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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Low Wages, Rising Rents: Why California Workers Can’t Afford A Roof Over Their Head
According to the California Housing Partnership Corporation, a combination of falling incomes and high rents is driving the worst rental-housing crisis in California since World War II.
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Homelessness Soaring in the UK As People Can No Longer Afford To Pay Rent
One in five renters in Britain could not afford to pay January’s rent out of their normal salary and were forced to resort to credit cards, loans, overdrafts, pay day loans and borrowing from friends and family in order to pay housing costs.
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Follow the Money: Why Media Are Playing Google Politics in the Bay Area
"It is all about the money and the advertising revenue – [hence] the lack of serious investigation into how the tech industry is directly responsible for the increase in rent prices and the pushing out of average citizens from the city."
