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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Constitutional Amendment to Reign In Dark Money May Hit Senate Floor
The Senate could soon consider a Constitutional amendment giving Congress and states the power to regulate political contributions.
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Seattle Announces $15 Minimum Wage: Highest In the United States
Seattle will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over the coming years under a deal brokered by the mayor and blessed by labor and business groups alike.
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Vermont Calls for Constitutional Convention to Get Money Out of Politics
On Friday, Vermont became the first state to call for a convention to amend the Constitution to reverse the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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California Senate Committee Passes Bill to Pull the Plug on NSA Spying
Senate Bill 828, dubbed the Fourth Amendment Protection Act, represents a growing opposition to NSA spying on a state and local level, and across the political spectrum.
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Rebuilding Hope, Rebuilding Homes: 18 Months After Superstorm Sandy
This week, organizational leaders and residents whose lives were upended by the storm shared their perspectives and talked about their successes, challenges and vision for the future.
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Revealed: Federal Judges Guilty of Owning Stock in Corporations They Ruled On
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Hill owned as much as $100,000 in Johnson & Johnson stock when he and two other judges ruled against the Gables family's appeal in a precedent-setting case.
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Organized Labor, Public Banks and the Grassroots: Keys to a Worker-Owned Economy
Worker-owned cooperatives build economic democracy. But how do we build more worker-owned cooperatives?
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Getting Money Out of Politics Is the Electoral Issue We Can – And Must – Win
Can the fight against the corrupting influence of money finally rally the people?
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Solidarity, Occupation, Action: Creating Jobs for the Quiet Revolution
Work is at the very core of human creative activity – which is why it's so important for us to occupy our work and contribute to the quiet revolution that is now occurring all around us.
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'The Next Revolution Will Be Rural'
Micah White, who helped envision Occupy Wall Street, is now a co-founder of the After Party, which seeks to create “mutual aid flash mobs” that improve communities from the grassroots up.
