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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Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
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Obama Permanently Protects Huge Portions of Arctic, Atlantic from Offshore Drilling
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 98% of U.S.-controlled Arctic waters will be permanently withheld from any future oil and gas leasing, along with 3.8 million acres along the Atlantic coast.
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American Youth Make Fossil Fuel Industry Confront Climate Science in Federal Court
The Juliana v. U.S. decision could be a legal game-changer, as it challenges the entire fossil-fuel policy of the U.S.
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Divestment Movement Grows to $5 Trillion in Assets
Nearly 690 institutions and 58,400 individuals representing at least $5 trillion in assets have now committed to purging their investments from fossil fuel companies, a new report said.
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Historic CEO Pay Tax Passes in Portland
In a 3-1 vote, the city council agreed to add a surtax on the city’s existing business license tax for firms that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what their typical worker receives.
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Dakota Access Pipeline Halted: Standing Rock Celebrates After Army Corps Rejects DAPL
"We thank the tribal youth who initiated this movement. We thank the millions of people around the globe who expressed support for our cause. We thank the thousands of people who came to the camps to support us."
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Soars in U.K. Universities
With 43 universities now participating, Britain leads the world in campus action to pull funds from oil, gas and coal companies due to climate change concerns.
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The First 100 Day Resistance Agenda
Trump’s First 100 Day agenda includes repealing environmental regulations, Obamacare, and the Dodd-Frank Act, giving the rich a huge tax cut, and much worse. Here’s how we fight back in the first 100 days.
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On the Chopping Block: Post-Brexit Human Rights In the U.K.
U.K. citizens must ask why their Conservative government would seek to repeal a law that has the primary function of solidifying the protections people enjoy against the government itself.
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Trump Poised to Violate Constitution His First Day in Office, George W. Bush’s Ethics Lawyer Says
The Constitution doesn’t allow presidents to seek gifts from foreign agents.
