedule I.
