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October 7, 2021 at 10:01 PM

To Avert 'Uncontrollable Climate Chaos,' Scientists Tell Biden to Stop Backing Fossil Fuels

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 10/7/21 Feature... To Avert 'Uncontrollable Climate Chaos,' Scientists Tell Biden to Stop Backing Fossil Fuels by Andrea Ger…
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October 6, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Biden Gives Democrats a Green Light to Weaken Filibuster to Save Economy From GOP Sabotage

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 10/6/21 Feature... Biden Gives Democrats a Green Light to Weaken the Filibuster for Debt Ceiling Votes by Jake Johnson "Do it…
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October 5, 2021 at 10:05 PM

Scathing Whistleblower Testimony Warns That Facebook a Threat to Children and Democracy

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 10/5/21 Feature... In Scathing Senate Testimony, Whistleblower Warns Facebook a Threat to Children and Democracy by Brett Wi…
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October 4, 2021 at 9:37 PM

US Denounced as 'Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy' After Pandora Papers Leak

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 10/4/21 Feature... US Denounced as 'Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy' After Pandora Papers Leak by Jake Johnson "U.S. Pre…
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October 3, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Exposed: The Corporate Agenda to 'Upend Democracy' and Destroy Progress

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 10/3/21 Your Week in Review New Levels of Ambition Are Mandatory at Glasgow Climate Talks by Tom Athanasiou Failure to halt greenhouse gas emissions is not…
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October 1, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Climate Critics Warn Joe Manchin 'Holding a Gun to the Planet's Head'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 10/1/21 Feature... Climate Critics Warn Joe Manchin 'Holding a Gun to the Planet's Head' by Brett Wilkins Don't be fooled, wa…
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September 30, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Manchin Makes Clear That Tanking Biden's Agenda Was Always the Plan

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/30/21 Feature... Manchin Admits Getting His Bill Passed and Then Tanking Progressive Package Was Always the Plan by Kenny S…
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September 30, 2021 at 12:09 AM

From 'Fire DeJoy' to 'We Had a Deal,' Progressive Ire Grows on Capitol Hill

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/29/21 Feature... 'Fire DeJoy' Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to Sabotage Postal Service Takes Effect by Jake Johnson "P…
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September 28, 2021 at 9:52 PM

'We Aren't Bluffing': Progressives Hold the Line

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/28/21 Feature... 'We Aren't Bluffing': Progressives Hold the Line as Pelosi Moves Ahead With Bipartisan Bill by Jake Johnso…
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September 27, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Democrats Need to Stand Up to Corporate Extremists in Their Own Party

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/27/21 Feature... Democrats Need to Stand Up to Corporate Extremists in Their Own Party by Peter Bloom Wall Street Democrats…
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September 25, 2021 at 5:17 PM

These GOP Grifters Will Be the Death of This Republic

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 9/25/21 Your Week in Review These GOP Grifters Will Be the Death of This Republic by Thom Hartmann Perhaps the 2022 election will bring Democrats a large e…
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September 24, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets Worldwide for 'Uproot the System' Climate Strikes

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/24/21 Feature... Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets Worldwide for 'Uproot the System' Climate Strikes by Jake Johnson "T…
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September 23, 2021 at 10:39 PM

'This Is Big': House Democrats Vote to End US Complicity in Yemen

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/23/21 Feature... 'This Is Big': House Passes Amendment to Cut US Complicity in Saudi Bombing of Yemen by Andrea Germanos Th…
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September 22, 2021 at 9:56 PM

Wall Street Democrats Who Have Taken Party's Agenda Hostage Must Be Confronted and Defeated

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/22/21 Feature... Letter Urges Progressives to Fight 'Wall Street Democrats' Holding Biden's Agenda Hostage by Jake Johnson …
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September 21, 2021 at 9:56 PM

Big Pharma Greed 'Literally Killing Americans'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/21/21 Feature... Big Pharma Greed 'Literally Killing Americans,' Sanders Says Outside Drug Lobby HQ by Jake Johnson "How ma…
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September 20, 2021 at 10:07 PM

With Date Now Set, the "Fate of Roe v. Wade and Legal Abortion Is on the Line."

