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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"It's About the Students!" 50,000 L.A. Teachers Protest Lack of School Funding
"The community is united behind a UTLA strike if that's what it takes to reinvest in public education instead of cut it to the bone."
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Just Before Christmas, Black Lives Matter Protests Roil Cities Across the U.S.
It's the most wonderful time of the year and a winter of discontent, a season of police bullhorns and Christmas lights.
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Homelessness in Los Angeles Rises 12%
A sluggish economic recovery has left the poorest residents of the second-largest U.S. metropolitan area falling farther behind.
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The Fight for $15.37 an Hour: How a Coalition Pushed for Hotel Workers' Minimum Wage
Forces both inside and outside the traditional labor movement united to campaign for a higher minimum wage for hotel workers in Los Angeles.
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How Wall Street Financial Fees Choke Our Cities
L.A. is on the hook for millions of dollars in the same scheme that has plagued cities across America.
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LA Becomes Biggest American City To Put Moratorium on Fracking
City Council members unanimously voted to ban the practice within city limits.
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Flashback: This Was What Democracy Looked Like in 2000
"Welcome to the Battle of America." So began Rage Against the Machine's free concert in protest of the two-party system on August 14, 2000, outside the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
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The Sounds of the L.A. Riots
Reflecting back on 1992 uprising, so much in Los Angeles has changed. But so much has also remained the same.
