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At Michigan Rally for Levin and Tlaib, Sanders Warns AIPAC It 'Cannot Buy Our Democracy'

"There is something profoundly wrong in our political system when a handful of billionaires, through super PACs that spend millions of dollars, try to defeat progressive candidates for Congress," said Sanders.

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Declare Your Climate Emergency Today

Rebecca Solnit ·
We don't need to wait for so-called leaders. The climate emergency has been declared over and over by Nature and by human suffering and upheaval in response to its catastrophes.
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Anti-Abortion Extremism Fueling American Dystopia

Mitchell Zimmerman ·
Why are banks no longer lending to each other? Are they afraid that collapse is imminent somewhere in the system, as with the Lehman collapse in 2008? (Photo: Phillipp/cc/flickr)

Time to Investigate Corporate Insurrection

Greg Coleridge ·
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Bless the Lentils: Get These Menaces Off Our Streets, and Deflate, Deflate, Deflate

Rankled by sluggish action on climate change, an anonymous collective of "tyre Extinguishers" around the world have taken to their polluted streets with acts of sabotage to "disarm" gas-guzzling SUVs - startlingly, the 2nd-biggest cause of soaring carbon dioxide emissions - by deflating their tires. For years, they argue, "politely asking and protesting for" clean air and safe streets has failed. Now, they "want to make sure you cannot ignore the crisis." To anxious consumers asking, "If I buy an SUV, will it be vandalized by climate protesters?" their response: "Yes. Yes it will."

Abby Zimet · Jul 27, 2022

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Advocates Slam $0 for Child Care in Manchin Anti-Inflation Package

Julia Conley ·

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Anti-War Voices Warn Against 'Insanely Provocative' Pelosi Visit to Taiwan

Brett Wilkins ·

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Big Pharma Flooding Airwaves With Disinformation to Kill Drug Price Reform

Jake Johnson ·

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Climate Crisis Linked to Deadly Kentucky Floods

Julia Conley ·

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/28/homeland-security-texts-jan6/

Records Show There Are More Missing Jan. 6 Texts That DHS Watchdog Failed to Mention

Kenny Stancil ·

A gas flare is seen at a production site

Major Handouts in Manchin Deal 'Delighting' Oil and Gas Industry

Jake Johnson ·

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo

'Truly Disgusting': Alito Mocks Critics of Anti-Abortion Ruling as Pregnant People Suffer

Jake Johnson ·

Demonstrators protest against high drug prices

Recession Fears Spark Calls to Stop Hiking Interest Rates and Rein In Corporate Greed

Jessica Corbett ·

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Anti-War Voices Warn Against 'Insanely Provocative' Pelosi Visit to Taiwan

"A trip to Taiwan by the most powerful member of Congress undermines that long-standing U.S. policy and increases the risk of another war."
Brett Wilkins ·
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Jon Stewart speaks to the press before a news conference about the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act on July 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

'These Motherf*ckers': Jon Stewart Goes Off on GOP Turning Back on Sick Veterans

Kenny Stancil ·

Grain is loaded at a port in Odesa, Ukraine

UN Chief Condemns Airstrikes on Key Ukrainian Port Hours After Grain Deal

Jake Johnson ·

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'A Beacon of Hope': UN Chief Lauds Deal to Export 20+ Million Tons of Ukrainian Grain

Jessica Corbett ·

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Biden Ripped for $1 Billion UAE Arms Deal Days After Khashoggi Lawyer Sentenced

Brett Wilkins ·

Climate Emergency

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Climate Crisis Linked to Deadly Kentucky Floods

"Climate collapse is here, now... For all of us it means increasing instability and devastation if we fail to act."
Julia Conley ·
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A gas flare is seen at a production site

Major Handouts in Manchin Deal 'Delighting' Oil and Gas Industry

Jake Johnson ·

President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference

After Manchin Deal, Advocates Say 'We Still Need Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency'

Jake Johnson ·

Climate activists protest in Washington, D.C.

