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.
Advocacy & Reforms
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French Economist Wins Nobel Prize For Work "Taming Powerful Firms"
The 61-year-old began his influential studies on regulation and oligopolies in the 1980s – and last year scrutinized the pay and motivation structure in banking and other industries.
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U.S. Seed Libraries Mobilize to Protect Right to Share
Despite an arguably incorrect interpretation of Pennsylvania law, states are now considering adopting its seed library protocol – threatening to kill a fast growing seed library movement.
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Germany Abolishes College Tuition Fees
“We got rid of tuition fees because we do not want higher education which depends on the wealth of the parents."
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The Netroots Nation Music Project: Building A Soundtrack For This Generation
It's hope and raw unfettered emotion, pointed anger and power – it's louder than the din of political hectoring and a violent wake-up call to an apathetic youth.
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New Homeless Bill of Rights Could Legalize Sitting, Sleeping, Eating in Public
A coalition of over 125 social justice groups seeks to impact state laws that increasingly target basic rights of the homeless – such as eating and exchanging food in public.
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Federal Court Strikes Down Republican-Backed Voter ID Law In North Carolina
Ruling that "the right to vote is fundamental," a N.C. appeals court reinstated the right to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day, and to vote outside one's home precinct.
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Los Angeles Raises Minimum Wage for Hotel Workers to $15 An Hour
The City Council voted 12 to 3 last Wednesday to impose the higher wage on large hotels, delivering a huge victory to a coalition of organized labor, neighborhood councils and the ACLU.
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Florida City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public, Cracking Down On Homeless
Life is tough when you're homeless. This city wants to make it tougher.
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How to Negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement
Developers answer to communities for a change.
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Scotland May Not Be Independent – But A Public Bank Will Bring Economic Sovereignty
A publicly-owned bank could help Scotland take control of its own economic destiny by avoiding unnecessary debt to a private banking system that's become a burden to the economy.
