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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Copenhagen Announces Plan To Divest $1 Billion From Fossil Fuels
If the mayor's proposal is approved at a finance committee meeting Tuesday, the Danish capital will become the country’s first investment fund to sell its stocks and bonds in fossil fuels.
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Bernie Targets Top 10 Corporate Tax Dodgers On Eve Of Iowa Primary
Sanders pledged Friday to close loopholes that allow Fortune 500 companies to exploit offshore tax havens, which last year enabled them to avoid paying U.S. taxes on over $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits.
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The Populist Revolution: Bernie and Beyond
From the Syriza Party in Greece and the Podemos Party in Spain, to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, contenders with their fingers on the popular pulse are surging ahead of their establishment rivals.
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How A Small Company in Switzerland Is Fighting a Surveillance Law — And Winning
A small email provider and its customers have almost single-handedly forced the Swiss government to put its new invasive surveillance law up for a public vote in a national referendum in June.
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Santa Fe Moves a Step Closer Toward Creating City-Owned Public Bank
A new study concludes that a public bank for the New Mexico city is both feasible and would have a positive financial impact – adding $24 million to city coffers over a seven-year period.
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Progressive Lawyer Tim Canova Could Beat Unpopular DNC Chair In Florida Primary
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party – whereas Tim Canova has a history of activism with the Occupy movement and is a steadfast opponent of the Patriot Act.
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Soaring Solar Market Eclipses Oil and Gas Adding 35,000 U.S. Jobs In 2015
he solar industry created jobs 12 times faster than the rest of the economy last year – and now employs over 200,000 people, with the cost of installing solar dropping $2 per watt over the last five years.
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Toxic "Reform" Law Will Gut State Rules on Dangerous Chemical
A new set of bills that aims to update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act may nullify the efforts of states such as Maine and California to regulate dangerous chemicals.
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Oregon County Becomes Latest "GE-Free Zone" In Victory for Organics
Jackson County is the eighth county in the U.S. to create an ordinance prohibiting the cultivation of genetically engineered crops – and efforts are springing up to pass similar measures in other places.
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Our Food Future: 16 Most Exciting Stories for 2016
From food safety law to a heightened focus on food waste, here are this year's most exciting food trends to watch for.
