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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Colombia Farmer Strikes Were Result of Washington Policy
Due to lack of media coverage in the United States, many are unaware that the massive farmer strikes which paralyzed Colombia last month actually stem from a controversial free trade agreement with Washington.
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Direct Action Against Coal in Seattle
With the conflict over two coal export terminals brewing on the horizon and an incumbent mayor making big climate promises, Seattle is emerging as the center of a new climate showdown.
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TPP Protesters Scale U.S. Trade Rep HQ
Eight "construction workers" in blue coveralls and yellow hard hats made their way up an unsecured scaffolding in D.C. to unfurl a huge banner condemning the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Life at the End of the Pipeline: Fighting Tar Sands in Houston's East End
Can the climate justice and other U.S. social movements better support communities of color like Manchester, Texas, which are already bearing a disproportionate burden of tar sands refining, pollution and the illnesses that come with it?
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Oregon Public Workers Win Zero-Concessions Contract through Strike Threat
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber supported attacks on health care, wages and work conditions, but backed down this summer when Service Employees 503, Oregon's largest union, proved organized and ready to wage a statewide strike.
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Rebelling Against Massive Use of Pesticides, Brazilians Shift To Organic Foods
One of the reasons Brazilians are now growing, selling and eating high quantities of organics is because the country is the biggest user of pesticides per capita in the world – an unfortunate distinction Brazil has held since 2008.
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Taking Over, Taking Back: Breaking Doors Down to Open Homes Up
The short documentary by filmmakers Jessica Murphy and Elissa Nadworny highlights the work of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign, a coalition of homeowners, renters and houseless people organizing to take over vacant, bank-owned houses.
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Going Postal: We Can Save America's Mail Service While Bleeding the Banks Dry
There’s a way we can all help the U.S. Post Office generate more revenue while simultaneously hammering the banks, credit card companies and other corporations: all it takes is you opening your junk mail.
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The World Is Still Up For Grabs: A Manifesto For the Year Ahead
Revolution is a Rhizome. We now have a confidence in this generation that we didn’t have before.
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Protesters Lock Down in D.C. Demanding Transparency for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Protesters concerned about the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership covered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative with banners calling for a democratic process and a release of the treaty’s text.
