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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The Empire Files With Abby Martin: Noam Chomsky On Electing the President of an Empire
The world-renowned philosopher and linguist discusses the presidential primary "extravaganza," the movement for Bernie Sanders, the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal and the reality of "democracy" under capitalism.
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Acronym TV [45] – Justice For Palestine, ExxonMobil Busted, #BerntheDNC
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames a Palestinian for the Holocaust, ExxonMobil's climate change lies are deeply exposed, and how Bernie can win the presidency.
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Canada Lurches Left As Justin Trudeau Victory Ends Neo-Conservative Era
Like the surge of Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in the U.S. and the nomination of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader in the U.K., Canada’s election of a Liberal government under Justin Trudeau signals a sea change.
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Acronym TV [44] - Bernie Sanders v. Hillary Clinton, Round 1
In this week’s Acronym TV with Dennis Trainor, Jr., we dive into the first of the six scheduled Democratic Presidential debates.
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Climate Movement Momentum: Carbon Divestments Top $2.6 Trillion As Hillary Rejects Keystone XL
A new report shows the fossil fuel divestment movement has grown 50-fold in one year, with more than 400 institutions and 2,000 individuals pledging to dump carbon stocks – news that complemented Clinton's promise to oppose the tar sands pipeline.
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Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the Popular Demand for Systemic Change
Two men in their 70s have been sparking the imagination and passions of American progressives, both have been featured on the cover of Time magazine – and both agree that the system is broken and radical transformation is necessary.
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Why Occupy Wall Street Protesters – And Their Message – Are Key to Bernie's Campaign
Sanders’s rise in this election season is inconceivable without Occupy Wall Street having elevated the conversation around inequality.
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The Movement Lives On: 4 Years Later, Occupy Has Succeeded in Spite of Its Failures
Occupy Wall Street may not have dismantled capitalism – but it did profoundly change the way people perceived it, and how their voices can impact institutions of power all over the world.
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Why Conservative Billionaires Have Started Talking Like Bernie Sanders
This is Kenneth Langone, the founder of Home Depot and a longtime GOP donor. His biggest fear? Income inequality.
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An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders Supporters
People dying in the streets and living under the thumb of institutional racism don't enjoy the privilege of having their voices heard – so if they have to shut down a campaign event to force people to listen, they'll do it.
