Reading Naomi Kleinās new book,Ā On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, is similar to watching a mega-disaster movie in a theater. Except, you can leave your fears behind when you exit the theater
Guaranteed higher wages was a result of citizens working in their communities to make local governments accountable to them
Donald Trumpās admiration for authoritarian government leaders, who obstruct or dismantle democratic institutions in their state, has been consistent since taking office
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Mona Hanna-Attishaās account of the disaster reads both as a detective story and as an exposĆ© of government corruption in her book āWhat the Eyes Donāt See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance and Hope in an American City.ā
The Link Between Libertarianism and Oligarchy
The legacy of the underground press was to question all authority and seek answers based on independently verifiable knowledge and not on what was being provided by those in power
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