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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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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Record number of women win in the House
In total, 117 women were elected during the 2018 midterm elections – 96 elected to the House, 12 to the Senate and 9 as governor – shattering records and increasing the number of women in power.
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U.S. Election Rules Doomed Democrats’ Chances Of Taking The Senate
It’s a testament to how U.S. election rules tip the scales for white, rural voters who support the GOP.
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#WalkOutToVote: Demanding Change, Youth-Led Alliance Brings Power to Polls
The Future Coalition, including organizers with March For Our Lives, are leading students in hundreds of planned walkouts at schools nationwide for Tuesday's midterm election.
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This is How Republics End
Warnings from the fall of Rome.
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'We Have A Duty to Act': Hundreds Ready To Go To Jail Over Climate Crisis
A group of concerned citizens calling themselves Extinction Rebellion is planning a campaign of mass civil disobedience this month to force action on climate change.
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Supreme Court Rejects White House Move To Block Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit
The suit filed by 21 young plaintiffs argues that the failure of government leaders to battle climate change violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, property and a “stable climate system” that will sustain human life.
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Rebel Cities 15: Municipalism In Venezuela Offers A Pathway Beyond Authoritarianism
Venezuela has more than 1,000 communes – like El Maizal, with its cooperative of 2,000 farmer families – but they face opposition from Venezuela's politicians and elites.
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Halt to Youth Climate Lawsuit Inspires Nationwide Resistance
The 21 youth plaintiffs of the case Juliana v. United States have been joined by thousands across the country to “keep our government accountable for the effects of climate change.”
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Missouri Shows Why Healthcare Plays A Major Role In Next Week's Elections
Recent polling in Missouri – where Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is fighting to defend her seat – shows healthcare is at the top of the list of issues that voters care about.