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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NASA Scientist: Climate Change Is Happening Now
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Pentagon to Double Size of Worldwide Spy Network
The U.S. military plans to send hundreds more spies overseas as part of an ambitious plan that will more than double the size of its espionage network.
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Canada, the Surprise Pariah of the Kyoto Protocol
Some Canadians doubt whether their country should have any say in negotiating the second Kyoto Protocol after it became the only nation to reject the first one.
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End the Excuses in Doha: It's Time for Climate Talks to Get Real
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Apple Pays Just 2% Tax on Overseas Profits
Apple paid just 1.9% tax in 2012. The U.S. corporate tax rate is 35%.
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Amidst Greek Crisis, Censorship of Journalists
A reporter goes on trial for releasing a list of 2,000 wealthy Greeks with Swiss bank accounts who may face investigation for tax evasion.
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ACLU Fights to Stop Government Surveillance of our Citizens
The Feds can listen in to you now "whenever government deems it necessary for foreign intelligence reasons." The result? Warrantless wiretaps are intimidating organizations and casting a chill over lawyers, journalists and human rights researchers.
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Tens of Thousands Across Britain March Against Cuts
Nurses, firefighters, teachers and prison officers joined an estimated 100,000 protesters on Saturday in huge demonstrations against the government, loudly cheering calls for a 24-hour general strike.
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Rebellion in Greece: "The Time Has Come"
Greece was brought to a grinding halt by its second general strike in less than a month, as thousands protested Thursday in a mass outpouring of fury over austerity policies that have plunged ever growing numbers into poverty and fear.
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How Lawmakers and Lobbyists Keep a Lock on the Private Prison Business
Of all the public services to be outsourced, incarceration -- where the state deprives a person of liberty and assumes responsibility for his or her mental and physical well-being -- should not be auctioned for campaign contributions.
