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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Going Postal on Pensions: Why We Must Protect Our Public Assets
Last week a federal judge overrode the Michigan state constitution, ruling that Detroit’s pension obligations aren't protected from creditors in its bankruptcy while upholding Congressional protections for Wall Street derivatives traders.
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I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice System
As an assistant district attorney, I found myself prosecuting people of color for things white kids did with impunity.
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Poem: Why Worship the Rich?
If you follow the money, it's not hard you see / The rich couldn't care less about you and me.
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Russia's About-Face Amnesty Law Frees Pussy Riot and Arctic 30 Protesters
The Greenpeace Arctic 30 could be home for Christmas, and the two jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot will be released as early as Thursday, after a wide-ranging amnesty law was passed by Russia's parliament Wednesday.
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Why NYU Grad Students Fought to Unionize — And What Their Victory Means
A decisive victory gives the union a strong mandate entering contract negotiations over pay, health care costs and job stability.
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Italian Protester Charged With Sexual Assault For Kissing Riot Police
Nina De Chiffre kissed an Italian police officer last month during a protest of a high speed rail line in Turin. It was, according to the police officer, sexual assault.
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An NSA Coworker Remembers The Real Edward Snowden: "A Genius Among Geniuses"
A new portrait emerges of Snowden as a principled and ultra-competent, if somewhat eccentric employee at the NSA Hawaii Kunia facility, and one who earned the access used to pull off his leak by impressing superiors with sheer talent.
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Ukraine Protesters Return En Masse to Central Kiev for Pro-EU Campaign
Thousands braved freezing temperatures and aggressive policing on Sunday to demand E.U. integration, sending a message to authorities that the crisis over the government's failure to sign the pact is unlikely to end soon.
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Activists Lock Down in Oklahoma to Highlight Tar Sands "Sacrifice Zones"
Two activists locked themselves inside a revolving door at the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City in protest of Devon’s involvement in tar sands extraction and fracking.
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A Consumer Guide for Boycotting Factory Farms
There are plenty of reasons to boycott factory farms, including the top two: your health and animal welfare. But the big-picture reason is this. The only way to feed the world and restore climate stability is to restore efficiency to our food system.
