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February 5, 2021 at 12:07 AM

'A Day Peace Activists... Have Been Waiting For' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/4/21 Feature... 'A Day Peace Activists... Have Been Waiting For': Biden Vows to Curb US Support for Saudi-Led War on Yemen …
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February 3, 2021 at 10:11 PM

Progressives Push Back as Democrats Weigh Diminished Covid Relief | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/3/21 Feature... 'Will End Up Hurting Tens of Millions': Progressives Push Back as Dems Weigh Lower Income Cutoff for Relief …
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February 2, 2021 at 10:48 PM

Obsession With GDP, Disregard of Nature Leading Towards Ecosystem Collapse | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/2/21 Feature... Obsession With GDP, Disregard of Nature Leading Towards Ecosystem Collapse: Report by Andrea German…
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February 1, 2021 at 10:20 PM

All 10 GOP Senators Behind Skimpy $600 Billion Covid Relief Offer Happily Voted for $740 Billion Military Budget | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 2/1/21 Feature... All 10 GOP Senators Behind Skimpy $600 Billion Covid Relief Offer Happily Voted for $740 Billion Military Bu…
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January 29, 2021 at 10:28 PM

'Cry Me a River': Sanders Hits Back as Billionaire Whines About Potential Tax Hikes Amid GameStop Fiasco | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/29/21 Feature... 'Cry Me a River': Sanders Hits Back as Billionaire Investor Whines About Potential Tax Hikes Amid GameStop …
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January 28, 2021 at 10:13 PM

'Appalling': House GOP Appoint Sandy Hook Massacre Denier to Education Committee | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/28/21 Feature... 'Appalling': Dems Incensed as GOP Appoints Marjorie Taylor Greene—a Sandy Hook Massacre Denier—to Education…
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January 27, 2021 at 11:29 PM

'Not Just Bad Economics, But Terrible Politics' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/27/21 Feature... 'Not Just Bad Economics, But Terrible Politics': Khanna Warns Democrats Against Restricting Eligibility for…
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January 26, 2021 at 10:14 PM

One of the World's Coldest Towns Bids to Host 2032 Summer Olympics | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/26/21 Feature... As Planet Cooks, One of the World's Coldest Towns Bids to Host 2032 Summer Olympics by Jessica Cor…
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January 25, 2021 at 10:23 PM

Biden Urged to Fire Entire Postal Service Board for Complicity in 'Devastating Arson' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/25/21 Feature... Biden Urged to Fire Entire Postal Service Board for Complicity in 'Devastating Arson' by Trump and DeJoy …
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January 23, 2021 at 7:10 PM

From 'Good Riddance' to a Brand New and Better Day | Your Week in Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/23/21 Your Week in Review Biden Orders on Food Aid Heralded as 'Most Significant Anti-Hunger Actions in Modern Times' by Andrea Germanos, staff writer The expect…
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January 22, 2021 at 10:45 PM

With Filibuster Demand, McConnell 'Basically Trying to Overturn the Senate Election' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/22/21 Feature... 'Basically Trying to Overturn the Senate Election': McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Pre…
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January 21, 2021 at 10:18 PM

Biden Urged to 'Clean House of Every Last Trumpist' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/21/21 Feature... 'Clean House of Every Last Trumpist': Biden Urged to Keep Firing Spree Going by Sacking Social Security Hol…
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January 20, 2021 at 11:04 PM

Trump Gone, Biden Sworn In, and 'People Are Demanding Action' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/20/21 Feature... 'The People Are Demanding Action': Incoming Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders Lays Out Visionary First 100…
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January 19, 2021 at 10:24 PM

'Smartest Thing We Can Do Is Act Big' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/19/21 Feature... 'Smartest Thing We Can Do Is Act Big': Yellen Bolsters Demand for Biden to Enact Bold FDR-Style Agenda …
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January 18, 2021 at 11:28 PM

'Huge Victory' as Biden Plans to Rescind KXL Permit on Day One | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/18/21 Feature... Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With 'Huge Victory' as Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit on Day On…
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January 16, 2021 at 9:11 PM

The 'Conduct Was Seditious' | Weekend Edition

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/16/21 Your Week in Review 'His Conduct Was Seditious': House Democrats From Texas Demand Ted Cruz Be Expelled From Senate by Jon Queally, staff writer "In his ef…
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January 15, 2021 at 11:21 PM

