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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Meet the Company That Can Track Everywhere You've Been and Tell Police About It
A security company collects data from license plate readers and shares it with police and federal law enforcement, no warrant needed.
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Documents Reveal ExxonMobil Downplayed Arkansas Contamination
A new batch of documents received from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality reveal that Exxon downplayed the extent of the contamination caused by the ruptured pipeline in March.
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Three Staple Foods that Big Ag Has Stripped of All Nutrients
We need to reclaim our fruits and vegetables for the sake of our health.
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Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Take Your DNA Even If You Haven't Been Convicted of a Crime
The nation's highest court ruled today that the police have the power to take DNA samples from people arrested for a crime.
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A Black Man is Killed in the U.S. Every 28 Hours by Police
America Is perpetually at war with its own people.
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Our Massive Homeland Security Apparatus Does the Bidding of the Big Banks
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a nationwide "counter terrorism" apparatus emerged, and it has turned on dissenters such as the Occupy movement.
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The Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the "Recovery," While the Rest of Us Have Lost $669 Billion
It's no accident.
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Monsanto's Astonishing Rise to Power
How Monsanto went from selling aspirin to controlling our food, poisoning our land and influencing all three branches of government.
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Big Pharma is Making Billions at the Expense of Our Health
Pharmaceutical giants are recycling old and discredited drugs while marketing diseases to sell the few new ones.
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Naming and Shaming: 10 Worst Forbes Billionaires in 2013
The combined wealth of the world's billionaires this year hit an all-time high of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion in 2012.
