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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Free Speech, Hassan Nasrallah and Other Victims of Internet Censorship
Companies like Facebook and Google do the bidding of the U.S. government by censoring "dangerous" sites. But at what point do the tech giants themselves represent a proto-fascist danger to free speech?
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How SLAPP Lawsuits Are Letting Corporations Steal the Truth
Corporations want ownership of the truth, just like they want ownership of the earth. Through SLAPP suits, companies can exact a heavy price on activism, stripping advocacy groups of their already meager assets.
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Act Out! [157] - Capitalism vs. Mental Health, The SS “Light” and Zuck Testifies to His Employees
Detroit would rather pay goons to steal people's water than make sure people have access to water. And Orwell's got nothing on the DHS and their new media list.
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Act Out! [138] - A Sanctuary from Depressing Consumerism
This week on Act Out!, we're in the midst of consumerism's high point, fresh off the heels of black Friday steals, sliding towards the most ironically plastic holiday of the year.
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Act Out! [136] - Cuba: What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know
This week on Act Out!, I'll introduce you to some people and facts you never knew about Cuba, lifting the veil on a vilified island that has suffered greatly from U.S. empire.
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Act Out! [133] - How to Stay Safe Online, Banning Hitler, Amazon’s Reality Show, Mercenaries & More
This week on Act Out!, from the military occupation of Puerto Rico to the sick reality show courtship of Amazon, we've got some headlines that you may not have heard about but need to.
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Act Out! [132] - You Live in a Bubble, Censor Dissenters, Learned Patriarchy & No NAFTA 2
You may not realize that everything you see online is, in fact, filtered. This week on Act Out!, we dive into various kinds of online censorship that are shaping our ever-more-narrowed world view.
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Since Trump's Election, 20 States Have Moved to Criminalize Dissent
It's being called the "biggest protest crackdown since the Civil Rights Era."
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Speak No Evil: Many Americans Don’t Know It, but Their Employers Can Censor Their Political Speech
"Corporate censorship is much more common than most people recognize... [as] employers use their financial power to control employees' free speech and political behavior."
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Act Out! [114] - What Is American Fascism, Anti-Fascism + Intro to Scott Crow
You've seen them on TV: black clad activists marching against and even openly fighting with neo-nazis, nationalists and white supremacists. Some call them terrorists while others call them heroes, but really the antifascists are just humans like you and me.
