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August 31, 2021 at 9:16 PM

Sanders on Corporate Lobbyists: 'They're Going to Lose'

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Relying on contributions from our readers guarantees us the independence to speak truth to power. To survive, we must ask for your support. We still have …
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August 31, 2021 at 4:20 PM

Three days to go. We're falling short.

We have just three days to go before the end of the campaign, and we’re still $42,000 short. Friend, We have just three days to go before the end of our Summer Campaign, and we're still far short of our must-reach goal. As a Common Dreams reader, you kno…
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August 30, 2021 at 10:59 PM

After 20 Years in Afghanistan, 'America's Longest War Is Finally Over'

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August 30, 2021 at 9:56 PM

This is not good.

Halfway through our Summer Campaign, but very far from our goal. Friend, A nonprofit that accepts zero advertising dollars, Common Dreams counts on short fundraising campaigns several times a year to fund our mission and newsroom operations. And if these…
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August 30, 2021 at 4:47 PM

A Category 4 climate disaster brought to you by Big Oil.

Hurricane Ida is the “poster child” for the climate emergency. Friend, Cable TV news is riveted with images of storm surges, massive flooding, and damage from Hurricane Ida. Yet in all the wall-to-wall coverage in the corporate media, there’s almost no m…
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August 29, 2021 at 10:38 PM

We will never take a dime from Amazon, Walmart, or Big Pharma

The corporate media will never bite the hand that feeds them. Corporations pay the bills and call the shots. Friend, If you want to know why the corporate media give so little attention to progressive priorities like the climate emergency, just look at t…
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August 29, 2021 at 7:24 PM

'Potentially Catastrophic' Hurricane Ida Arrives | Weekend Edition

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the p…
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August 29, 2021 at 3:08 PM

We don’t like asking for money, but . . .

We have just a few days left and we’re not where we need to be. Friend, We know that this time of year, you’re probably not thinking about politics or making donations. Summer is winding down. Kids are going back to school. You might even be receiving th…
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August 28, 2021 at 11:14 PM

Will we ever learn the lessons of Afghanistan?

For 20 years, the corporate media were wrong about nearly everything in Afghanistan. Friend, For 20 years, the corporate media were wrong about nearly everything in Afghanistan. Now, with the U.S. leaving and the Taliban taking over, the same people who …
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August 28, 2021 at 4:24 PM

Corporate media got the Afghan War wrong from the start

Without independent outlets like Common Dreams, who will oppose the next war? Friend, Over the last two weeks, the corporate media’s take on Afghanistan has gone something like this: Afghanistan was a good and necessary war at the outset. If we’d only pl…
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August 28, 2021 at 1:38 PM

Corporate climate coverage is not up to the task

Media not directly challenging the fossil fuel paradigm are complicit in planetary destruction. Friend, On August 9, when the United Nations released its report blaring the alarm on the climate emergency, the corporate broadcast media gave it over 2 hour…
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August 27, 2021 at 9:33 PM

Exclusive: Report Details Corporate Landlord Gluttony as Millions Face Eviction

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August 27, 2021 at 3:34 PM

No. Common Dreams Is Not for Sale for $1 billion.

Capitol Hill newspapers are selling for big bucks—why is that? Friend, It was reported this week that The Hill—an inside-the-beltway news outlet that prides itself on appeasing its corporate underwriters and investors by being neither "too right" nor "to…
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August 26, 2021 at 11:11 PM

CO2 levels unseen in 800,000 years. Crickets from corporate media.

Something is deeply wrong with this system. Friend, A major study from NOAA released this week found that atmospheric CO2 has reached the highest levels in 800,000 years. Think about that. Eight. Hundred. Thousand. Years. The study also found that sea le…
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August 26, 2021 at 9:41 PM

'We're Staying': Line 3 Opponents Camp Outside Minnesota Capitol

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August 26, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Climate crisis is a corporate media “ratings killer”?!

For-profit news outlets simply aren’t equipped to cover the climate crisis. We are. Friend, In 2018, one of the top hosts on cable news openly admitted why the corporate media spend so little time covering the climate emergency. Climate change, he said, …
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August 25, 2021 at 9:22 PM

Earth's CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA

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August 25, 2021 at 6:41 PM

Monthly donations down sharply

Scientists are screaming at the tops of their lungs, but the corporate media treats the climate emergency as an afterthought. Friend, I want to give you a little inside peek into how Common Dreams is funded—and explain why this is such a troubling time. …
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August 24, 2021 at 11:09 PM

WTF, corporate media?

