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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Investors Join Calls for a Food Revolution to Fight Climate Change
An influential group of investors has added its voice to a growing chorus of health professionals and scientists who are calling for radical changes to agriculture and food consumption in an effort to fight climate change, malnutrition and obesity.
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Field Notes: Why Pete Buttigieg May Be the Future of Progressivism
The 37-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is a graduate of Harvard, a Rhodes Scholar, a former Naval Intelligence officer and the first openly gay person to seek a major party’s presidential nomination.
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Thousands of Oakland Teachers Just Went On Strike. They Want More Than A Pay Raise.
They’re also demanding more support staff, smaller class sizes, and more oversight of charter schools.
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With Lopez Obrador In, Thousands Of Workers Walk Out
During the past month, between 30,000 and 40,000 maquiladora workers in Matamoros plants have walked off their jobs – and now Mexican workers elsewhere are considering following their example.
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277 Events Nationwide Protest #FakeTrumpEmergency
Protesters signed thousands of petitions, called Congress and filed lawsuits. Then on Presidents’ Day, thousands converged at 277 events nationwide to stand up against the #FakeTrumpEmergency.
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Regime Change In Venezuela, But Human Suffering Continues
Our country is so divided, on so many issues, yet intervening in foreign countries is a united addiction we just can’t tear ourselves away from.
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Rebel Cities 20: With Hip-Hop As Sound Track, Young Senegalese Say Enough Is Enough
The Y’en a Marre ("We Are Fed Up") movement, which traveled the country raising awareness about the need to vote, played a crucial role helping defeat Senegal's two-term president in 2012.
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Why Black Teenage Gun Reform Activists Are Barely Recognized
As the March for Our Lives movement enters its second year, it would benefit to have black faces at the forefront to expand the narrative around gun reform.
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Denver Teachers Go On Strike After Failing to Reach Pay Deal
Denver’s teachers started picketing before the start of the school day and students crossed through the picket lines on their way to class in some locations.
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As Brexit Stumbles Towards No Deal, Calls Escalate for a Second Referendum
Fears that Ireland will stand fast on its border claims are among the most pressing concerns still dogging the Brexit deal, which could ultimately force a new referendum.
