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January 20, 2020 at 10:43 PM

In Historic Shift, 2nd Largest Doctors Group in US Prescribes Medicare for All | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/20/20 Feature... Second Largest Physicians Group in US Has a Prescription: It's Medicare for All by Jon Queally, st…

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January 18, 2020 at 5:45 PM

'Our Planet Is Seriously Burning and the Adults Keep Letting Us Down' | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/18/20 Your Week in Review 'Our Planet Is Seriously Burning and the Adults Keep Letting Us Down': Ninth Circuit Throws Out Youth Climate Case by Jon Queally, staf…

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January 17, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Biden Accidentally Makes Great Case for Medicare for All | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/17/20 Feature... Biden Accidentally Makes Case for Medicare for All by Admitting Employers Can Take Away Your Insurance—Even…

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January 16, 2020 at 11:05 PM

'I Made a Lot of Bankers Look Very Good,' Brags Trump | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/16/20 Feature... 'I Made a Lot of Bankers Look Very Good,' Brags Trump as Wall Street Titans Enjoy $32 Billion Tax Bonanza …

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January 16, 2020 at 9:06 PM

CNN vs. Common Dreams

CNN's Tuesday presidential debate was a "tedious, interminable, frivolous fiasco of irrelevance” Browser View | 1/16/20 Dear Friend, CNN has always been a prime example of the pernicious corporate media bias that infects our democracy.   But at Tue…

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January 15, 2020 at 10:44 PM

'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/15/20 Feature... 'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country': Democratic Debate Moderators Pilloried for Centrist Ta…

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January 14, 2020 at 10:33 PM

What the City of Seattle Just Did Is 'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/14/20 Feature... 'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary': Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Political Spending in Lo…

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January 13, 2020 at 10:42 PM

'Saving Life on Earth' for Just $100 Billion and What Sanders Says Is 'Ludicrous' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/13/20 Feature... 'Saving Life on Earth' for Just $100 Billion: New Roadmap Shows How US Can Address Global Extinction Crisis…

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January 11, 2020 at 4:36 PM

Common Dreams Mourns Passing of Longtime Contributor John Atcheson | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/11/20 Your Week in Review Common Dreams Mourns Passing of Longtime Contributor and Climate Activist John Atcheson by Jon Queally, staff writer "We can leave a le…

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January 10, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Sanders Campaign to Trump on Foreign Policy: 'Bring It' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/10/20 Feature... After Trump Attacks Bernie on Foreign Policy, Sanders Campaign Says 'Bring It' by Jake Johnson, st…

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January 9, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Amid Demands for 'No War With Iran,' Has Corporate Media Learned Nothing Since 2003? | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/9/20 Feature... Has Nothing Been Learned Since 2003? Corporate Media Welcome Back Iraq War Hawks To Make Case for Iran …

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January 8, 2020 at 10:33 PM

We Need a Strong Anti-War Movement—Yesterday | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/8/20 Feature... We Need a Strong Anti-War Movement—Yesterday by Khury Petersen-Smith As we spiral toward a confront…

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January 7, 2020 at 11:29 PM

'No War With Iran' Marches Announced for Across US | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/7/20 Feature... 'No War With Iran' Marches Set for Thursday Across US by Eoin Higgins, staff writer In communities …

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January 6, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/6/20 Feature... 'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse …

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January 3, 2020 at 10:27 PM

AOC Joins Progressive Chorus Against War With Iran | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/3/20 Feature... 'Right Now Is the Moment to Decide If You Are Pro-Peace or Not': Ocasio-Cortez Joins Progressive Chorus Agai…

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January 1, 2020 at 10:03 PM

Touting 5 Million Individual Contributions, Sanders Campaign Celebrates Fundraising Milestone | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/1/20 Feature... Touting 5 Million Individual Contributions, Sanders Campaign Celebrates Fundraising Milestone by An…

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January 1, 2020 at 3:03 AM

SO CLOSE: Almost There

One big collective push from the Common Dreams community would get us over the top. Friend, Our midnight deadline looms. We are getting so close, but we're still not quite there. We must raise at least $10,000 more by midnight to make our goal. One big c…

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December 31, 2019 at 10:33 PM

FINAL HOURS: We're behind, friend

This year is almost over, but tomorrow—with so much at stake—our work and dedication begin anew. Friend, With only a few hours until our midnight deadline, we are still behind. Over 5,000 readers have donated an average of $17 to our critical End-of-Year…

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December 31, 2019 at 8:35 PM

