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.
Larry Summers
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Global Power Project: The Group of Thirty, Financial Crisis Kingpins
"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that," wrote Lawrence Summers while serving as Chief Economist at the World Bank. He is now in the G30.
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Amend the Fed: We Need a Central Bank that Serves Main Street
December 23 marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, prompting growing calls to audit or end the Fed. At the least Congress needs to amend it — modifying the Federal Reserve Act to allow the central bank to carry out its mandates.
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Making the World Safe for Banksters: Syria in the Cross-Hairs
Syria provides free education, free medical care and subsidized housing for everyone. But even more threateningly to Wall Street-style finance, it has state-owned central banks that issue national currency and are under government control.
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Glass-Steagall Now: Because the Banks Own Washington
The original Glass Steagall created two distinct types of banks: standard commercial banks where people held checking and savings accounts, and investment banks that were free to engage in whatever risky behavior they liked.
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Most Americans Want A Financial Transaction Tax -- Will Congress Hear the Call?
The proposed financial transaction tax, introduced to Congress several weeks ago, would generate more than $300 billion a year in revenue. 60 percent of Americans support it. But Congress, as usual, is stalling.
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Sweatshops on Wheels: This is What Privatizing Public Transit Looks Like
The deterioration of the nation’s public transportation, like its health care, education, social services, public utilities, bridges and roads, is part of the relentless seizing and harvesting of public resources and programs by corporations.