Governors Demand Trump 'Answer Immediately for Deception' on Vaccine Stockpile | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/15/21 Feature... Promised Vaccine Stockpile Doesn't Even Exist? Governors Demand Trump 'Answer Immediately for This Deceptio…
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January 13, 2021 at 10:32 PM

In Historic Vote, Only 10 Republicans Join Democrats to Impeach Trump for Inciting Insurrection | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/13/21 Feature... In Historic House Vote, Only 10 Republicans Join Democrats to Impeach Trump for Inciting Insurrection …
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January 12, 2021 at 10:35 PM

Lawmakers Warn 'Totally Appropriate' Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/12/21 Feature... Lawmakers Warn 'Totally Appropriate' Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again by Andr…
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January 11, 2021 at 10:46 PM

FBI Memo Warns Pro-Trump Extremists Plan Armed Insurrections in State Capitols 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 | 1/11/21 Feature... FBI Memo Warns Pro-Trump Extremists Plan Armed Insurrections in State Capitols Across US by Brett …
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January 10, 2021 at 5:09 PM

Trump, Sedition, and the GOP Collusion That Made an Attempted Coup Possible | Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/10/21 Your Week in Review Trump, the Coup, and the Collusion That Made It Possible by Jeffrey C. Isaac It will be hard to disentangle the levels of causal, moral…
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January 8, 2021 at 10:24 PM

Why Impeach Trump at This Late Date? One Word: 'Precedent'' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/8/21 Feature... Why Impeach Trump at This Late Date? One Word, Says Bernie Sanders: 'Precedent' by Jessica Corbett,…
  Common Dreams · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 9:48 PM

The 25th Amendment or Impeachment. Now.

Every minute that goes by without Trump's removal weakens our democracy and emboldens the far-right extremists and paramilitary groups that organized Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol. Friend, Wednesday afternoon, we witnessed an attempt to violently ov…
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January 7, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Trump Impeachment Resolution Charges 'Attempted Coup Against Our Country' | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/7/21 Feature... Omar Trump Impeachment Resolution Charges 'Attempted Coup Against Our Country' by Andrea Germanos, …
  Common Dreams · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 10:45 PM

'Arrest the President': Accountability Demanded After Trump Incites Fascist Mob in DC | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/6/21 Feature... 'Arrest the President': Accountability Demanded After Fascist Mob Incited by Trump Storms Capitol b…
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January 5, 2021 at 11:02 PM

'This Must Be Undone': Trump EPA Finalizes Anti-Science Rule That Puts Millions at Risk | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/5/21 Feature... 'This Must Be Undone': Trump EPA Finalizes Anti-Science Rule to Limit Use of Public Health Research …
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January 4, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Despite Rejection of Assange Extradition, Press Freedom Threat Remains | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 1/4/21 Feature... Threat to Journalism Remains, Warn Critics, After Assange Extradition Rejected Solely Due to Brutal US Priso…
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January 2, 2021 at 10:56 PM

Injustice and Inequality Soars on a Warming, Pandemic Planet | Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 1/2/21 Your Week in Review Amid Warnings of Surging Worldwide Poverty, Planet's 500 Richest People Added $1.8 Trillion to Combined Wealth in 2020 by Julia Conley, …
  Common Dreams · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 3:08 AM

Midnight Deadline. Urgent.

This is it. These last hours could make or break the year ahead. Friend, This is it. Whether or not we make it depends on you. With just a couple of hours to go before we close the books on 2020, we still have $8,000 left to raise to make sure we can pay…
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January 1, 2021 at 12:22 AM

Sanders Blasts GOP for Claiming $2,000 Checks Are Too Costly After Passing $1.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   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 he…
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December 31, 2020 at 10:08 PM

This Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year is almost over.

Will you be the one that puts us over the top? Friend, With only a few hours until our hard midnight deadline, we are still behind. Over 5,000 readers have donated an average of $18 to our critical End-of-Year Campaign—bringing us within striking distanc…
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December 31, 2020 at 4:33 PM

URGENT: It's Up to You

With no room for failure—our work is only possible because of dedicated readers like you. Friend, With a firm midnight deadline, we are still short nearly $18,000 that we must raise to reach our crucial End-of-Year goal. With no room for failure—our work…
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December 31, 2020 at 12:07 AM

Bad news after a bad, bad year

I have bad news to share. Our year-end fundraising campaign is not on track to meet our goal, and I’m frankly starting to get nervous. Friend, I have bad news to share. Our year-end fundraising campaign is not on track to meet our goal, and frankly, I’m …
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December 30, 2020 at 10:28 PM