Warren Calls on Voters to Imagine a Better World | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/31/19 Please help. With a firm deadline of midnight tonight, and $13,000 left to raise, we have little time and too much at stake to fall short. We need your help. If you have been waiting fo…

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December 31, 2019 at 4:18 PM

FINAL DAY: Falling Short

Together we can build a better future for all. Friend, With a firm midnight deadline, we still have nearly $22,000 to raise to reach our critical End-of-Year goal. With no room for failure—our work is only possible because of dedicated readers like you—f…

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December 30, 2019 at 11:26 PM

Our numbers are WAY up

We have never been more widely read or had more of an impact than in 2019. Friend, Common Dreams is ending this decade strong. Our numbers were way up in 2019. We have never been more widely read or had more of an impact.  The number of readers; the numb…

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December 30, 2019 at 9:11 PM

10 Good Things About 2019 | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/30/19 Friend, 2019 was hard on us all. This year was especially hard for independent media. All non-profits rely on End-of-Year giving to provide a healthy cushion to get through the rough bu…

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December 30, 2019 at 4:57 PM

Bad News/Good News

We've been here before. Friend, First, the bad news. With just 36 hours left until our midnight Tuesday End-of-Year deadline, we are still $37,000 short. The good news? We've been here before. A year ago, the final two days of 2018 were the best fundrais…

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December 30, 2019 at 12:04 AM

TWO DAYS: Down to the Wire

Independent, nonprofit journalism can't survive without you. Friend, We are getting down to the wire. There are now only two days until our End-of-Year deadline and we still must raise $40,000 by Tuesday midnight. Whether it is $5, $50, or $500, every do…

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December 29, 2019 at 6:26 PM

Was this the year the world finally woke up?

Incredibly, in 2019 our news team produced over 2,000 articles on the climate emergency and the people-powered actions fighting for our future. Friend, As 2019 is coming to an end, we have hope that this was the year the world finally woke up to the clim…

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December 28, 2019 at 10:02 PM

When huge traffic does not mean huge profits

We don’t want clicks. We want to save the world. Can you help us today? Friend, Common Dreams has never been stronger or more widely read. Traffic for our nonprofit news site is way up—higher than it’s ever been. But while we rank among the top news and…

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December 28, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Everything at Stake in 2020 | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/28/19 We have a hard deadline of midnight Tuesday, December 31st to reach our critical year-end fundraising goal. We are getting down to the wire and are coming up short. More than anyone yo…

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December 28, 2019 at 12:43 AM

The facts the bad guys don't want you to know.

The news is what those in power want to suppress; everything else is just publicity. Friend, My longtime colleague and friend Bill Moyers often says that the news is what those in power want to suppress; everything else is just publicity. It's not an ori…

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December 27, 2019 at 11:04 PM

World's 500 Richest People Got $1.2 Trillion Richer in 2019 | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/27/19 We don't rely on billionaire owners or corporate ads to keep going. We rely on YOU to make sure the death of Common Dreams never happens. Will you pitch in to support our people-powered…

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December 27, 2019 at 5:49 PM

The death of journalism

Media outlets are shrinking across the U.S., and our democracy is paying the price. Dear Friend, A new report proves it: When newspapers close down and journalists are laid off, the result is lower voter turnout, more corruption, and a damaged democracy.…

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December 27, 2019 at 12:04 AM

Billionaire Shopping Sprees Are Killing Us

“We’ve never seen spending like this.” Friend, The headline this morning included the quote, “We’ve never seen spending like this.” So what was being bought and who was doing the buying? It turns out that the two billionaires now running for the Democrat…

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December 26, 2019 at 9:55 PM

Democratic Establishment Admits Bernie Sanders Should Be Taken 'Very Seriously' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/26/19 Our people-powered funding model is the antidote to a system controlled by the rich and powerful. But this model only works if readers like you support it. It’s that simple. Please—no a…

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December 26, 2019 at 7:10 PM

Bloodbath newsroom layoffs

Nearly half of all newspaper newsroom jobs were eliminated in the last 10 years. Friend, Over the last decade, nearly half of all newspaper newsroom jobs were eliminated. In 2008, 71,000 people were working in newspaper newsrooms in the United States. By…

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December 24, 2019 at 8:27 PM

Trump's Cruel GOP "Much, Much Worse" Than Ebenezer Scrooge | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/24/19 Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and a New Year to come that brings us closer to our common dreams—a year in which empathy and human goodness wins more than it loses. Please—no a…

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December 24, 2019 at 4:25 PM

When Your Son Reminds You What Common Dreams Actually Means

Even a six-year-old knows—can see with his own eyes—that great injustices remain. Friends, My wife and six-year-old son were out together yesterday when they passed a man panhandling at an intersection. When our son asked why she didn’t roll down the win…

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December 23, 2019 at 8:20 PM

Our democracy at stake.

