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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An Israeli Granny Brigade Confronts the Palestinian Crisis At the Checkpoints
Every morning before the sun rises, an Israeli women's group of mainly retired grandmothers, called Machsom Watch, travels to the epicenter of the daily conflict between Israelis and Palestinians to monitor the checkpoints and be advocates where possible.
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"Postal Protectors" Arrested in Portland for Opposing Post Office Privatization
Calling themselves “postal protectors,” activists gathered in the lobby of the main post office in Portland, Ore., last Tuesday, holding signs protesting postal privatization.
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Citizens of the World, Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Data
NSA reform by the U.S. Congress overlooks the fact that the internet transcends national control. We the people must make the rules.
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Thousands March in Santa Rosa, Calif., As Outrage Grows Over Deputy Who Killed Teen Andy Lopez
On the 8th straight day of mourning and mass protests, hundreds of youths, families and residents marched to demand justice for the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez — shot seven times by a sheriff's deputy who mistook his airgun for an assault rifle.
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Brazilians Occupying Research Lab Ignite National Debate On Animal Testing
One week after Brazilian animal rights activists in São Paulo State occupied a testing laboratory and stimulated nationwide discussion about the right to conduct torturous tests on animals, they won a 60-day suspension of the institute.
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Fighting Terminal Illness in Longview, Wash., Anti-Coal Activists Step Up The Campaign
With U.S. coal corporations looking overseas, the stage is set for a clash over access to the Pacific Coast — a conflict now playing out in the public scope hearings over the Millennium Bulk Terminal.
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"Real Food Challenge" Sweeps Universities As Students Demand Healthy Policies
Some 140,000 students participated nationwide in more than 450 campus Food Day events last week, pushing for more community-farmed, ecologically sound food buying practices at their schools — and impacting university policies as a result.
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The Black Panther Past Reborn
The Panthers, who celebrated a reunion in northern California, have no blueprint for protest except to preserve their own history and to encourage today's young people. Their unfolding story of rebellion, resistance and revolution continues.
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Hedges: Our Invisible Revolution
It appears that political ferment is dormant in the United States. This is incorrect. The battle of ideas is percolating below the surface.
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Thousands March on Washington Demanding End to Surveillance
Masses of protesters aligned with the coalition Stop Watching Us assembled on the 12th anniversary of the Patriot Act to urge Congress to reform the legal framework that supports the government's secretive online data gathering network.
