“Unfettered capitalism has brought us to this disaster. We must halt and reverse the privatization of the commons to protect and nurture these natural resources for future generations.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) A study ...
The decision to remove the CDC from coronavirus data collection now puts health data further from public view. President Trump’s feud with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) took a new turn yesterday when the ...
On Monday July 13, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement that could set the stage for further conflict in the South China sea. Pompeo firmly rebuffed China’s claims in the region stating, “We ...
These strikes are not isolated events, but thoughtful and organized forms of resistance that demonstrate the life and death risks one faces in detention. (Common Dreams) Dozens of immigrants detained at Mesa Verde Detention Center ...
“Something will happen with Venezuela. That’s all I can tell you,” Trump said, before not-so-cryptically adding that Washington would be “very much involved.” (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) On a trip to COVID-19 riddled Florida ...
Democratic candidate Joe Biden revealed an aggressive green energy plan on Tuesday. While the package is designed to push America toward a 2035 carbon-free goal, the $2 trillion plan would also create new employment opportunities, ...
On June 11, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)—a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia—said it had temporarily prevailed over COVID-19. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that his country had “gained an important victory in the first ...
Just as we want to radically redefine the role of police in our local communities, so we must radically redefine the role of military personnel in the global community. Since George Floyd was murdered, we ...
“This bill is an egregious handout to giant water corporations which would embolden them to manipulate and fleece struggling communities—particularly communities of color.” (Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) Over 300 groups on Monday urged Senate leadership ...
The classic reggae anthem by Bob Marley will be reimagined to benefit children who are affected by the global pandemic, with proceeds going towards UNICEF. According to a UNICEF press release, members of the late ...
In Trump’s latest blow to America’s wildlife, the government wants to allow the worst trophy hunting practices on public lands in Alaska. Our nation’s iconic wildlife is under attack in another inexplicable move by the ...
I hope the Biden campaign ultimately surprises progressives en route to a decisive victory over Donald Trump, I really do. At the same time, I’m not exactly holding my breath either.
COVID-19 and President Trump's relationship to the truth are just two things that will make the 2020 contest both highly unusual as well as a considerable challenge to analyze in an unemotional, nonpartisan way.
A new biometric identity platform partnered with the Gates-funded GAVI vaccine alliance and Mastercard will launch in West Africa and combine COVID-19 vaccinations, cashless payments, and potential law enforcement applications. (By: Raul Diego, Mintpress News) ...
“It is time to take a stand against Trump’s dangerous, anti-science agenda that puts the lives of our members, our students, and our families at risk.” In an evasive interview with CNN, Secretary of Education ...
A University of Southern California exhibit dedicated to John Wayne will be removed from their School of Cinematic Arts, following a student-led protest against the actor’s history of racism and homophobia. After the death of ...
(Let’s Try Democracy) The New York Times claims that Russia offered to pay Afghans to kill U.S. (and allied) troops. It does not claim that any payments were made. It does not claim that any troops were ...
Children’s trafficking and exploitation is a widespread phenomenon that is causing enormous suffering throughout the world. It can take several forms such as forced labor, sexual exploitation and child begging, among other practices. Originally published ...
Biden’s policies are the same policies and exact rhetoric used by the Trump administration. (Common Dreams) The Biden campaign held an online event on Wednesday, July 8 pitched as the former Vice President’s “vision for ...
A new pro-Israel policy framework proposed by the US Chamber of Commerce is bolstering the ongoing merger between the US and Israeli national security states. (By: Raul Diego, Mintpress News) A two-pronged initiative by the ...
“The proposed policy throws the lives of hundreds of thousands of students, and the operations of hundreds of colleges and universities, into uncertainty just weeks before the start of the fall term, to the detriment ...
Lawmakers are outraged over a recent story alleging that Vladimir Putin may be paying off Taliban soldiers to kill U.S. troops. But why are those troops still in Afghanistan? The New York Times in late ...
(World Beyond War) The new film, The Vow From Hiroshima, tells the story of Setsuko Thurlow who was a school girl in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb. She was pulled ...
Military families deserve better than what the Guillen family had to endure and a Congressional investigation into Fort Hood’s response to Guillen’s disappearance and murder is warranted. (Code Pink) Fort Hood, Texas is a dangerous ...
