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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Act Out! [132] - You Live in a Bubble, Censor Dissenters, Learned Patriarchy & No NAFTA 2
You may not realize that everything you see online is, in fact, filtered. This week on Act Out!, we dive into various kinds of online censorship that are shaping our ever-more-narrowed world view.
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Act Out! [128] - Not Dreaming of DACA + When the Left Fights Together, We Win
This week on Act Out! the Left is pretty good at in-fighting – but we are also unstoppable when we put aside drama and fluff and engage in real solidarity and direct action.
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Act Out! [118] - Syria: Let the Kurdish Women Lead the Way + Team Internet & Israeli Arms
Given the ongoing wars, the refugee crisis and multiple players for profit such as the U.S., you might not think that in northern Syria, in what's known as the Rojava region, there is a revolution happening.
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Act Out! [111] - How & Why the UN Fails + A Very Unhappy Birthday to Corporate Personhood
Given its backwards position on women's rights, it seems ludicrous that Saudi Arabia would get a seat on a UN Council tasked with upholding and forwarding women’s rights around the globe. But that is precisely what happened.
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Act Out! [81] - Under My Country’s Sky - American Bombs in Yemen
Bushra al-Fusail is a Yemeni-American who lived under the ongoing airstrikes in Yemen for months before coming, ironically, to the country that makes the destruction of hers possible.
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Act Out! [54] - Activist Reflections, Disarm Saudi Arabia & AIPAC, and Life in the Waste-Stream
This week, spring is in the air and so is a renewed call for justice, peace and freedom. But before we get to the front lines, let's take a look at what it means to be an activist and what makes a social movement successful.
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Act Out! [51] - How to lose a plutocracy in 60 days, March madness on the front lines
This week, grab your calendars and let's head to the front lines where we're talking everything from women's rights to Saudi ties to spring break.
