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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19 U.S. Senators Call Out #WebOfDenial That Is Blocking Climate Action
In the U.S. Senate, champions for climate action and accountability are loudly putting the blame on think tanks and denier-for-hire front groups that have created doubt about climate science.
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Universal Credit is Forcing Britain’s Most Vulnerable Into Deeper Poverty and Debt
Claimants are facing hefty delays in receiving benefits and unfair sanctions.
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How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
“Reverse redlining” flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
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One Woman's 10-Year Fight to Save Her Family From Foreclosure
"If we had known from the beginning how corrupt the system was, we probably never would have started."
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Pokémon Go is everything that is wrong with late capitalism
Last week, two things happened that will have long-lasting impact on American society and the global economy. First, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to a record low of 1.366 percent. Second, Nintendo released Pokémon Go.
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Season of the Demagogues: Brexit Exposes Ways Britain Is Moving Closer to U.S.
After Prime Minister David Cameron’s departure, Brexit Britain will hold a leadership race and possible national election later in 2016, with the race for Downing Street set to be as divisive as the Brexit campaign and perhaps even the U.S. presidential race.
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Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb: Will "Italeave" Be Next?
The Brexit could trigger a $500 trillion derivatives meltdown by forcing the E.U. to allow insolvent member governments and banks to write down debt.
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Fate of Vermont's Historic GMO-Labeling Law in US Senate's Hands
Vermont's law requiring food manufacturers to clearly state whether a product is "produced with genetic engineering" went into effect Friday – and now a Senate bill could kill it.
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As the War on Weed Winds Down, Will Monsanto Be the Big Winner?
With the cannabis industry predicted to generate over $13 billion by 2020, there should be little doubt that companies like Monsanto are simply waiting for Uncle Sam to remove the herb from its current Schedule I classification before getting into the business.
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TransCanada's $15 Billion Suit Against U.S. Is Corporate Nationhood At Its Worst
When the NAFTA nations meet Wednesday for the annual Three Amigos Summit in Ottawa, climate change and clean energy goals may be overshadowed by TransCanada's use of NAFTA to sue the U.S. government over the Keystone pipeline.
