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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Why the 'One Percent' In the U.S. Is Worried
The wealthy elite increasingly recognizes that the socioeconomic status quo in the U.S. is unsustainable.
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The Kings of Capitalism are Finally Worried About the Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
Now that the political debate has shifted, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio is the latest in a bank of billionaires to talk about the gap between rich and poor
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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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UN Report Slams U.S. for Criminalizing Poverty As Destitution Grows
The report concludes that the persistence of extreme poverty in the U.S. is a political choice made by people in power, and criticizes U.S. policy for making health care a privilege, not a right.
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'Take Away Our Poverty, Not Our Children!': Poor People's Campaign Caps Off 40 Days of Action
Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, calling for a "moral revival" and demanding that America "Fight Poverty Not the Poor."
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Great Britain Has 9 out of 10 of the Poorest Regions in Northern Europe
Shortly after the U.K. fell from being the world's fifth biggest economy, a new report shows that Britain is, in no unvarnished terms, infested with poverty.
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Taxing the Poor
As the gap between rich and poor widens, the political system becomes vulnerable to the sort of class conflict that now divides us – undermining the very possibility of a constitutional democracy.
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America's Homeless Population Rises for the First Time Since the Great Recession
A new government study finds that more than half a million people were homeless on a single night this year, as advocates lament a crisis that shows no sign of abating.
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In U.K. Welfare Overhaul, Many Worry Universal Credit Will Devastate Poor Families
“The government is in denial about the reality of severe deprivation in the U.K.," says Simon Duffy of the Centre for Welfare Reform, and "any delays in income will push many people who are already living in poverty and debt into extreme distress.”
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12 Major Reasons Why Americans Became Poor
Multiple developments contributed in recent decades to the decline of prosperity – much of it due to deliberate but gradual social and financial engineering.