Scientists are screaming at the tops of their lungs, but the corporate media treats the climate emergency as an afterthought. Friend, On August 9, the day that the alarming new report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released, …
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August 24, 2021 at 9:50 PM

Pelosi Runs Over Right-Wing Dems as Key Budget Resolution Approved

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Common Dreams covers the climate emergency as the greatest threat to humankind. Help us combat the climate emergency and the other challenges facing human…
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August 23, 2021 at 10:10 PM

Right-Wing Dems Begin to Cave as Progressives Hold Their Ground?

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August 23, 2021 at 6:55 PM

The planet is on fire. When will the corporate media wake up?

The climate emergency is NOT a one-day story. Friend, On August 9, headlines around the world announced the terrifying findings of the latest assessment by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). For one day, the climate eme…
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August 22, 2021 at 8:49 PM

The 'Merchants of Death' Vs. Humanitarian Crises

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 8/22/21 Your Week in Review America’s Merchants of Death Then — and Now by Sam Pizzigati More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the…
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August 20, 2021 at 10:18 PM

Nearly Half the World's Children at 'Extremely High Risk' for Facing Effects of Climate Crisis

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/20/21 Feature... Nearly Half the World's Children at 'Extremely High Risk' for Facing Effects of Climate Crisis, Report Finds …
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August 19, 2021 at 9:35 PM

Progressives Say 'Do This for Everyone' as Biden Erases Student Debt for People With Severe Disabilities

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/19/21 Feature... Progressives Say 'Do This for Everyone' as Biden Erases Student Debt for People With Severe Disabilities b…
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August 18, 2021 at 9:26 PM

WHO Decries Vaccine Inequity as a 'Shame on All Humanity'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/18/21 Feature... WHO Decries Vaccine Inequity as a 'Shame on All Humanity' as US Moves Ahead With Boosters by Jake Johnson …
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August 17, 2021 at 9:43 PM

Pelosi Signals Plan to Steamroll Right-Wing Dems

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/17/21 Feature... 'No Time for Amateur Hour': Pelosi Signals Plan to Steamroll Right-Wing Dems by Jake Johnson "This is exac…
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August 16, 2021 at 9:16 PM

Diplomacy, Not Bombs: Anti-War Voices Say Afghanistan Shows Need to Stop Any Further March to War

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/16/21 Feature... Diplomacy, Not Bombs: Anti-War Voices Say Afghanistan Shows Need to Stop Any Further March to War by Brett…
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August 15, 2021 at 7:27 PM

After 20 Years of US Lies and War, Taliban Retake Control of Afghanistan

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 8/15/21 Your Week in Review After 20 Years of Lies and War, US Retreat Underway as Taliban Retake Control of Afghanistan by Jon Queally A spokesperson for …
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August 13, 2021 at 9:38 PM

The 'Inevitable' Bitter End in Afghanistan | 'The Sirens Are Going Off': July Hottest Month Ever Recorded

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/13/21 Feature... Flawed From the Start, Critics Say Afghan War's Bitter End for US Was 'Inevitable' by Andrea Germanos "No …
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August 12, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Dems Urged to 'Go Big' as Biden Endorses Bold Reforms to Slash Drug Prices

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/12/21 Feature... Dems in Congress Urged to 'Go Big' as Biden Endorses Bold Reforms to Slash Drug Prices by Jake Johnson "An…
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August 11, 2021 at 9:41 PM

Without Single GOP Vote, Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/11/21 Feature... Without Single GOP Vote, Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint by Jake Johnson Sen. Bernie Sander…
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August 10, 2021 at 9:32 PM

House Progressives Say No Bipartisan Deal Without Reconciliation Bill

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/10/21 Feature... 'Our Caucus Is Clear': House Progressives Say No Bipartisan Deal Without Reconciliation Bill by Jake Johns…
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August 10, 2021 at 4:12 PM

“A code red for humanity”

Very little in the IPCC report will come as a shock. But that doesn’t make its findings any less profound. Friend, The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the state of the climate emergency out Monday was declared “a code red …
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August 9, 2021 at 9:23 PM

