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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Turkish Society Stands By Its Miners As Erdogan's Power Slips Further
When a disaster at the Soma coal mine claimed the lives of more than 300 workers, the prime minister dismissed the tragedy as the cost of doing business – and the nation appears to have heard enough.
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Chilean Activist And Artist Sets Fire To $500 Million Worth Of Student Debt
A heap of ashes is allegedly all that remains of $500 million in “pagarés” — or debt papers — stolen and burned by Chilean activist Francisco Tapia.
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Reset The Net: We’re Not Asking For Online Privacy – We’re Taking It Back
A broad-based coalition of online freedom organizations, Internet companies and advocacy groups have issued a call to "Reset the Net" on June 5, the anniversary of the Snowden leaks.
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Under the Pavement Is Oil, And Above Ground Brews Resistance
Creative protests in this city have raised awareness and inspired a growing opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline – presenting lessons for others across Canada and the U.S. to follow.
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Migrants and Supporters March Across Europe Demanding Asylum Policy Reforms
Asylum seekers are risking arrest as they cross borders during the multi-week march, which comes before right wing, anti-immigrant parties expect to make unprecedented gains in European Parliamentary elections.
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Five Liberal Tendencies That Plagued Occupy
The liberal tendencies of some Occupiers severely undermined the movement’s strength, and identifying them will make it easier to resist them next time.
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How Activists Put Protection of the Internet Back on the National Agenda
Over 3.4 million Internet users took action against the FCC’s proposed rules in recent weeks – grassroots pressure that forced tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to get off the sidelines.
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In Supersized Revolt, Fast Food Worker Strikes Have Ignited Across The World
As fast food workers struck in 158 U.S. cities Thursday and solidarity protests sprang up in 36 other countries, here's a look back at how the cause grew from a handful of people to a globe-spanning movement.
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India’s Resurgent Women Voters Issue "Slap on the Face of Misogyny"
Taking the fight for safety and dignity into their own hands, women expressed a collective voice and registered their demands by turning out in some of the largest numbers ever at the polls.
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GMO Showdown: March Against Monsanto Calls For May 24 Global Action
On Saturday, May 24, millions around the world – with protests already scheduled in over 400 cities and 52 countries – will once again March Against Monsanto calling for a permanent boycott of GMOs.
