To view this message in a browser:
[link removed]
Without corporate donors or advertisers, we rely on donations from
readers to fund the nonprofit, progressive journalism you count on. We
have a must-hit goal of $75,000 during our Fall Campaign to keep
reporting the news that the corporate media won't.
Will you make a donation now—no amount is too large or too small—and
help us reach our goal?
[link removed]
Yes! I will support this work
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News & Views | 10/22/21
Feature...
As 'Unhinged' Sinema Blocks Corporate Rate Hike, Demand Grows for Billionaire Tax
[link removed]
by Julia Conley
"It seems truly unhinged to look at a country full of working people
struggling to get by... and decide that it's more important to preserve
low tax rates for billionaires and corporations than it is to make
significant investments in our families."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News...
'Like It Never Happened': Federal Judge Tosses Trump Attack on Clean Water Rule
[link removed]
by Brett Wilkins
Denying a Biden administration request to temporarily retain the rule,
the judge reestablished "the careful balance of state and federal power
to protect clean water that Congress intended when it wrote the Clean
Water Act."
'And Maybe More': Biden Says He's Open to Reforming Filibuster to Win Voting Rights
[link removed]
by Julia Conley
"It's a simple choice between a free America or one chained by the
past," said one advocate. "Our democracy hangs in the balance."
Plastic Pollution in Waterways Could Triple by 2040, Warns UN
[link removed]
by Kenny Stancil
"This assessment provides the strongest scientific argument to date for
the urgency to act, and for collective action to protect and restore our
oceans from source to sea."
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]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In Face of Planetary Emergency, US Climate-Related Financial Risk Report Denounced as 'Pitiful' Failure
[link removed]
by Jon Queally
"Finding consensus between those who see or don't see our climate
reality," said one critic, "is not democracy in action: it's homicidal."
Self-Proclaimed Pro-Climate Corporations Have Been Giving Thousands to Manchin and Sinema
[link removed]
by Kenny Stancil
"As if it wasn't enough that wealthy polluters have bankrolled Sen.
Manchin during his fight against common-sense climate solutions—now
companies that claim to value protecting the environment have opened
their pocketbooks as well."
'Texans Deserved Better Than This': Supreme Court Leaves Abortion Ban in Place
[link removed]
by Jessica Corbett
The nation's high court set a date to hear a pair of legal challenges to
the "horrific" restrictions.
House Progressives Call On Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency—Now
[link removed]
by Jessica Corbett
"Your inaction," Rep. Cori Bush warned the president, "is undermining
our efforts to deliver good jobs, environmental justice, and a renewable
energy future."
Despite Politicians and Pundits' Claims, Twitter Finds Algorithm Favors Right-Wing Voices
[link removed]
by Brett Wilkins
"So much for Trump's claim that Twitter has an anti-conservative bias."
Israel Condemned for Designating Palestinian Human Rights Groups 'Terrorist Organizations'
[link removed]
by Kenny Stancil
"Labeling effective NGOs 'terrorists' is a textbook way to evade
accountability for human rights violations—and an affront to everyone
who cares about peace," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
More News
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Views...
Top 10 Reasons to Defund the Canadian Military
[link removed]
by Yves Engler
The Canadian military has fought in nine wars with only one of them
morally justified.
Manchin and His GOP Allies Are Lying to You About What It Means to Live in Society
[link removed]
by Thom Hartmann
While the "safety net" prevents personal, family or community disasters,
"rights of citizenship" are not "welfare" or so-called "entitlements,"
but provide the foundation for society itself.
Working West Virginia Mothers Like Me Need Joe Manchin to Support Child Tax Credits
[link removed]
by Becky Dillon
These credits represent food in the mouths of the state's most
vulnerable children.
Assange: A Threat to War Itself
[link removed]
by Robert C. Koehler
By penetrating the realities of war and pulling it out of its carefully
orchestrated public context, by publicizing its raw horrors, he became a
danger to the country's political status quo.
Fate Of Anti-War Journalism Lies in Upcoming Assange Hearings
[link removed]
by Sam Carliner
The press still has the power to challenge and prevent U.S. wars.
However, this power hangs in the balance in the form of Julian Assange's
fate.
Foolish Retaliation Against China Is the Opposite of What the World Needs Right Now
[link removed]
by Linda McQuaig
Calling for a "reckoning" and "retaliation" against a nuclear-armed
superpower is foolish and provocative—especially when we threw the first
stone.
More Views
[link removed]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newswire...
Sunrise Movement Responds to Fight for Climate in Reconciliation: We Cannot Compromise on Our Outcomes and Goals
Sunrise Movement
Israel/Palestine: Designation of Palestinian Rights Groups as Terrorists
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Sen. Henry Stern, Environmentalists and Aliso Canyon Survivors Hold Press Conference to Mark Sixth Anniversary of Blowout
Food & Water Watch
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]
