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.
George Soros
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Hungarians Take to the Streets to Protest an Election Seen as a Hammer Blow to Democracy
Tens of thousands protested in Budapest after a contested election that delivered two-thirds of the seats in Hungary's Parliament to the ruling Fidesz party which won just 47% of the national popular vote.
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War on Weed, Part II: Monsanto, Bayer and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
With the cannabis industry predicted to generate over $13 billion by 2020, there should be little doubt that companies like Monsanto are simply waiting for Uncle Sam to remove herb from Schedule I.
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Act Out! [70] - Democrats, Republicans & The Illusion of Choice; Women in Boats for Freedom
This week, let's take a walk down the aisle – the political aisle, that is – and see where we might find some common ground. Next up, the Women's Boat to Gaza calls for peace and highlights the role of women in the Palestinian struggle for freedom.
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Act Out! [58] - Three Issues with the Panama Papers, and an Anti-Fracking Punk Provocateur
This week, three things you gotta know and consider about the Panama Papers — and no, it has nothing to do with Putin. Then, we have a special interview with Joe Corre, anti-fracking activist in the U.K.
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Billionaires to the Barricades?
Since Occupy Wall Street, populist politicians and liberal intellectuals have been inveighing against income inequality – but more recently, the topic has been taken up by a different and unlikely group of advocates: billionaires.
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Green Tuesday: Oregon and Alaska Legalize Growing and Selling Marijuana
The marijuana legalization train has left the station.
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Scholar Behind Viral "Oligarchy" Study Tells Us What It Means
Contrary to what decades of political science research might lead you to believe, ordinary U.S. citizens have virtually no influence over what their government does.
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Money in Politics: Six of the Top 10 U.S. Billionaires Are Kochs and Waltons
Charles and David Koch, of Koch Industries, have poured some of their combined $72 billion into conservative politicians while the Walton family, owners of Walmart, exercise a subtler but equally corrosive influence on our national politics.
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Billionaires Unchained: The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American “Democracy”
There is no limit to the amount of money billionaires can give to influence the political discussion in this country.
