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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Tar Sands Protesters Shut Down Keystone XL in Oklahoma as #FearlessSummer Begins
Eight protesters blocked construction of a pump station for TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Seminole lands by locking themselves to equipment.
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America's Defining Choice: A Free or An Authoritian Future
Today's whistleblowers are fighting the same scourge that the Founders and every genuine patriot has fought against, only today, the authoritarianism that we're confronting isn't a foreign enemy, but one from within.
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5 Demands in Brazil: A Million Marchers Across Country Say "It's Not About 20 Cents"
Last week’s violent police crackdown on the mostly peaceful bus fare protests appears to have opened Pandora’s Box, allowing a wide range of long-repressed grievances to come pouring out.
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Facing Charges of Espionage, Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum in Ecuador
Who is actually bringing injury to America" those who are secretly building a massive surveillance system or those who inform citizens that it's being done?
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Pennsylvanians Demand Moratorium on Fracking as EPA Delays Frack Study By 2 Years
A recent poll showed that almost two-thirds of Pennsylvanians are in favor of a full moratorium on fracking.
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How Women and Mobile Media Are Raising Citizens' Voices In India
CGNET is a voice portal that citizens call to record a news story, and it's helping women especially get the word out about issues in remote parts of India that have long been ignored.
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HBO Takes on the Pussy Riot Rebellion
The Russian band's performance was sloppy, reckless, and over in less than a minute. Soon the whole world was listening.
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Activists Converge on Canary Wharf in London and Proclaim: "They Owe Us"
Hundreds converged on Canary Wharf in London last week to protest the G8 and publicly discuss issues of debt, inequality, corporate tax evasion and climate change.
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The Man Who Can't Be Moved
Dubbed "Standing Man," Erdem Gunduz, who stood still for hours in Istanbul's Taksim Square, attracted droves of people as he marked a new form of protest.
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Edward Snowden: The Truth About U.S. Surveillance Will Emerge
In a live Q&A with Guardian readers from a secret location in Hong Kong, Snowden hinted at more disclosures to come and that their publication could not be prevented by his arrest or – more chillingly – his death.