Tuesday, December 10, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Landmark Victory': US Proposes Endangered Species Protections for Monarch Butterfly

"We're hoping that this is a call to everybody to say this species is in decline, and now is our opportunity to help reverse that decline," said one federal scientist.

By Julia Conley



'It Had to Be Done': Luigi Mangione Manifesto Revealed

"A reminder: the U.S. has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy," the 26-year-old accused of assassinating a health insurance CEO reportedly wrote.

By Common Dreams Staff



Pesticide Scorecard Exposes Which Food Retailers Are Failing Bees

"Under the incoming Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency will likely do even less to mitigate the damage of pesticides, putting even more onus on companies to address the escalating risks," said one climate advocate.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Arctic Tundra Has Turned From 'Carbon Sink to Carbon Source' in Dangerous Flip: NOAA

"This is yet one more sign, predicted by scientists, of the consequences of inadequately reducing fossil fuel pollution," said one scientist.

By Julia Conley



Huge Administrative Waste Makes Clear For-Profit Insurance Is 'Actually Very Bad': Analysis

"It is totally fair for people to identify private insurers as the key bad actor in our current system," writes Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project. "The quicker we nationalize health insurance, the better."

By Jake Johnson



Top Progressives Urge DNC to Reject Super PACs, Uplift Working-Class Base

Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders are pressing the Democratic Party to offer "a clear alternative and inclusive vision for how we will make life better for the 90% who are struggling in this economy."

By Brett Wilkins


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■ Opinion


Trump and Musk's Billionaire Plot to Destroy Social Security

The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation's richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.

By Robert Reich


Russia's Loss in Syria Is Not Necessarily a Win for the US

The Middle East resembles a billiard table, in which the movement of one ball is liable to send the others flying off in different directions and in turns bouncing off each other. Which way the balls fly, however, is impossible to predict.

By Anatol Lieven


What is the Progressive Working-Class Policy on Immigration?

That we don't know the answer to this question is the first problem that must be addressed.

By Les Leopold