To view this message in a browser:
[link removed]
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 powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We
cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To
inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
Our Winter Fundraising Campaign is still $26,000 short of the end of the
month deadline. Can you help?
[link removed]
Yes! I will support this work
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News & Views | 2/27/20
Feature...
Looming Coronavirus Threat in US Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave
[link removed]
by Julia Conley, staff writer
As public health advocates slammed the Trump administration's response
the global coronavirus outbreak, which experts warn is expected to
spread throughout the U.S., many pointed out that progressive labor and
healthcare proposals would likely help keep the virus relatively
contained in the United...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News...
'This Is a Nightmare': Trump Accused of Weaponizing DOJ With New Task Force Focused on Stripping US Citizenship
[link removed]
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump is weaponizing the DOJ to make naturalized immigrants look like
second-class citizens."
'No Time for Being Patronized,' Say Youth Climate Leaders as UK Cops Warn Parents Over Fridays for Future Protest
[link removed]
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Young people should not be underestimated—we have a voice and we are
strong."
Ahead of South Carolina Primary, Grassroots "I'm a Medicare for All Voter" Campaign Faces Down Big-Dollar Industry Ad Blitz
[link removed]
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"One of the things that we've found as we've gone around in South
Carolina and elsewhere, talking to working people of all sorts, is that
people do understand that nobody loves their insurance company."
Common Dreams is fueled by readers, like you. We can't fall short -- our
survival depends on it. Make sure Common Dreams keeps bringing you the
news that matters -- please pitch in today.
[link removed]
I Believe in Common Dreams
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The Public Doesn't Really Decide": MSNBC Guest Under Fire for Saying Voters Won't Choose Dem Nominee
[link removed]
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Anton Gunn, a longtime South Carolina political operative, is on the
board of anti-Bernie Sanders group the Democratic Majority for Israel.
'You'll See Rebellion': Sanders Supporters Denounce Open Threats by Superdelegates to Steal Nomination
[link removed]
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Democrats might be able to stop Sanders, but in doing so they would
destroy their party's own electoral prospects."
House Democrats and Healthcare Experts Explain Why Medicare for All 'Is a Racial Justice Necessity'
[link removed]
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
At a Thursday event celebrating the one-year anniversary of House
Democrats introducing landmark Medicare for All legislation in the U.S.
House, the bill's sponsors and medical and policy experts made the case
that establishing a national single-payer healthcare system is essential
for racial equity.
'The OAS Has a Lot to Answer For': New MIT Study Disputes Key Claim That Paved Way for Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia
[link removed]
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The Organization of American States "greatly misled the media and the
public about what happened in Bolivia's elections."
'An Outrage': HHS Chief Azar Refuses to Vow Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Affordable for All, Not Just the Rich
[link removed]
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is what happens when you put a Big Pharma CEO who doubled the
price of insulin in charge of regulating Big Pharma."
Ocasio-Cortez Says Putting Pence in Charge of Coronavirus Effort 'Irresponsible' Because He 'Literally Does Not Believe in Science'
[link removed]
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This decision could cost people their lives. Pence's past decisions
already have."
GOP Plotting Resolution to Condemn... Teaching Children and Adults to Read
[link removed]
by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I've had it with people speaking for our Cuban-American community and
simply using us as a political football to hurt Sanders," said one
critic of the recent smear effort.
More News
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Views...
Bernie Sanders Has Redefined What's Possible in American Politics
[link removed]
by Meagan Day, Micah Uetricht
The movement surrounding Sanders has never been just about getting one
man elected to the White House. It's about building a movement of
millions that can long outlive and outperform any single electoral
campaign.
Bernie's Very Welcome Assault on Our Cliché of Greatness
[link removed]
by Robert C. Koehler
Sanders is giving voice to ideas and realities that have long been
declared taboo in American political discourse. One might even called it
historic.
More Views
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newswire...
Final #Cabeza9 Misdemeanor Charge Against Dr. Scott Warren Dismissed
[link removed]
Democracy 21 Files Fifth Justice Department Complaint Against AG Barr for Repeated Biased Actions on Behalf of President Trump
[link removed]
More Newswire...
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Share this newsletter with a friend
[link removed]
Donate
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to:
Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, USA | Unsubscribe
[link removed]
