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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Trump's E.P.A. Greenlights a Nasty Chemical. A Month Later, It Poisons a Bunch of Farmworkers.
In March, the EPA abruptly changed its stance on the poisonous chemical chlorpyrifos, greenlighting it instead of banning it. Not surprising: the company that makes it has cultivated a cozy relationship with the Trump administration.
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Senate Rejects GMO Anti-Labeling Bill Handing Huge Victory To Consumers
Had the legislation passed Wednesday, it would have preempted states from enacting their own GMO labeling requirements – and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was "pleased that Congress stood up to the demands of Monsanto."
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How Corporations Spy on Nonprofits With Impunity – Even Dumpster Diving for Their Info
Our democracy can't function properly if corporations may spy and snoop on nonprofits with impunity – a form of espionage that degrades the effectiveness of nonprofit watchdogs and activists.
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Exposed: Dow Chemical Backed Anti-Union Nonprofit with $2 Million in Michigan
The giant chemical maker was one of several corporations that helped finance a web of so-called “social welfare” nonprofits not legally obligated to publicly identify their funders.
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With Just 64 Mega Donors, Dark Money Runs the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A new report has found that more than half of all 2012 financial contributions to the Chamber came from just a few dozen giant corporate donors.
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Exposed: Globally Renowned Activist Collaborated With Intelligence Firm Stratfor
An exclusive Occupy.com investigation reveals that Srdja Popovic, one of the leading architects of the overthrow of Slobodan Milodevic, has served as an intelligence gatherer for Strator and the U.S. government, informing on activists worldwide.
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Hedges: Jeremy Hammond and the Revolutionaries In Our Midst
Hammond appears for sentencing Friday in Manhattan and could face 10 years in prison for hacking the security firm Stratfor and exposing its infiltration, monitoring and surveillance of nonviolent protesters for corporations and the security state.
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Millions Mobilize For March Against Monsanto - Again
Following the two-million-strong global March Against Monsanto in May, citizens worldwide are gearing up for the second stage showdown next Saturday.
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Initiative 522, Washington State's GMO Labeling Law Is Gaining Momentum
If passed, the law would require genetically engineered foods sold in Washington State to be labeled, making it the first U.S. state to implement labeling of GE foods.
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Trash the TPP: Why It's Time to Revolt Against the Worst "Trade Agreement" in History
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make transnational corporations more powerful than government, which is why negotiations are being done entirely in secret, and why we must educate ourselves now to stop it.