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/20/21 Feature... Supreme Court Announces Date for Case Directly Challenging Roe v. Wade by Julia Conley "The fate of Roe v.…
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September 17, 2021 at 10:51 PM

40+ NYC Activists Arrested for Protests Against Banks Fueling Climate Emergency

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/17/21 Feature... 40+ NYC Activists Arrested for Protests Against Banks Fueling Climate Emergency by Jessica Corbett "We're …
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September 16, 2021 at 10:41 PM

The Real Criminals General Milley Exposed? Every GOP Senator

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/16/21 Feature... The Real Criminals General Milley Exposed? Every Republican in the US Senate by Thom Hartmann If the GOP h…
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September 15, 2021 at 10:07 PM

'Call Them Now': Ire Aimed at 3 Democrats Endangering Plan to Lower Drug Prices

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/15/21 Feature... 'Call Them Now': Ire Aimed at 3 Democrats Endangering Plan to Lower Drug Prices by Jake Johnson "Any polit…
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September 14, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Why a Majority of World's Young People Think 'Humanity Is Doomed'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/14/21 Feature... Climate Inaction Has Left Majority of Young People Believing Humanity Is 'Doomed' by Julia Conley Internat…
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September 14, 2021 at 3:37 PM

TAKE ACTION: Raise the full $3.5 trillion for the Build Back Better Act by making the rich and corporations pay their fair share

It’s time to end our rigged tax system and demand the rich and corporations start paying their fair share. Browser View | 9/14/21 Tell Congress: According to the latest billionaires report from Americans for Tax Fairness, total wealth of just 708 billion…
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September 13, 2021 at 10:06 PM

Environmental Threats Rapidly Becoming 'Single Greatest Challenge to Human Rights'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/13/21 Feature... Environmental Threats Rapidly Becoming 'Single Greatest Challenge to Human Rights': UN by Julia Conley The…
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September 11, 2021 at 1:53 PM

20 Years After 9/11: Our Moral Obligation After Two Decades of War

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 9/11/21 Your Week in Review 9/11 at 20: Our Moral Obligation After Two Decades of War by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Tope Folarin First, Washington need…
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September 10, 2021 at 9:45 PM

20 Years After 9/11: 'Cut the Pentagon for People, Planet, and Peace'

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/10/21 Feature... On 9/11 Anniversary, Anti-War Group Says 'Cut the Pentagon for People, Planet, and Peace' by Brett Wilkins…
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September 8, 2021 at 9:21 PM

Time to End the For-Profit-Medicare Advantage Scam

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/8/21 Feature... Medicare Advantage Is a For-Profit Scam. Time to End It. by Thom Hartmann The simple solution to the Medica…
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September 7, 2021 at 9:40 PM

As Biden Tours Ida Damage, Protesters Demand End to Fossil Fuels

Today's progressive news, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   News & Views | 9/7/21 Feature... As Biden Tours Ida Damage, Protesters Demand End to Fossil Fuels by Jessica Corbett "It's time President Bi…
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September 6, 2021 at 12:20 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: Tell Congress to strengthen and expand Social Security!

Congress has not acted to increase Social Security’s modest benefits in 50 years. Browser View | 9/5/21 Tell Congress: For 86 years, Social Security has delivered each monthly payment in full and on time. But, if nothing is done, Social Security benefici…
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September 4, 2021 at 3:39 PM

The fight for Roe. The fight for the Green New Deal. The voting rights fight. The fight to end the endless war.

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Browser View | 9/4/21 Your Week in Review Wanted: Another Bob Dole to Save Voting Rights by Paul Rogat Loeb Any Republican could still play the role that Dole once did …
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September 4, 2021 at 2:09 AM

Midnight deadline. Final hours.

This is it. So close. Friend, This is it. The final request of our Summer Campaign. I’m logged into our system right now, watching donations come in, clicking “refresh,” and hoping that our readers will come through for us as you have so many times befor…
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September 3, 2021 at 11:56 PM

'Catastrophe' Feared as 35 Million Set to Lose Jobless Aid on Labor Day

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   FINAL DAY: We still have a long way to go... If you have been waiting for the right time, please know that the time is now. We have just a few hours left …
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September 3, 2021 at 9:08 PM

We will not survive

Democracy cannot survive without independent, nonprofit media. Friend, We’re now just hours away from the end of our Summer Campaign, and without a last-minute surge of support, we won’t make it. Democracy cannot survive without independent, nonprofit me…
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September 3, 2021 at 3:09 PM

It’s crunch time

We only have until midnight. Friend, Today is the final day of our Summer Campaign, and we’re still $21,000 short of our goal.  This is such a dangerous time for the world. The climate emergency. A radical right-wing movement on the rise. Women’s rights …
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September 2, 2021 at 10:38 PM

Shutting down

Our Summer Campaign is in serious danger of falling short. Friend, It’s become almost a daily occurrence: A reporter tweets “I have personal news”—and announces that they’ve been laid off.  Or worse yet, we learn that their entire news outlet is shutting…
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September 2, 2021 at 9:45 PM

Right-Wing Justices Ripped for Effectively Overturning Roe v. Wade

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   We still have a long way to go... If you have been waiting for the right time, please know that the time is now. We have just over 24 hours to raise an ad…
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September 2, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Our hopes and dreams dashed?

