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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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Lawmakers From Both Parties Move to Ban Fracking in Florida
The bill would place a permanent ban on "advanced well stimulation techniques" for producing oil and gas, including fracking and acidizing, across the state.
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Under Activist Pressure, Portland Agrees to End All Corporate Investments
In a sweeping move that follows a wave of divestment activism in Portland, Oregon, and across the country, the Portland City Council voted to pull all of the city's investments in corporate bonds and securities.
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EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
Environmentalists are warning the agency that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into the Gulf is in violation of federal law.
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Civil Rights Groups Tackle Illegal Bail Schemes As More Poor People Fill Jails
The Supreme Court and the Justice Department have both said that incarcerating someone solely because they can't afford to post cash bail is unconstitutional, but that was the policy in Ascension Parish until just a few weeks ago.
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On the Take: Private Prison Firms Are Buying Access to Public Officials at Lavish Conferences
Private corrections companies are spending millions of dollars
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WikiLeaks Reveals Secret Global Trade Deal for Corporations to Operate with Impunity
The Trade in Services Agreement would make it easier for transnational corporations to make huge profits without complying with national laws.
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Massive Coal Ash Spill Chokes North Carolina River as E.P.A. Considers Waste Rules
A ruptured Duke Energy pipe in Eden, N.C., caused the release of up to 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into the Dan River.
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Why Monsanto and Big Foods Are Spending Millions to Defeat Washington's GMO Labeling Law
The Grocery Manufacturers of America has revealed that some of its most powerful members funneled millions of dollars through the trade group to oppose I-522, a Washington initiative that will require labeling foods with GMO ingredients.
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Monsanto Spends $4.6 Million to Defeat Washington GMO Labeling Initiative
The campaign for Washington's GMO-labeling initiative is looking a lot like last year's Prop 37 campaign in California, where biotech and agribusiness interests outspent the other side by nearly 5 to 1.
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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking off the California coast elevated as a major regional issue, lawmakers are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations without following legally required environmental reviews.
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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.
