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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Money or Voters: Senate Weighs "Democracy for All Amendment" To Overturn Citizens United
Senate Joint Resolution 19 calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court Decision that opened the floodgates for corporate spending to influence political elections.
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A Flotilla For Climate Action Sails the Hudson Ahead of Mass New York Protests
SeaChange: We All Live Downstream is a two-week journey by boat that's raising awareness and generating community activism around climate issues before people hit the streets in Manhattan.
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What Piketty Forgot: The Ecological Inequality That Threatens Us With Extinction
The crisis of capitalism isn't just about the gap between rich and poor – it's about the gap between what’s demanded by our planet and what’s demanded by our economy.
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Staples Plan to Privatize the Post Office Hit An Unexpected Obstacle – Organized Labor
Teachers, firefighters, government workers and service employees form the backbone of an effort that's putting big box retailers and USPS management on notice.
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Hackers' Forum to Defend Global Internet Overshadows U.N. Meeting
Last week's activist-organized Internet Ungovernance Forum in Istanbul brought together hackers, activists, academics and diplomats from around the globe to debate our online future.
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16 Worker Cooperatives Redefining What Labor and Community Mean
The worker cooperative movement has hit a new stride, including tech companies, coworking spaces, international businesses, large factories and much more.
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How America's Largest Worker Owned Co-Op Is Lifting People Out of Poverty
Cooperative Home Care Associates has 2,300 workers who enjoy good wages, regular hours and family health insurance.
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DC Court Ruling Helps Preserve Historic West Virginia Labor Battle Site from Coal Mining
The Blair Mountain Battlefield was the scene of a 5-day clash in September 1921 between more than 5,000 West Virginia coal miners and 3,000 men backed by coal companies – the largest armed labor conflict in US history.
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How Crowdfunding and the Share Economy Are Growing Sustainable Food Systems
FarmDrop and Open Food Network stress the desire to create positive, systemic social change that disrupts the existing dominance of supermarket provision of food.
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Voting Yes: Radical Independence for a Democratic, Green and Just Scotland
The vote on Independence is a moment of unprecedented possibility for Scotland to peacefully reject the U.K.'s failed neoliberal agenda.
