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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As A Historic Freeze Sweeps Through Britain, Fuel Poverty Claims More Lives
Fuel poverty now kills more people in the U.K. than breast cancer and prostate cancer.
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On Racism and Prejudice: Being Black and Brown in Britain
Britain’s colonial legacy is a living one – no one is born prejudiced, but in Britain all of us are born into racism.
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The Road to Dissent: New Poll Shows Austerity Fatigue Is Growing In Britain
A new Financial Times survey shows the majority of UK voters believe that instead of using harsh public cuts to peel back the deficit, other forms of extravagant government spending should be abolished.
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Ready to Be Heard, 1.5 Million British State Workers Prepare Massive July 10 Strike
Government employees are infuriated by a state pay offer of just £14,000 ($23,500) – a 1% raise that fails to keep pace with the 1.9% rate of inflation which has gripped the country.
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London University Staff, Students Demand Justice For Cleaners
Newly-unionized cleaners at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies will strike as part of their ongoing campaign for treatment equal to other university employees.
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As British Public Shuns Fracking, Many See a Turn Toward Tidal Energy
Both the economic and ecological arguments against fracking undermine the government’s goal of igniting a "British Shale Gas revolution" – especially with forecasts projecting tidal energy to become a £6 billion industry that creates 19,000 jobs.
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Angry Londoners React to Verdict of Mark Duggan's “Lawful Killing” That Led to 2011 Riots
The response to Wednesday's decision has been polarizing, as raw public outrage expressed toward Tottenham's assistant police commissioner, Mark Rowley, has led to calls for a peaceful protest to take place this Saturday.
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Pan-European Resistance to Austerity Grows
The reality of how much Britain's government has given to bankers is phenomenal: the bailout is worth eight times the spending on healthcare, or 15 years worth of education funds.
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Folk the Banks
U.K.-based Occupation Records, born out of Occupy London, will release its debut compilation on June 4, and a small sampler of songs is available now to whet your appetite.
