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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Climate Change, Mass Migration and the Border Militarization to Come
"The arrest, incarceration, and expulsion of undocumented people in the United States is happening, even during massive (natural) disaster situations, at all times," says climate writer Todd Miller.
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Veterans are Training to “Re-Deploy” to their Own Communities to Defend Against Trump’s Attacks
Veterans from all over the country are converging in Tennessee for the “About-Face Action Camp,” preparing to use their military skills to support communities under attack: by Big Oil, by ICE, by emboldened white supremacist groups, and by Trump himself.
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Act Out! [61] - How to Erase the Border, Moms 4 Peace & A Miami Model’s Police State
This week, a wall is a wall until it's — the sky? Ana Teresa Fernandez shows us how we might view things differently, simply through the application of color.
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Ferguson Police Requested Massive No-Fly Zone To Prevent Media Coverage
Newly released audio recordings raise serious questions about whether police violated the constitutional rights of journalists covering civil unrest in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting.
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Ferguson Police Spend Big on Riot Gear Bracing for New Protests
St. Louis County police have spent $173,000 since August on teargas, grenades and "less lethal" ammunition in fears of an escalation of protests if officer Darren Wilson is not criminally indicted.
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The Post-Michael Brown Agenda Provides Goals To End Racist Militarized Policing
The California city of Rialto saw an 88% drop in claims of police misconduct within one year of officers wearing cameras.
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"It is Our Duty To Fight For Our Freedom" As Mass Arrests In Ferguson Continue
Cornel West was among 49 protesters arrested Monday outside Ferguson police headquarters and others occupied St. Louis city hall, shut down two Walmart stores and disrupted a political fundraiser.
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Weekend of Resistance Becomes Moral Monday As St. Louis Protests Surge
About 500 protesters shouted slogans at riot police in St. Louis overnight into Monday morning near the climax of four days of street rallies and sit-ins over the two police shootings.
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Law Enforcement Scandal As Asset Seizures Fuel Police Spending
Police agencies have used hundreds of millions of dollars taken from Americans under federal civil forfeiture law to buy guns, armored cars and electronic surveillance gear – as well as luxury vehicles.
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Pentagon Supplies School Districts with Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, M.R.A.P.'s
School districts nationwide are debating whether to keep their Pentagon-issued arsenals.
