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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Rebel Cities 13: Porto Alegre In Brazil Shows How Participatory Budgeting Works
Citizen control of spending decisions means communities decide what their city does and does not do with public funds. For 30 years the process has worked in Brazil, and now it's spreading rapidly.
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Injecting Democracy Into Public Spending
Through a civic reform called participatory budgeting, thousands of residents in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area will be deciding over the next month how nearly $20 million of tax dollars are allocated to their cities.