2020 may be the most important year for democracy in a generation or more. Friend, 2020 may be the most important year in a generation or more for democracy. Our climate is approaching a tipping point of no return. Real-life fascists are on the march ar…

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December 22, 2019 at 9:02 PM

Climate emergency: “A palpable ratings killer”

For-profit corporate news is ignoring the greatest threat to humanity since the invention of the nuclear bomb and handing the airwaves over to livestreaming Donald Trump's latest rally. Friend, During the disastrous wildfire season of 2018, freelance jou…

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December 21, 2019 at 9:05 PM

When newspapers are gone, who will expose the facts?

Newspapers are going out of business, but Common Dreams is keeping the light of journalism alive. Friend, In 2003, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, and Condoleeza Rice hyped the disastrous Iraq War by warning that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destructi…

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December 21, 2019 at 4:52 PM

Trump Advisor Vows to Intensify GOP Voter Suppression in 2020 | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/21/19 The purpose of journalism is to tell you truths that those in authority would just as soon you not find out, to expose the lies and misdeeds of those who place venal self-interest abov…

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December 21, 2019 at 12:00 AM

UPDATE: Bill Moyers warns: “This country is going to die of too many lies.”

Bill Moyers warns: "This country is going to die of too many lies" Friend--I wanted to make sure you saw our email from earlier. Common Dreams is the alternative media this country needs, but we can't continue bringing hard-hitting journalism without you…

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December 20, 2019 at 4:38 PM

Bill Moyer's: This country is going to die of too many lies

Bill Moyers warns: "This country is going to die of too many lies" Friend, Legendary broadcast journalist Bill Moyers has said: "We've got to get alternative content out there to people, or this country's going to die of too many lies.” Moyers was ask…

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December 20, 2019 at 12:05 AM

20 years of lies on Afghanistan

The Washington Post just published a blockbuster new report documenting nearly 20 years of lies about the war in Afghanistan. Friend, The Washington Post just published a blockbuster new report documenting nearly 20 years of lies about the war in Afghani…

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December 19, 2019 at 9:56 PM

Sanders & Warren Demand McConnell Hold Fair Trial for 'Most Corrupt President' in US History | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/19/19 With everything at stake in the year ahead, this might be our most important fundraising campaign ever. Will you make a tax deductible donation to help Common Dreams start 2020 at full …

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December 19, 2019 at 12:37 AM

'The President Is the Smoking Gun' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/18/19 We have a fundraising goal of $100,000 by midnight New Year's Eve—and with everything at stake in the year ahead, this might be our most important fundraising goal ever. We simply can't…

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December 18, 2019 at 10:01 PM

Starting now: All donations MATCHED

All year-end donations will be matched 100% by a generous donor. Friend, We've just gotten some incredible news! Starting right now, all year-end donations will be MATCHED 100% by an anonymous donor! That means if you donate $10 to help fund Common Drea…

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December 18, 2019 at 1:06 AM

“History is watching”

The evidence of Trump’s crimes is overwhelming. Dear Friend, The evidence of Trump's crimes is overwhelming. He attempted to bribe Ukraine into interfering in our democracy—and then did everything in his power to cover it up. And he's almost surely cont…

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December 17, 2019 at 8:17 PM

'History Is Watching Us': 600+ Rallies Planned in Cities Nationwide on Eve of Trump Impeachment | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/17/19 There is too much at stake for progressives to not have their own independent media. And Common Dreams simply wouldn't exist without support from our readers. There’s no way around it. …

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December 17, 2019 at 12:05 AM

"Stop What You're Doing and Watch This": Apocalypse-Themed Climate Ad Wins Praise | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/16/19 There is too much at stake for progressives to not have their own independent media. And Common Dreams simply wouldn't exist without support from our readers. There’s no way around it. …

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December 16, 2019 at 9:36 PM

It's Okay To Be Terrified

What are we doing to fight for a better world? Everything humanly possible. Dear Friend, We have seen the world afire. We have seen authoritarians seize power. And while we have seen people and communities devastated beyond measure, we have also seen mil…

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December 14, 2019 at 8:36 PM

When Time Is Running Out, an 'Utter Failure' Is Not Acceptable | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 12/14/19 Our End-of-Year Campaign Is Now Underway. This progressive news model only survives if those informed and inspired by the work support our efforts. Can you help us start 2020 at full s…

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