From 'Poison Pills' to 'Transformative' Funding, Climate Groups Grapple With Manchin Deal

Jake Johnson ·

Demonstrators protest fossil fuels in Washington, D.C.

Since 2021, Big Oil Has Spent Over $200 Million to Sabotage Climate Action: Analysis

Jake Johnson ·

Covid-19

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Vaccine Equity Activists Denounce Pfizer's 'Obscene' Pandemic Windfall

"Companies like Pfizer will always put high profit before lives," said one campaigner after the pharma giant announced record second-quarter revenue.
Brett Wilkins ·
A coalition of healthcare advocacy organizations gathered outside Pfizer Worldwide Headquarters in Manhattan on March 11, 2020.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the Covid-19 vaccine

Biden Told Not to Give Publicly Owned Covid-19 Vaccine Tech Over to Corporations

Jake Johnson ·

President Joe Biden appears at an event on the White House's Covid-19 response

President Joe Biden Tests Positive for Covid-19

Common Dreams staff ·

Albert Bourla

In Earnings Call, Pfizer Celebrated Chance to Profit Off End of Public Health Measures

Julia Conley ·

A South African researcher works in a vaccine lab

'A Big Deal': US, African Scientists to Collaborate on mRNA Vaccine Development

Kenny Stancil ·

Economics

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Recession Fears Spark Calls to Stop Hiking Interest Rates and Rein In Corporate Greed

"As Americans stare down the abyss of a potential recession, Fortune 500 c-suite executives are doing better than ever," noted one critic, "while their workers' wages have severely lagged behind."
Jessica Corbett ·
Demonstrators protest against high drug prices
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Report Details 'Abusive' Eviction Tactics by Corporate Landlords During Height of Pandemic

Julia Conley ·

Activists from Just Stop Oil block the entrance to a Shell gas station on April 28, 2022 in Cobham, England.

Big Oil's Record Profits and Buyback Splurge Spotlight 'Broken Energy System,' Critics Say

Kenny Stancil ·

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With Latest Rate Hike, Progressive Critics Say Fed 'Making a Big Mistake'

Kenny Stancil ·

A customer refuels their car at a gas station in Petaluma, California on May 18, 2022.

Big Oil Quick to Jack Up Gasoline Prices But Slow to Drop Them: Analysis

Kenny Stancil ·

Politics

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Advocates Slam $0 for Child Care in Manchin Anti-Inflation Package

"It is a complete shame that the Senate's Inflation Reduction Act does not include inflation-fighting funding for child care."
Julia Conley ·
Childcare worker
A screengrab shows an ad attacking Democrats' drug pricing plan

Big Pharma Flooding Airwaves With Disinformation to Kill Drug Price Reform

Jake Johnson ·

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/28/homeland-security-texts-jan6/

Records Show There Are More Missing Jan. 6 Texts That DHS Watchdog Failed to Mention

Kenny Stancil ·

Henry Cuellar

Propelled to Victory by Dem Leaders, Cuellar Says $7.25 Too Much for Millions of Workers

Julia Conley ·

Manchin and Schumer

'We'll Believe It When We See It Pass,' Skeptics Say of Schumer-Manchin Deal

Jessica Corbett ·

Rights & Justice

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'Truly Disgusting': Alito Mocks Critics of Anti-Abortion Ruling as Pregnant People Suffer

"These people are right-wing political actors and aren't even trying to hide it," one observer said of the U.S. Supreme Court's majority.
Jake Johnson ·
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo
Trader Joe's

'This Victory Is Historic': Massachusetts Trader Joe's Becomes First to Unionize

Brett Wilkins ·

Activists take part in a candlelight vigil outside the U.N.'s Economic and Social Commission for West Asia building in Beirut to denounce the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

House Dems and Shireen Abu Akleh's Family Urge US to 'Hold Her Killers Accountable'

Brett Wilkins ·

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Petition Demanding Clarence Thomas Impeachment Reaches 1.2 Million

Jessica Corbett ·

Olivia Julianna

Woman Targeted by Gaetz Raises $300K (and Counting) for Abortion Rights

Julia Conley ·

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