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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Report Misses How Regulators Conspired with Banks Against Homeowners
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, tasked with carrying out a high level review of the big banks' illegal foreclosure process, has released a report that fails to reach meaningful conclusions.
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In March, Worldwide Protests Gained Momentum
Global demonstrations in March turned out hundreds of thousands of protesters, raising oppositional voices against austerity measures, police violence, school closures and ecocidal legislation.
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Six Things You Need to Know About the Arkansas Oil Spill
The damage it's wrought, human and environmental, could determine the future of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Ohio is Illegally Jailing Debtors
Modern-day debtors' prisons push poor defendants further into destitution.
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Is Keystone XL Pipeline the "Stonewall" of the Climate Movement?
The narrow window of opportunity that physics provides us makes me doubt that a third party will offer a fast enough answer to come to terms with our changing planet.
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We're Not Broke: The Film
The new film tells the story of how U.S. corporations have been able to hide over a trillion dollars from Uncle Sam — and how seven fed-up Americans take their frustration to the streets, vowing to make corporations pay their share.
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Third Major Oil Spill in a Week: Shell Pipeline Breaks in Texas
Thousands of gallons of oil have spilled from a pipeline in Texas, the third accident of its kind in only a week.
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Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant with Three-Year Strike
When a factory closes, the idea of turning it into a worker-owned co-operative sometimes comes up—and usually dies.
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How Keeping Salaries Secret Makes Employees Complicit in Wage Inequality
The Paycheck Fairness Act, which is scheduled for a vote in the Senate next week, includes a provision that would make it illegal for companies to act against employees who talk about their salaries.
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Big Depositors Could Suffer in Future Bank Bailouts Under New Law
Big bank depositors could take a hit under planned European Union law if a bank fails.