If we seem a little panicked about falling short of our Summer Campaign fundraising goal, it’s because we are. Friend, If we seem a little panicked about falling short of our Summer Campaign fundraising goal, it’s because we are. We rely on reader donati…
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September 1, 2021 at 11:08 PM

We need you now. Don’t let us down.

We’re staring at the deadline for our all-important Summer Campaign just over 48 hours from today and honestly we might not make it. Friend, Whenever there’s breaking news on a critical issue or a new grassroots movement is gaining momentum, you count on…
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September 1, 2021 at 9:41 PM

US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad Since 9/11

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Relying on contributions from our readers guarantees us the independence to speak truth to power. To survive, we must ask for your support. With a deadlin…
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September 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM

Why this deadline is so urgent

If we don’t meet our fundraising targets, we’ll be forced to cut back our operations. Friend, We’ve sent you several emails over the last few days telling you about our Summer Campaign goal of $75,000. Here’s why that goal is so urgent: If we don’t meet …
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September 1, 2021 at 12:09 AM

Imagine if Common Dreams didn't exist

Think that can’t happen? Think again. Because we have less than four days left to reach our must-hit Summer Campaign goal, and we’re still short. Friend, For well over two decades, Common Dreams has been your nonprofit, independent news source, keeping o…
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August 31, 2021 at 9:16 PM

Sanders on Corporate Lobbyists: 'They're Going to Lose'

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Relying on contributions from our readers guarantees us the independence to speak truth to power. To survive, we must ask for your support. We still have …
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August 31, 2021 at 4:20 PM

Three days to go. We're falling short.

We have just three days to go before the end of the campaign, and we’re still $42,000 short. Friend, We have just three days to go before the end of our Summer Campaign, and we're still far short of our must-reach goal. As a Common Dreams reader, you kno…
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August 30, 2021 at 10:59 PM

After 20 Years in Afghanistan, 'America's Longest War Is Finally Over'

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   Relying on contributions from our readers guarantees us the independence to speak truth to power. To survive, we must ask for your support during this cri…
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August 30, 2021 at 9:56 PM

This is not good.

Halfway through our Summer Campaign, but very far from our goal. Friend, A nonprofit that accepts zero advertising dollars, Common Dreams counts on short fundraising campaigns several times a year to fund our mission and newsroom operations. And if these…
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August 30, 2021 at 4:47 PM

A Category 4 climate disaster brought to you by Big Oil.

Hurricane Ida is the “poster child” for the climate emergency. Friend, Cable TV news is riveted with images of storm surges, massive flooding, and damage from Hurricane Ida. Yet in all the wall-to-wall coverage in the corporate media, there’s almost no m…
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August 29, 2021 at 10:38 PM

We will never take a dime from Amazon, Walmart, or Big Pharma

The corporate media will never bite the hand that feeds them. Corporations pay the bills and call the shots. Friend, If you want to know why the corporate media give so little attention to progressive priorities like the climate emergency, just look at t…
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August 29, 2021 at 7:24 PM

'Potentially Catastrophic' Hurricane Ida Arrives | Weekend Edition

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis Click here to view this message in a browser window.   The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the p…
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August 29, 2021 at 3:08 PM

We don’t like asking for money, but . . .

We have just a few days left and we’re not where we need to be. Friend, We know that this time of year, you’re probably not thinking about politics or making donations. Summer is winding down. Kids are going back to school. You might even be receiving th…
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August 28, 2021 at 11:14 PM

Will we ever learn the lessons of Afghanistan?

For 20 years, the corporate media were wrong about nearly everything in Afghanistan. Friend, For 20 years, the corporate media were wrong about nearly everything in Afghanistan. Now, with the U.S. leaving and the Taliban taking over, the same people who …
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August 28, 2021 at 4:24 PM

Corporate media got the Afghan War wrong from the start

Without independent outlets like Common Dreams, who will oppose the next war? Friend, Over the last two weeks, the corporate media’s take on Afghanistan has gone something like this: Afghanistan was a good and necessary war at the outset. If we’d only pl…
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August 28, 2021 at 1:38 PM

Corporate climate coverage is not up to the task

Media not directly challenging the fossil fuel paradigm are complicit in planetary destruction. Friend, On August 9, when the United Nations released its report blaring the alarm on the climate emergency, the corporate broadcast media gave it over 2 hour…
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