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June 28, 2020 at 3:45 PM

The corporate media are biased. For Trump.

I'm gonna let you in on a dirty little secret about the corporate media. Friend, I'm gonna let you in on a dirty little secret about the corporate media. They want Donald Trump to win. Don't believe me? Here's what Les Moonves, the former head honcho a…

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June 27, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Be afraid. Very afraid.

Every day the corporate media feeds Americans a diet of fear, danger, and spectacle. Friend, Every day the corporate media feeds Americans a diet of fear, danger, and spectacle. From the coronavirus spreading like wildfire, to skyrocketing unemployment, …

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June 27, 2020 at 7:23 PM

Righteous Demands 'Echoing Across the World' | Your Week In Review

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June 27, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Just when it seems the news can't get worse

Our readers rely on us to cover this crisis, but so many are out of work and unable to donate. Friend, The news just keeps getting worse. COVID-19. Police brutality. Historic unemployment. Trump. Just when it seems things can't get worse, they get worse…

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June 26, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Let me explain why this is so important

We know that our readers value us because our traffic has skyrocketed through this time. Friend, Over the past 25 years, Common Dreams has been building up a base of donors who make small, monthly contributions to keep us strong and make our work possibl…

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June 26, 2020 at 9:16 PM

Why 'Big Banks Couldn't Be Happier' Right Now | News & Views

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June 26, 2020 at 6:10 PM

The warning light is flashing red

Hundreds of our regular monthly donors have canceled their recurring donations since the start of the pandemic. Friend, After the financial crisis of 2009, unemployment grew to more than 10%. As a result, Americans were forced to cut back on their charit…

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June 25, 2020 at 11:20 PM

You might want to sit down for this.

The news has gotten pretty dark lately. But we have something unexpected to share: Good news. Friend, The news has gotten pretty dark lately, with coronavirus back on the rise, police killings, record-setting heat waves in the Arctic Circle, and more. Bu…

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June 25, 2020 at 9:51 PM

Trump Gives 'Another Handout to Industry' During Pandemic | News & Views

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June 25, 2020 at 4:09 PM

Our lifeblood

People are canceling their recurring monthly donations to Common Dreams, and that's a HUGE problem. Friend, The world feels like a very dark place right now. And during this time of deep economic and health crisis, we're seeing people cancel their recur…

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June 24, 2020 at 11:11 PM

Trump is trying to steal the election

Donald Trump is losing the election. So now Republicans are trying to steal it. Friend, Donald Trump knows he's in deep, deep trouble for re-election—but the Republican National Committee just announced a $20 million voter suppression plan to steal the e…

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June 24, 2020 at 9:45 PM

'Money Couldn't Buy a Movement': Progressives Sweep in NY Primary | News & Views

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June 24, 2020 at 6:43 PM

This could get scary

With skyrocketing unemployment, many of our most loyal readers simply can't give what they would like at the worst possible time for our country. Friend, At Common Dreams, we don't accept corrupt corporate advertising, and we refuse to put our content be…

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June 24, 2020 at 12:35 AM

Just when it seems things can't get worse

Our readers rely on us to cover this crisis, but so many are out of work and unable to donate. Friend, The world feels like a very dark place right now. COVID-19. Police brutality. Historic unemployment. Trump. Just when it seems things can't get worse…

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June 23, 2020 at 9:47 PM

Trump Visa Ban Exploits Pandemic to Reshape Immigration Law | News & Views

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June 23, 2020 at 6:10 PM

UPDATE: People are canceling donations

Since the start of the pandemic, hundreds of recurring donors have had to cancel their donations to Common Dreams Friend—Did you see the email we sent yesterday? We need to raise $75,000 by July 1 to keep our nonprofit independent journalism going, but m…

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June 23, 2020 at 12:09 AM

People are canceling donations

Since the start of the pandemic, hundreds of recurring donors have had to cancel their donations to Common Dreams Friend, In the nearly 25 years since Common Dreams launched as your source for progressive, nonprofit news, we have never faced a time like …

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June 22, 2020 at 11:10 PM

'This Scares Me': Arctic Hits 100.4°F—Hottest Temperature on Record | News & Views

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June 21, 2020 at 7:14 PM

From Trumpian Divisiveness to Progressive Solidarity and Transformative Change | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 6/21/20 Your Week in Review Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States by Basav Sen The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social a…

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June 19, 2020 at 10:19 PM

From George Floyd to Juneteenth: Bill Moyers & Rev. James Forbes | News & Views

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June 18, 2020 at 10:33 PM

Out of the Ashes of Covid-19... An Unstoppable Medicare for All Movement | News & Views

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June 17, 2020 at 10:13 PM

Humanity Must 'Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature' to Prevent Future Pandemics | News & Views

