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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Escaping the Neoliberal Trap and Winning A Green New Deal, Part I
Progressive Democrats must go much further in taking on the fundamental injustices of the corporate capitalist economy, which does not work for the majority of Americans nor, incidentally, for the planet either.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces $15 Minimum Wage Bill As Federal Contract Workers Strike
The bill, proposed by the presidential candidate and Democrats in the House, goes far beyond the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and makes it easier for federal workers to join a union.
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Workers Nationwide Win City and State Minimum Wage Hikes
Ballot measures on minimum-wage hikes and paid sick days succeeded, but things just got grimmer for unions and healthcare expansion.
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Can Anti-Corruption Candidate Rick Weiland Upend South Dakota's Senate Race?
Toss-up races like Kansas and South Dakota may be the ones that decide whether or not Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate.
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Seattle Passes Historic $15 Minimum Wage Law, Highest In the Nation
The historic victory will benefit 100,000 working people in the city, and is expected to give momentum to minimum wage campaigns burgeoning across the U.S.
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Thousands of Protesters Descend on ALEC Convention In Chicago
A coalition of labor, community and environmental groups is making it clear that the ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council isn’t welcome in the union town.
