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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Policing Justice Requires Economic Justice, Part II
From new ways of working, producing, and sharing, new ways of protecting ourselves will grow.
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Policing Justice Requires Economic Justice, Part I
One way to make the apathy of privileged whites irrelevant is to build institutions that guarantee material economic justice.
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Eric Garner Protests Fill the Streets From New York to Chicago to San Francisco
Many thousands took to the streets of New York City on Thursday night to protest the non-indictment of white New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo, whose illegal choke hold led to the death of Eric Garner.
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Marchers Swarm New York After Police Officer Is Not Indicted Over Chokehold Death of Eric Garner
New York City officials, activists and attorneys have expressed outrage at the failure to indict a New York City police officer who held 43-year-old father Eric Garner in a chokehold, leading to his death.
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How Missouri's White Establishment Convinced America to Take Darren Wilson's Side
The Ferguson grand jury process was merely a formality, as there was never any intent to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown.
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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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Marching Nationwide, Activists Demand Full Data on Americans Killed By Police
The coalition was set to deliver more than 200,000 signatures to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, calling for transparency and justice in police killings.
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Can't Blame the Youth: One Year Since a Sheriff's Deputy Killed Teen Andy Lopez
Coinciding with the National Day Against Police Brutality and Mass Incarceration, people in Santa Rosa, Calif., will hold a vigil and community potluck Wednesday to commemorate the teen's tragic death.
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Girls To the Front: Women on the Frontlines of the Struggle in Ferguson
In times of crisis, the term “protect the women and children” might still come to mind.