'Not a Report to Despair Over': IPCC Gives Humanity Clear Directive to Act Boldly and Urgently

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/9/21 Feature... 'Not a Report to Despair Over': IPCC Gives Humanity Clear Directive to Act Boldly and Urgently by Jessica …
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August 6, 2021 at 10:16 PM

Top Scientists to Biden and Congress: 'Go Big on Climate... Do So Now'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/6/21 Feature... Top Scientists to Biden and Congress: 'Go Big on Climate... Do So Now' by Jessica Corbett "We must take imm…
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August 5, 2021 at 7:55 PM

'Fearless and Peerless' Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Leader, Dead at 72

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/5/21 Feature... 'Fearless and Peerless' Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Leader, Dead at 72 by Andrea Germanos The labor leader is b…
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August 4, 2021 at 10:16 PM

Nina Turner’s Loss Is Oligarchy’s Gain

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/4/21 Feature... Nina Turner’s Loss Is Oligarchy’s Gain by Norman Solomon Turner's defeat is a victory for an array of wealt…
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August 3, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Determined Cori Bush and Allies Hailed for New CDC Eviction Moratorium

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/3/21 Feature... Cori Bush, Progressive Lawmakers and Activists Hailed for New CDC Eviction Moratorium by Brett Wilkins "I …
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August 2, 2021 at 9:42 PM

Hundreds Arrested in DC Demanding Voting Rights, End to Poverty, and Death of Filibuster

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 8/2/21 Feature... Hundreds Arrested in DC Demanding Voting Rights, End to Poverty, and Death of Filibuster by Jessica Corbett…
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July 31, 2021 at 4:50 PM

No Time for Recess | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 7/31/21 Your Week in Review Bush, Pressley, and Omar Sleep Outside Capitol to Demand Extension of Eviction Moratorium by Jake Johnson Rep. Cori Bush, who w…
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July 30, 2021 at 9:04 PM

On Medicare's 56th Birthday, Activists Deliver 125,000+ Petitions Urging Congress to Expand the Program

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/30/21 Feature... On Medicare's 56th Birthday, Activists Deliver 125,000+ Petitions Urging Congress to Expand the Program by…
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July 29, 2021 at 9:16 PM

'Turn This Destruction Around': 5 Months Left in 2021 But Humanity's Used Up Earth's Ecological Budget

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/29/21 Feature... 'Turn This Destruction Around': 5 Months Left in 2021 But Humanity's Used Up Earth's Ecological Budget by…
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July 28, 2021 at 9:15 PM

Planet's Vital Signs Are Reaching Dangerous 'Tipping Points,' Scientists Warn

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/28/21 Feature... Planet's Vital Signs Are Reaching Dangerous 'Tipping Points' Amid Climate Crisis, Scientists Warn by Julia…
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July 27, 2021 at 9:24 PM

Amid Delta Fears, CDC Advises Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Indoors in Public

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/27/21 Feature... Reversing Earlier Guidance Amid Delta Fears, CDC Advises Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Indoors in Public …
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July 26, 2021 at 6:16 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: Support legislation to reduce the power of Big Tech companies

Force tech companies to sell off any part of their business that might create a conflict of interest Friend, Big Tech companies have the power to sway elections, destroy competition and take advantage of consumers. These powers should never be in the han…
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July 23, 2021 at 10:10 PM

'Extreme and Regressive Strategy': Mississippi Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Roe

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/23/21 Feature... Revealing 'Extreme and Regressive Strategy,' Mississippi Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Roe by Andrea Germanos "T…
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July 22, 2021 at 9:19 PM

New Progressive Coalition Pressures Senate to Pass the PRO Act

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/22/21 Feature... New Progressive Coalition Pressures Senate to Pass the PRO Act by Jessica Corbett The new group came as on…
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July 21, 2021 at 9:55 PM

Pandemic Fuels Steepest Decline in US Life Expectancy Since WWII

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/21/21 Feature... 'Just Horrific': Pandemic Fuels Steepest Decline in US Life Expectancy Since WWII by Jake Johnson "I mysel…
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July 20, 2021 at 9:16 PM

Right After Returning From Space, Bezos Says Humanity Should Pollute It

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 7/20/21 Feature... One of the First Things Bezos Says After Returning From Space: Humanity Should Pollute It by Jake Johnson …
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