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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Ferguson Police Requested Massive No-Fly Zone To Prevent Media Coverage
Newly released audio recordings raise serious questions about whether police violated the constitutional rights of journalists covering civil unrest in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting.
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Occupy Democracy In London Isn't Considered Newsworthy – But Should Be
Sleeping outside for an iPhone is O.K., but do it in furtherance of democratic expression and you’re in trouble, as protesters discovered during the past several weeks at Parliament Square.
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Ferguson Police Spend Big on Riot Gear Bracing for New Protests
St. Louis County police have spent $173,000 since August on teargas, grenades and "less lethal" ammunition in fears of an escalation of protests if officer Darren Wilson is not criminally indicted.
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Violent Evictions Make Room for Oil Waste Treatment Plant In Uganda
More than 200 families have been brutally thrust from their homes as discoveries of oil prompt investors and land grabs in the western part of the country.
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Marching Nationwide, Activists Demand Full Data on Americans Killed By Police
The coalition was set to deliver more than 200,000 signatures to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, calling for transparency and justice in police killings.
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4 Blackwater Contractors Found Guilty In Iraq Massacre – A Verdict Long Overdue
Not simply individual guards should answer for this tragedy – but the leaders of private security companies and the governments that employ them must also be held to account.
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The Post-Michael Brown Agenda Provides Goals To End Racist Militarized Policing
The California city of Rialto saw an 88% drop in claims of police misconduct within one year of officers wearing cameras.
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Egypt Risks "Student Intifada" Amid Campus Crackdown, Hundreds of Arrests
More than 110 students were reportedly arrested by the military-backed authorities during the first days of the new academic year.
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Hong Kong Police Beat Protester Escalating Violent Crackdown on Demonstrations
Video footage showing six plainclothes officers pummeling a man in a dark corner behind a building has galvanized the city where thousands continue to protest despite the harsh police response.
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Mexico Universities On Strike To Demand Justice for Missing Students
Survivors of the Sept. 26 violence joined Mexico City protesters in informal campus activities and rallies demanding justice for their missing classmates.
