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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As Tennessee Law Offers Free College Tuition, Other States Prepare to Follow
A new bill provides two years of tuition at a community college for participating high school grads who might otherwise face a 7.5 percent unemployment rate – and other states are already following suit.
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Frackademic Scandal: University of Tennessee to Lease Forest For Drilling, Enriching Governor's Family
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and his industry-connected family stand to gain windfall profits when 8,600 acres of UT-Knoxville's Cumberland Forest gets leased this August to be fracked and drilled.
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Tennessee Joins States Restricting Drone Flights, Citing Fourth Amendment
Governor Bill Haslam signed the Freedom of Unwarranted Surveillance Act into law last week, making Tennessee the fifth state to pass legislation restricting drone surveillance by police and federal agencies.
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Following Backlash, Tennessee Gov Vetoes Ag-Gag Bill
After thousands of Tennesseans protested the new law, Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities.
