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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Ending the Secrecy of Cayman Off-Shore Tax Havens
The legendary secret tax haven status of the Cayman Islands appears finally to be coming to an end.
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"Thank God for the Fascists": A Dispatch from Weimar Greece
The "revolutionary infrastructure" of Athens's volatile neighborhood Exarcheia appears now to be gearing itself towards resisting, if not literally fighting, fascist violence and providing refuge for its victims.
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Occupy the Playground: London Children and Community Resist Park Closure
Activists from Occupy London have joined up with Wandsworth Against Cuts and local residents to stop the demolition of a community adventure playground in the south London borough.
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How We Can All Make Money Like the Billionaires
In Alaska, the money oil corporations pay to lease and extract oil on public lands is distributed to all Alaskans equally. Shouldn’t the rest of us collect dividends every time our commons turn profits for others just like Alaskans?
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Public Goals vs. Private Interests in Campaign to Fix the Debt
Close to half of the members of Fix the Debt’s board and steering committee have ties to companies that have engaged in lobbying on taxes and spending.
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ALEC Companies Leads Attack on North Carolina's Clean Energy
Corporate polluters are taking aim this year at states with renewable energy laws, starting with ALEC's assault on North Carolina’s clean energy economy, with support from Duke Energy, ExxonMobil and Koch Industries.
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The Latest Foreclosure Horror: The Zombie Title
Thousands of homeowners are finding themselves legally liable for houses they didn't know they still owned after banks decided it wasn't worth their while to complete foreclosures on them.
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Montana Coal Protesters Argue Necessity Defense
After decades of failed efforts to curb climate change through traditional politics, many climate activists now believe civil disobedience is as much a moral imperative as breaking into a burning building.
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Two New Fraud Deals Show Wall Street's Washington Insiders at Work
No more deals. No more negotiations. Not until we’re in the room. Not until we’re seated in the chair, at the table, in the chambers of justice, that have always rightfully belonged to us – and only us.
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Why the Simpson-Bowles Plan Will Ultimately Fail
Trying to formulate a deficit reduction plan to solve our financial problems without first fixing the economy is like trying to put the roof on a building that has no foundation or walls.
