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.
The Guardian
Follow:
-
200,000 Greeks March on Parliament to Condemn Austerity
A general strike brought the country to a halt on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of anti-austerity protesters took to the streets in the first mass confrontation with Athens's three-month-old coalition government.
-
Purchasing the Presidency: How Citizens United Has Overwhelmed 2012 Spending
A report released Monday shows that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 ruling on Citizens United is accountable for 78% of this year's election spending as corporations angle to buy the presidency.
-
Occupy's Protest is Not Over — It Has Barely Begun
It's mistaken to write Occupy's obituary this first anniversary. The lesson of history is that movements for justice are irrepressible.
-
Along with the Arctic Ice, the Smugness of the 1% Will Melt
What we are seeing, here and now, is the transformation of the atmospheric physics of this planet. The belief that Europe and America will be hit least by climate change is in ruins -- yet all we do is try to profit from disaster.
-
Pussy Riot Is a Reminder That Revolution Always Begins in Culture
Vladimir Putin is right to be frightened by Pussy Riot. They are essentially a concept, and you can't stop a concept.
-
$21 Trillion Hidden Offshore by Global Elite
A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border tax rules to hide an extraordinary $21 trillion of wealth offshore – as much as the American and Japanese GDPs put together – according to research commissioned by the campaign group Tax Justice Network.
-
Opinion: Blockupy Frankfurt Is a Glimmer of Hope Amid Crushing Austerity
Popular protests such as Blockupy Frankfurt offer an alternative to capitalism for those facing a life hunting through garbage cans.
-
In Court, Twitter Sides with Occupy
Twitter has moved to quash a court order issued by the Manhattan district attorney that would require it to hand over the tweets of a writer and Occupy Wall Street protester arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge last October.
