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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Time for a Revolution
"In all of history, no tyrannical power has ever conceded peacefully."
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The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters Identified
The Toxic 100 Air Polluters is an updated list of the top corporate air polluters in the U.S.
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines
This week in Occupy, Pussy Riot was sentenced to two years in Russian prison, we expressed solidarity with General Motors hunger strikers in Colombia, activists far and nigh set their sights on Tampa and the Republican National Convention, and the one-year Occuversary is approaching.
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Three Ways the Obama Administration Could Help the Housing Market RIGHT NOW
It is hardly a secret that the Obama administration’s programs to bolster the housing market and help struggling homeowners have failed to meet expectations.
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The Koch Brothers Go To Hollywood
"The Campaign" is a thinly veiled story about how the Koch Brothers--America's fifth and sixth richest men, worth $25 billion each--are buying the nation's political system through their purchase of Tea Party candidates.
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It's Time for a Fair Tax Policy
Any discussion about the 1% and the 99% has to start with income.
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Paul Ryan Has a 20-Year Plan to Destroy the Government. Where's Ours?
Talk of presumptive Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan's budget plan is all over the place. He's hailed as a strategist, deep-thinker, policy-wonk, and the intellectual heart of the Republican Party. He's their theorist.
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The Global 1%: Exposing the Transnational Ruling Class
Who are the the world’s power elite, and to what extent do they operate in unison for private gain at the expense of the 99 percent? Examples like Freeport-McMoRan and BlackRock are just a few.
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This Crisis Is Not Leaving
After nearly five years, and trillions in government-funded bailouts, the economic and social crisis afflicting America hasn't gone anywhere. Here are five reasons why.
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With Wind, Comes Work, in Michigan
The state could become a "job-creating machine" if its renewable energy standard increases to 25 percent -- a measure that will be up to a vote in this fall's election.