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! [210] - Rotten Tomatoes for News + Banning Our Plastic Dumps
Try as we might, we can't hide from climate change. And now, thanks to a legally binding UN resolution, the US can't hide from its own heaps of trash. Next up, media literacy is a vital skill set – indeed, it shapes how we see every other issue. And now, there may be a way to build media literacy and hold journalists accountable...
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Act Out! [209] Nuclear Waste, Stunted Brains & Mystery Food: What We're Giving To Future Generations
A teacher's strike that's not about pay raises – but instead about almost everything else...
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Act Out! [208] - All-American Torture Camps, It’s Raining Plastic & Oil Companies Dig It
Human rights violations are rife in Alabama prisons... Next up, we are effectively laminating our planet in plastic.
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Act Out! [207] - Protecting an Embassy, Resisting a Coup + Borderless Solidarity via Pan-Africanism
Venezuela is under attack. As US empire applies various violent tactics to destabilize the nation, a group of activists stand in the way of the war machine by holding space at the Venezuelan embassy. Next, Netfa Freeman discuss pan-african issues and the neo-colonialist scramble for Africa also known as AFRICOM.
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Act Out! [206] - The Human Rights Outlaws + Defending an Ancient Forest
Sixteen activists fighting the overt rise of fascism find themselves in the crosshairs of our “justice system.” We take a look at the detention of migrant children, the celebration of white supremacist imperialism and how folks are standing up for justice.
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Act Out! [205 PART 2] - Reading Imperialism in Tehran: Calls for Autonomy, Hopes for Peace
In this segment, Dr. Margaret Flowers discusses recent attacks against Iran including the designation of their military as a terrorist organization.
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Act Out! [204] A Toxic Breakup, A Sinking State & A Dirty Energy Project Even The Nazis Didn’t Want
Breaking up from the abusive relationship with oil and gas is no easy task—but several communities in Louisiana have started divorce proceedings.
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Act Out! [203] - The End of Water Rights, The Next Biblical Flood & One Treaty To Rule Them All
It costs a lot of money to be poor – and when it comes to accessing potable water, that adage still rings painfully true.
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[Act Out! 202] Indefinite Detention For All + Nebraska Aid & Is Your Bank Financing Climate Chaos?
What better way to make immigrants feel at home than to bring them into the fold of indefinite detention?
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Act Out! [201] - Hey America, Here’s What Your Budget Buys + Big Brother’s New Censorship Tool
Rob from the poor to give to our wars.
