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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An Opportunity to Correct Course': Marijuana on the Ballot 2016
Marijuana prohibition has been a costly failure — to individuals, communities, and the entire country.
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Victorious in Maine, Nestlé is on a Quest to Take Over the World's Water
The Swiss corporation Nestlé has a penchant for gobbling up huge areas of freshwater across the planet and bottling it for profit – even as judges, courts, cities and entire regions try to stand in their way.
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Rural Resistance: 7th Town in Maine Passes Resolution Opposing Tar Sands Pipeline
Otisfield residents voted overwhelmingly to pass a municipal resolution that opposes sending tar sands oil through ExxonMobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline -- making it the 7th Maine town to officially oppose the plan.
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Koch Brothers, ALEC Attack Maine Renewable Energy Standards
Maine’s clean energy legislation has spurred more than $2 billion in local investment and created at least 2,500 jobs, but that isn’t stopping some state lawmakers from trying to weaken it.
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In Maine, Ethics Bill Would Slam Shut the Revolving Door
Legislation to make it unlawful for state officials to leave their jobs and immediately go to work for industries they regulated – the so-called “revolving door” – is one of the ethics bills to be debated in the Maine legislature this session.
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In Maine, 1,000 Rally Against Exxon Tar Sands Pipeline
In the largest protest in the Northeast against tar sands, massive crowds from Maine, New England and Canada marched across Portland opposing the 236-mile long, 62-year-old Exxon/Enbridge pipeline.
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Interview with an Occupy Candidate
The most recent OccuPodcast features an interview with Asher Platts, a State Senate candidate for the Green Independent party in Maine.
