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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Workers Are Boldly - and Successfully - Fighting for Their Human Rights
From strikes at California ports to fast food chains in New York City, the past month saw labor rise up in defense of people's basic rights.
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Police Can Record Video Inside Your Home Without A Warrant
A federal appeals court ruled last week that police can secretly videotape a suspect’s home without a warrant.
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How NYC's Plutocrat Mayor Made 20,000 Children Homeless
There are 20,000 kids sleeping in homeless shelters in New York City, a number that does not include homeless kids whose families got turned away. Up to 65 percent of families who apply for shelter don't get in, and their options can be grim.
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Nine CEOs Whose Greed is Destroying America
A gang of brazen CEOs has joined forces to promote economically disastrous and socially irresponsible austerity policies.
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Understanding What Government Does for You and Me
There is a broad lack of understanding about the role government plays in our everyday lives. Why is that?
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Advertising Evil: The Corporate Makeover
The same financial institutions that took down our economy are back, in most blatant advertising sense, telling us how wonderful they are and why we should like them again. By voting with their dollars, Americans may just say no.
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The Reefer Rebellion in November
On election day, voters in these six states will have their say on marijuana law reform. If the present polls hold, federal officials will have little choice but to acknowledge that they have a full-fledged reefer rebellion on their hands.
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From NY to SF, Thousands March to Celebrate Year-Old Movement
"Occupy" might not be the right name for the movement anymore, as Monday's actions were less about holding space than breaching it.
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Dissent is Now a Crime
Massive police presence at the national political conventions has become a given. But what happens to all of the high-tech cop toys and newly passed anti-democratic ordinances once conventioneers leave town? They stay.
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Historic Win for Restaurant Workers Union
Fired by a union-busting boss, several dozen workers from a New York Hot and Crusty occupied their restaurant - then opened their own sidewalk cafe, forcing their owner to cede to their demands.
