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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The Man Who Stood Up to the Koch Brothers — and Won
Public-interest advocate and Democratic candidate for California Secretary of State Derek Cressman filed a complaint requiring conservative political committees to disclose their donors, resulting in $16 million in penalties including against the Kochs.
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Students Occupy Sofia University Calling for Fair and Transparent Elections
Students at Bulgaria's Sofia University are occupying the entire central building of the school and vow to remain until the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of new elections.
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Santa Rosa, Calif., Outraged By Police Killing Of Latino Teenager Holding Toy Gun
13-year-old Andy Lopez was walking through his neighborhood carrying a plastic gun that police thought was an automatic weapon. Within seconds, cops opened fire.
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Exclusive: Who Killed Michael Hastings?
Four months after Hastings's fatal car accident in L.A., new facts and evidence continue to emerge raising serious questions about whether the journalist was assassinated, the breadth of cyber-techniques that may have been used, and who might have done it.
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Celebrities, Whistleblowers, Politicians Release Anti-NSA Ad For Rally Against Surveillance
The NSA is spying on our personal communications and operating without any meaningful oversight. On October 26, the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act, join the largest rally yet against NSA surveillance, being held in D.C.
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Why Europe Must Chart a New Path on Immigration
Some 20,000 people have lost their lives in the Mediterranean attempting to enter Europe in the last two decades. It's time for the continent to reevaluate the costs versus the benefits of a more open and just immigration policy that favors all.
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Texas Fracking Company Loses Bid to Halt First Nations Protest in New Brunswick
A Canadian court ruled Monday to deny the request of Texas-based Southwestern Energy which sought a permanent injunction to prevent further protester interference with the company's shale gas exploration in New Brunswick.
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The Solution to the Human Dilemma
As our planetary crisis deepens, radical new visions of the future are bubbling up like never before. What are some of the scenarios that could change the direction of our civilization?
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Shutdown in Pittsburgh As 2,500 Youth March For a Green Economy
More than 2,500 youth activists aligned with Power Shift 2013 took over the Roberto Clemente Bridge and marched through the streets of Pittsburgh to confront corporate polluters and demand a clean, just economy.
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Egypt and Ethiopia Spar Over Future of Water as Massive Dam Project Proceeds
While Ethiopia continues to move forward on the huge Renaissance Dam, Egypt is fighting back with legislation of its own to guarantee that its water share, arranged in colonial-era treaties, is not usurped by the construction project.
