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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Exxon Mobil to Pay $105 Million for Contaminating New York City's Groundwater
The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a verdict that found Exxon contaminated water supply wells in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Bay Area Braces for BART Strike, Again, As Workers Press For Change
For train operators and other BART workers, the belief is that a strike on August 4 may be the only way to get their voices heard -- and despite antagonism in the media, they hope residents understand their position and support their goals.
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Reeling From Fatal School Poisonings, Indians Wrestle With a Corrupt Food Program
The Gandaman food poisoning disaster should serve as a wake-up call: we owe at least one hot and safe meal a day to our children.
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Three Demands to Congress: Student Loans, Glass-Steagall & a Financial Transaction Tax
People rule in a democracy. Not Wall Street, not banks, not money. This is something apparently forgotten by Congress.
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NSA: The Decision Problem
The ultimate goal of signals intelligence and analysis is to learn not only what is being said, and what is being done, but what is being thought.
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Barack Obama expresses reservations about Keystone XL pipeline project
Barack Obama has given the strongest indication to date that he holds reservations about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, saying the project would not create many jobs and could raise gasoline prices.
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Sacramento CA, Sues Big Banks Over LIBOR Rate Manipulation
Sacramento County has sued Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and 15 others, saying they cost the city untold sums by manipulating LIBOR.
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Watching Fascism On the Rise, From Greece to America
Golden Dawn’s prominence is proof that Greece is on the slide to becoming the next Nazi Germany — and that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Americans should also be wary of our government’s slide toward fascism.
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The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Rebranding Constitutionally Protected Behavior as Terrorism
By rebranding activism as terrorism, corporate interests have made it far too easy for some of our bravest activists to be locked away for years.
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Julian Assange Launches WikiLeaks Party in Australia
The founder of the world's most prominent whistleblower group formally announced the launch of the WikiLeaks Party on Thursday, along with his candidacy and six other members who will run for senate seats in Australia's fall election.