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June 16, 2020 at 9:43 PM

Time to 'Reinvest in People' and 'Cut Weapons of War' | News & Views

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June 15, 2020 at 10:18 PM

'This Is Why We Continue to Fight': Indigenous Leaders Outraged Over Trans Mountain Pipeline Spill | News & Views

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June 13, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Solidarity Will Turn the Impossible Into the Inevitable | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 6/13/20 Your Week in Review 'Lethal Inequality': New Study Shows Millions at High Risk of Covid-19 in US Lack Adequate Health Insurance by Jake Johnson, staff writ…

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June 12, 2020 at 10:00 PM

What's the Plan If Trump Refuses to 'Leave Willingly'? | News & Views

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June 10, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Listen to the 'Calls Ringing Out in the Streets Across the World,' Says George Floyd's Brother | News & Views

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June 9, 2020 at 9:07 PM

Breakdowns in Georgia Voting a 'Chilling Harbinger' for November | News & Views

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June 8, 2020 at 10:12 PM

To Defeat Coronavirus, We Need to Expand Medicare | News & Views

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June 6, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Black Lives Matter & Trump's Despotic Dreams | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 6/6/20 Your Week in Review We Hold This Truth to Be Self-Evident: It's Happening Before Our Very Eyes by Bill Moyers The man in the White House has taken all the n…

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June 5, 2020 at 8:55 PM

#SayHerName: On Breonna Taylor's 27th Birthday, Advocates Demand Justice | News & Views

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June 5, 2020 at 4:21 PM

This is what authoritarianism looks like

Trump has deployed the military against his own people. Friend, The president of the United States just unleashed the U.S. military on Americans exercising their constitutional rights. It's like nothing we've seen since the darkest days of the Vietnam Wa…

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June 4, 2020 at 9:36 PM

"When They Say We Don't Have the Right to Protest, That's the Moment to Flood the Streets" | News & Views

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June 3, 2020 at 10:04 PM

When You Have to Arrest 10,000 Protesters Before You See 4 Police Officers Charged | News & Views

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June 2, 2020 at 9:40 PM

Demands for Removal of 'Fascist' Trump Grow | News & Views

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June 2, 2020 at 5:18 PM

Trump issues “declaration of war” against the American people

Centuries of unheard cries for help have led to this place, while the president threatens to use the U.S. military against its own people. Friend, We are now in the seventh day of a nationwide uprising sparked by the police murder of George Floyd. Centur…

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June 1, 2020 at 9:41 PM

Trump Urges Governors to 'Use the Military' and Throw Demonstrators in Jail 'For 10 Years' | News & Views

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May 31, 2020 at 9:31 PM

'I Took the Helmet Off and Laid the Batons Down': These Cops Didn't Disperse a Protest—They Joined It | News & Views

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May 31, 2020 at 3:18 PM

May the Screams and Tears and Protests Shake the Very Conscience of This Nation | Your Week In Review

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May 30, 2020 at 3:05 PM

When Trump threatens to start the shooting

It's an outrage that is hard to overstate. Friend, In an outrage that is hard to overstate, President Donald Trump overnight threatened to deploy the U.S. National Guard with shoot-to-kill orders against unarmed people in Minneapolis—even as the city ree…

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May 29, 2020 at 9:31 PM

'Rogue Agency': US Border Patrol Denounced for Spying on Minneapolis Protests With Predator Drone | News & Views

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May 28, 2020 at 10:33 PM

US President Denounced for Unlawful Ploy to 'Eviscerate Public Oversight of His Lies' | News & Views

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May 27, 2020 at 9:35 PM

A Disgusting Display': Police Fire Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas at Crowds Protesting Killing of George Floyd | News & Views

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May 26, 2020 at 9:23 PM

Is Trump 'Scared of What Will Happen If He Lets People Vote'? | News & Views

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May 25, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Chomsky Describes Trump as 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' Who Made US 'Singularly Unprepared' for Pandemic | News & Views

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May 23, 2020 at 7:01 PM

The Possibilities and Perils of Getting a Covid-19 Education | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 5/23/20 Your Week in Review Donald Trump, Resign Now for America’s Sake: This is No Time for a Dangerous, Law-breaking, Bungling, Ignorant Ship Captain by Ralph Na…

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May 22, 2020 at 9:05 PM

'A Misbegotten, Warped Freedom Obsession Is Killing Us' | News & Views

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May 20, 2020 at 9:50 PM

'The Time to Build the Future We Deserve Is Now' | News & Views

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May 19, 2020 at 9:38 PM

'More Testing, Not More Bombs': Cut the Pentagon to Fund Covid-19 Recovery | News & Views

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May 18, 2020 at 9:56 PM

'More Naked Corruption' as Trump Purge of IGs Continues | News & Views

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