At Current Pace, US Will Take 10 Years to Adequately Vaccinate the Public Against Covid-19 | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Please help. With a firm deadline approaching tomorrow, and $23,000 left to raise, we have little time and too much at stake to fall short. We need your h…
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December 30, 2020 at 4:09 PM

Going dark

If our readers don't come through, we go dark—it's just that simple. Friend, The only thing that has kept Common Dreams alive since its inception more than 23 years ago is people like you, Friend. These are people who have shared the vision of a daily on…
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December 30, 2020 at 12:10 AM

The email we never want to send

Independent media may not survive. Friend, After nearly 25 years, Common Dreams is still here.  And there’s only one reason for that. It’s you, our readers, chipping in $5, $10, $50—whatever you can afford—to keep Common Dreams publishing and pursuing ou…
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December 29, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Sanders Vows to Filibuster Military Budget to Force Senate Vote on $2,000 Checks | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Friend, 2020 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 cush…
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December 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM

Our survival

I want to make this email short and to the point. Friend, I want to make this email short and to the point. Ten days ago, we kicked off our critical End-of-Year Campaign. Depending on this campaign’s results, we will know if we can fund our modest budget…
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December 29, 2020 at 2:10 AM

Sanders Says Trump Must Get 'McConnell and His Republican Friends' to Stop Blocking $2,000 Checks | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Friend, 2020 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 cush…
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December 29, 2020 at 12:09 AM

Legendary journalist Bill Moyers: 'This country is going to die of too many lies'

We won't make it without your support. 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 asked what the corporate media m…
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December 28, 2020 at 6:09 PM

Turn off the lights, shut down the server, everyone goes home

Without your donations, Common Dreams would shut down tomorrow. Friend, Here's the unforgiving truth: without ongoing support, Common Dreams will cease to exist.  It's not hyperbole. It's a fact. It's turn off the lights, shut down the server, everyone g…
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December 28, 2020 at 12:09 AM

Why we can't rely on the 1%

Less than one percent of all Common Dreams readers ever make a donation. Let's make it 2%. Friend, I want to share with you a statistic that is sad but true: less than 1% of all Common Dreams readers ever make a donation. Is it because people aren't inte…
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December 27, 2020 at 4:09 PM

We can't overstate how important this is

There is no secret super-rich patron or hidden pile of cash keeping Common Dreams afloat. Friend, I can't overstate how important our year-end fundraising campaign is—because the year ahead will absolutely be one of the most pivotal and dangerous we've e…
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December 27, 2020 at 12:06 AM

A very hard year . . . And corporate media can't save us

Reporting on a pandemic while living through a pandemic is no easy task. Friend, It's fair to say that 2020 may have been the worst year ever for journalism worldwide, and the crisis in journalism is a crisis for democracy. As a nonprofit, reader-support…
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December 26, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Restoring the Soul of America | Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   We have a hard deadline of midnight Thursday, December 31st to reach our critical year-end fundraising goal. We cannot come up short. More than anyone yo…
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December 26, 2020 at 4:08 PM

Bill Moyers: "This country is going to die of too many lies."

We won't make it without your support. 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 asked what the corporate media m…
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December 24, 2020 at 9:46 PM

'Merry...Christmas': Watch Top Dem Drop House Gavel in Disgust Over GOP's Covid-19 Cruelty | News & Views | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   There is no secret super-rich patron keeping us afloat or a hidden pile of money stashed away. Only our readers make Common Dreams possible, and if we can…
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December 24, 2020 at 12:09 AM

If we don’t make it . . . we won’t make it

Our nonprofit media model only works if those who believe in this mission are willing to support it. Friend, The for-profit corporate media model is a problem. Perhaps it is even the central problem. Even when they do good work—and they sometimes do—the …
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December 23, 2020 at 10:19 PM

Pence Warns Progressives Would 'Make Rich Poorer and Poor More Comfortable.' Sounds Good! | News & Views

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Since the coronavirus pandemic broke out, website traffic, readership and expenses has reached record highs while the number of donations coming in has fa…
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December 23, 2020 at 5:51 PM

We are not “all in this together”—but we should be

When crises hit or a pandemic does . . . follow the money. Friend, If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that we are certainly not “all in this together.” If we were, everyone would be wearing masks to protect those around them. If we wer…