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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The Evidence Pours In: Poverty Is Getting Much Worse In America
34 million American adults, or 1 in 7, are among the world's poorest 10%. How is that possible? In a word, debt.
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Yes, Half of Americans Are In Or Near Poverty: Here’s More Evidence
We still have our houses and cars, right? Maybe not. The poorest 50% of American adults had an average net worth of just $7,500 in 2016. A year earlier it was $9,000, but the richest 1% took it away.