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.
Jose Mujica
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Uruguay's José Mujica: "The Routine, For Anyone Setting Out To Change the World"
José Mujica, a former Tupamaros freedom fighter in the 1960s and 70s, served as Uruguay's president from 2010 to 2015 – and here discusses a philosophy of life focused on sobriety, learning learn to live with what is necessary and fairest.
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Uruguay's Guerrilla-Turned-President José Mujica: No Palace, No Motorcade, No Frills
In the week that Uruguay legalized marijuana, the country's 78-year-old president and former guerrilla leader — who was shot by police six times and spent 14 years in a military prison — explained why he rejects the "world's poorest president" label.
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Uruguay Blazes the Way As First Country to Legalize Marijuana
Uruguay's liberal president put political weight behind drug law reform, and now money from George Soros's Open Society Foundation is helping push the groundbreaking legal changes through congress.
