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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! [231] - Grassroots From the Treetops
Transformation NOT Reformation. From regenerative farming to revolutionary inclusion, these voices from the Forest Convergence tell it like it is, draw connections between our struggles and unapologetically demand real and direct action. Wherever you are, that is your frontline. Know that you have an army on your side. And we must continue to fight. And build.
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Act Out! [228] - Behind the Impeachment Frenzy + Organizing to Win
The spin on the impeachment frenzy you're not hearing—but really really need to. Plus, the difference between a whistleblower and a status quo whistler. Next, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap joins us to talk constitutional amendments, working inside vs. outside the system and finding hope—without optimism—in the fight.
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Act Out! [226] - How Togetherness Rips Us Apart, Building Aid Efforts in Your Community
Media literacy has perhaps never been more important than it is now. And as corporate media continues to dodge reality like bullets in the Matrix, some headline translations can help us to see the truth behind the lies. Next up, Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas but didn't end there. Jena from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief talks about the aid efforts happening in the southeast United States and the importance of solidarity, not charity.
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Act Out! [225] - Gentrification vs. Revitalization: The Fight For Affordable Housing in San Francisco
A close up look at the epicenter of the nation's affordable housing crisis: San Francisco. We sit down with local residents and activists to hear about the manifold problems that gave rise to this crisis, and the creative ways in which folks are fighting for their human rights.
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Act Out! [224] Anti-War Climate Justice, Arizona's All-Seeing Eye & Kids as Pre-Existing Conditions
Indigenous lands become a testing ground for Israeli-US mass surveillance – and once again indigenous wisdom throws common sense at the blundering idiocy of empire.
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Act Out! [223] - The Amazon’s Burning Past, Follow Their Lead & The Problem With #PlantATree
A look at the understorey of the Amazon fires and the long history of colonialist destruction.
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Act Out! [222] - Make ‘Em Laugh Or They’ll Kill You + The Math of a Broken System
Building and healing civilizations: as we stare down the 2020 presidential elections, here's a little food for thought on how our system is built – and what advanced math of all things can tell us about the pit falls of having a president, or a “democr
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Act Out! [221] - This Stack of Papers Has More Rights Than You + The Importance of Cuba
As ecosystems around the world fall into death spirals and scientists cry out that the point of no return is upon us, a look at our justice systems highlight the pitfalls and fallacies in our thinking.
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Act Out! [220] - Winding The Doomsday Clock + Charged With Dissent
The psychopathic framing of the Democratic debates are a kind of microcosm in which to view how out of touch the US is with reality.
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Act Out! [219] - The CEOs Destroying the Planet + Puerto Rico Protests Just Getting Started
The destruction of our planet for profit is deeply personal – so why shouldn't we treat it that way when it comes to the people perpetuating that destruction?
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By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
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.
By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
