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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The VA Scandal Is Just the Latest Bait and Switch By Big Corporate Government
An anti-government narrative, perpetuated by the deceitful role-playing of Democrats and Republicans, creates the conditions that make a corporate heist of public resources possible.
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The War on Want: Challenging Inequality and War as Pillars that Prop Up Capitalism
Inequality is not a by-product of the system. Inequality is the central point of the capitalism.
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Dispatch From Baltimore: Economic Democracy Means a New People's Economy
People want greater decision making in their workplaces, communities and lives – and that's what economic democracy offers.
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99Rise Leads California March, South to North, To End Corruption Of Money In Politics
Marching 480 miles over 37 days from Los Angeles to the State Capitol, activists demand that California legislators outlaw the influence of big money on electoral politics.
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We Plant Seeds For Our Future When We March Against Monsanto
We're here to take our food supply back.
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New Economy Rumblings, And Some Fears of Co-Optation, At "SHARE" In San Francisco
Community activist Michael Jimenez has been looking at the commons and asks: "Is this a shared economy for all, or are the big corporations attempting to take that away from us?”
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What 60 Years of Political Gerrymandering Looks Like
Redistricting is one of the biggest threats to our democracy.
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Here's The Painful Truth About What It Means To Be "Working Poor" In America
More than 7 percent of American workers fall below the federal poverty line, and the Americans who earn well above the official poverty line can still barely stay afloat.
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Why Is Michigan Trying to Derail Detroit's Urban Farming Movement?
New rules imposed on residential farms are threatening the state's agricultural renaissance – especially at its heart, in the bankrupt city of Detroit.
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Animal First, Citizen Second: Talking Bodily Politic with Nance Klehm
"There's a lot of people turning their heads around now, but there need to be more – and there needs to be more resistance, and deep, creative work, and a lot of sharing of information and tasks and ideas."
