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February 17, 2020 at 9:55 PM

20 Sunrise Activists Arrested After Demanding Lawmakers Back Green New Deal | News & Views

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February 17, 2020 at 7:23 PM

What the corporate media gets wrong

The corporate media say Medicare for All is impossible. They're wrong. Friend, Polls show that strong majorities of Americans support a 2% wealth tax, but corporate media pundits said it will never happen. Broad majorities support Medicare for All as wel…

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February 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM

"It's Corrupt, Plain and Simple." | Your Week In Review

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February 14, 2020 at 10:23 PM

A Third of Plant and Animal Species Could Disappear Within 50 Years | News & Views

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February 13, 2020 at 10:12 PM

Senate Passes War Powers Resolution | News & Views

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February 13, 2020 at 5:33 PM

The world burns. It's barely a blip in the news.

Greta Thunberg said, "The saddest thing is that this won't be breaking news.” Browser View | 2/13/20 Dear Friend, Yesterday, scientists reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached an all-time high of 416 parts per mi…

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February 12, 2020 at 10:52 PM

'The Saddest Thing Is That This Won't Be Breaking News' | News & Views

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February 11, 2020 at 9:32 PM

'What Plutocracy Looks Like' | News & Views

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February 11, 2020 at 6:13 PM

If Bloomberg Wants to Buy an Election, He Should Run as a Republican Against Trump—Not Sabotage Democrats

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February 10, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Trump Releases Budget 'Of, By, and For the 1%' | News & Views

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February 8, 2020 at 2:38 PM

'Something Big Is Shiftig' | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 2/8/20 Your Week in Review 'Something Big Is Shifting': As Georgetown Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment, Students Across US Demand Their Schools Follow Suit by Juli…

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February 7, 2020 at 10:13 PM

'Consistent With a Mass Extinction' | News & Views

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February 6, 2020 at 10:21 PM

'Because I Got 6,000 More Votes,' Bernie Sanders Declares Victory in Iowa | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/6/20 Feature... 'Because I Got 6,000 More Votes': Bernie Sanders Declares Victory in Iowa Caucus by Jake Johnson &a…

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February 6, 2020 at 6:40 PM

Your source for news that matters

Impeachment is important—but so is the future of our planet. Browser View | 2/6/20 Dear Friend, Over the last few weeks, as the mainstream media has done wall-to-wall horse race coverage of the presidential election and impeachment, they've missed a LO…

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February 5, 2020 at 10:21 PM

Senate GOP Acquits Trump in 'Cowardly and Disgraceful Final Act to Their Show Trial' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/5/20 Feature... Senate Republicans Acquit Trump in 'Cowardly and Disgraceful Final Act to Their Show Trial' by Jon …

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February 4, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Based on 62% of Iowa Caucus Results, Bernie Leads Popular Vote But Trails Pete in Delegates | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/4/20 Feature... Based on 62% of Iowa Caucus Results, Bernie Leads Popular Vote by 1,200 But Trails Buttigieg With Delegates …

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February 4, 2020 at 8:06 PM

Caucus Chaos, Billionaire Bloomberg, and the Disastrous DNC

The DNC just announced that it will the change the rules to put billionaire Mike Bloomberg in the debates. Browser View | 2/4/20 Dear Friend, What is wrong with the DNC?!   Last week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced that it is cha…

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February 3, 2020 at 11:06 PM

'Let Iowa Be the Beginning of a New America' | News & Views

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February 3, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Sen. Jodi Ernst Admits GOP Likely to Weaponize Impeachment 'Immediately' If Democrat Wins in 2020

"For all that talk about 'overturning the will of the voter,' Senate GOP seems pretty okay with impeaching a future president... as long as that president is a Democrat." Browser View | 2/3/20 The survival of independent media is at stake.Without your sup…

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February 1, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Want Some Inequality Pie to Go With Your Crisis of Democracy? | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 2/1/20 Your Week in Review Watch: News Anchor Shows Americans Real Size of Wealth Gap—Using American Pie by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "Give this video four minute…

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January 31, 2020 at 11:06 PM

GOP Votes Down Impeachment Witness | DNC's "Rigged System" Paves Way for Bloomberg | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/31/20 Feature... 'Definition of a Rigged System,' Says Sanders Campaign After DNC Changes Debate Rules for Billionaire Latec…

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January 31, 2020 at 9:43 PM

'Greatest Cover-Up Since Watergate'

"It's not a trial. Nor is it an acquittal. It's a cover-up." Browser View | 1/31/20 The survival of independent media is at stake.Without your support we won't exist. GOP Accused of 'Greatest Cover-Up Since Watergate' a…

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January 30, 2020 at 10:13 PM

Trump Takes Axe to Medicaid | News & Views

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January 30, 2020 at 12:07 AM

The End of American Exceptionalism? | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/29/20 Feature... The End of American Exceptionalism? Study Indicates Failure of US Democracy Creating Wave of Self Doubt …

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January 29, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Common Dreams Banned Fossil Fuel Ads... 23 Years Ago

Common Dreams banned fossil fuel advertisements on our pages the very day we were founded. Browser View | 1/29/20 Dear Friend, We join with people around the world today in congratulating the Guardian newspaper in its "huge" decision to ban fossil fuel…

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January 28, 2020 at 11:04 PM

'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/28/20 Feature... 'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan': Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinia…

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January 27, 2020 at 10:24 PM

'Blow Up the Phones': Demand for Bolton to Testify Against Trump Surge | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/27/20 Feature... 'Blow Up the Phones': Demands That #BoltonMustTestify Surge After New Revelations About Ukrainian Aid Free…

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January 27, 2020 at 8:25 PM

This isn’t a trial. This is a cover-up.

News just broke that could change everything Browser View | 1/27/20 Dear Friend, Trump’s Senate impeachment trial could be over by the end of THIS WEEK— without a single witness testifying.   That’s not a trial. It’s a cover-up.   But news jus…

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January 26, 2020 at 2:47 PM

'The Only One I Didn't Want' to Face: In Secret Recording, Trump Admits 2016 Fear of Bernie Sanders | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/26/20 Your Week in Review 'The Only One I Didn't Want Her to Pick': In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016 by Jon Queal…

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January 24, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Sanders Calls Out 'More Lies' From Trump on Social Security | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/24/20 Feature... 'More Lies,' Says Sanders as Trump Vows to 'Save' Social Security Just One Day After Threatening Cuts …

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January 23, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Trump's "Reckless" Decision to Loosen Firearm Exports Regulations | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/23/20 Feature... Gun Control Advocates Slam Trump's "Reckless" Decision to Loosen Firearm Exports Regulations by Ju…

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January 22, 2020 at 11:43 PM

'Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,' Trump Threatens to Cut Social Security and Medicaid | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/22/20 Feature... 'Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,' Trump Admits—If Reelected—He Will Seek to Cut Social Security, Med…

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January 21, 2020 at 10:58 PM

'A Fact-Free Sham Trial' and Acting on Climate Like 'You Loved Your Children Above All Else'? | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/21/20 Feature... 'Act as if You Loved Your Children Above All Else': Greta Thunberg Demands Davos Elite Immediately Halt All…

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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

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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

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January 1, 2020 at 10:03 PM

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

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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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