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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Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measures Went Undefeated In 2018
As of a late vote count last week, Utah narrowly became the fourth state this fall – after Michigan, Utah and Missouri – to pass a ballot measure ending unfair gerrymandering.
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The Precariat: Today's Transformative Class?
Unlike the proletariat, which sought labor security, the progressives among the precariat want a future based on existential security, with a high priority placed on ecology and the commons.
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Nathan Schneider's "Everything For Everyone" Brings Cooperative Revolution to Life
The most striking secret of emergent radical economic structures like worker ownership is that they aren’t radical at all, a subject Nathan Schneider's new ranging book explores.
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It May Not Be A Wave, But A Blue Tide Is Rising In the Deep South
Future elections in the closely watched states of Florida, Georgia and Texas could be within grasp of Democrats as suffrage expands across the region.
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Flipping the House Is Nice, But the Real Power Is Local
Record turnout in the midterm elections shows there’s a strong desire for change. Here’s where it’s happening.
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Tenant Fees Bill Tests Britain's Ability To Protect Its Renters
For millions of renters in the U.K., a robust set of policies around rental law would be life-changing. But the bill making its way through Parliament has to be done right.
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Democrats Should Remember Al Gore Won Florida in 2000 — But Lost the Presidency With a Preemptive Surrender
At midnight on election day last Tuesday, vote tallies showed Republican candidates ahead in key races in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. However, many votes remained to be counted in all three states.
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Defeats and Victories for Public Banking, Cooperative Economics In 2018 Election
What does the disappointing loss on L.A.’s public banking initiative tell us about the future of cooperative economics?
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All 19 Black Women Running for Judge in a Texas Race Won Tuesday
Looking for some great news after Tuesday's midterms? Meet the #Houston19.
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Voters Are Stripping Partisan Redistricting Power from Politicians In Anti-Gerrymandering Efforts
Colorado and Michigan voters – and possibly in Utah as well – called for the creation of independent commissions to decide congressional and legislative district boundaries.