Turkey is decided of the use of military force to achieve its goals in Libya
“It’s still not too late to avoid the worst effects of the #ClimateEmergency. But governments need to act NOW,” tweeted Greenpeace. (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) As a United Nations agency released new climate projections ...
“No other president has retained ownership of a massive global business while serving, so this president’s self-enrichment and conflicts of interest represent a unique and unprecedented affront to the democracy.” The Supreme Court rejected President ...
“The big news at the Supreme Court today will be Trump’s taxes,” said Cherokee writer Rebecca Nagle. “But for Indians in Oklahoma, we’ll be talking about today for decades.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) Indigenous leaders on ...
The debate over the size of the next stimulus round has quickly devolved into a partisan issue that could jeopardize Pelosi’s deadline of end of July. Although businesses received multiple rounds of coronavirus relief funding, ...
The biggest banks, it turns out, are every bit as complicit in the climate crisis as they were in the slave trade. (Common Dreams) In case you missed their tweets and statements, Wall Street wants ...
Why vague commitments by fossil fuel corporations to “zero out” carbon emissions don’t add up. Fossil fuel giant Shell took time in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic to announce on April 16 that it ...
The U.S. may soon take sides in a potential water war over the Nile River. The $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is reaching the mature stage of construction, with Ethiopia announcing its intent to begin ...
Trump held rallies in Tulsa and Phoenix where coronavirus cases are spiking. The director of the Tulsa Health Department said a rise in his county’s number of coronavirus cases is likely connected to several large ...
A cornerstone of orthodox economics is the idea that capitalists’ decisions about investing and producing are inherently “efficient.” This means that capitalists select among all alternative courses of action those whose costs are minimal and ...
No matter how much support a cause has when gearing up, it has little hope of accomplishing long-term goals if its supporters are divided. Since the 1960s, how many movements have excitedly exploded into existence, ...
As the coronavirus reshapes many aspects of life, it has come time for schools to contemplate when and how to safely reopen for the fall semester. President Donald Trump strongly feels schools should reopen or ...
“We should not be wasting taxpayer dollars on an industry that’s in a tailspin of its own making, especially when it seems intent on bringing the whole planet down with it.” Over 5,600 fossil fuel ...
On January 9, 2020, Ambassador Karen Pierce—the United Kingdom’s permanent representative to the United Nations—spoke at a meeting on the UN Charter. “Nobody could accuse the founding members of a lack of ambition when they drafted the ...
The rich have been successfully chipping away at Americans’ trust in government for decades. About 75 percent of Americans trusted the federal government to “do what is right” when polled during most of the last years of ...
The attack that targeted Al-Watiya air base gave Ankara’s ambitious plans for capturing strategic areas of Sirte port and Jufra airbase a reality check
(World Beyond War) The habitability of the earth and the viability of lesser evilism are on the ropes, and incrementalism is thriving even in the current moment of increased activism for radical change. Just take ...
“PPP was sold to the American people as a program to help Mom-and-Pop shops keep their lights on during the pandemic. The reality is that the Trump administration created a program that helped the well ...
It’s taken a pandemic to make people realize public schools are a key to prosperity, but so far they’re bringing too little, too late. “After 9/11, New York City police and firefighters were hailed as ...
The announcement comes three days after the right-wing leader was photographed without a mask with the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro—who has repeatedly dismissed the threat of ...
“The movement to put people before profits, and Indigenous rights before oil companies, is winning.” (By: Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) The Supreme Court late Monday upheld a federal judge’s rejection of a crucial permit for ...
The incident adds to the growing number of car attacks against anti-racist protesters. On Monday evening, protesters in Bloomington, Indiana were marching in support of Vauhxx Booker after he was attacked by a white mob ...
A new House proposal would ensure that all Americans in hard-hit areas could have a job. A tax on Wall Street windfalls would pay for it. (Common Dreams) The pandemic has claimed nearly 15 million ...
“If the events of 2020 have taught us anything, it’s that health and justice must be prioritized early on in any decision-making process if we want to avoid a crisis later on.” (By: Jessica Corbett, ...
The horror of the coronavirus pandemic proves that progressives have been justified in demanding a single-payer health care system. A pandemic is not the time to be having discussions about how to design a national ...
A new documentary from CNN Films focuses on politician and civil rights leader, John Lewis, who participated in several key moments in the fight for racial equality. “When you see something that is not right ...
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