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Jessica Corbett

Jessica Corbett

Staff Writer

Jessica Corbett is a staff writer for Common Dreams.


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Articles by this author

 

Water Protectors Against Line 3 Sue Over Police Blockade of Indigenous Camp

"The Hubbard County Sheriff has attempted to illegally construct a de facto open-air prison to trap Indigenous environmental protectors and allies on their own property."

Jessica Corbett ·


Rich Nations Hoard Enough Extra Vaccines for All African Adults as Continent's Crisis Intensifies

"As Africa is now facing its third and biggest Covid wave so far, it is getting left behind in the race for vaccine doses," said the head of UNAIDS. "This vaccine apartheid is unacceptable."

Jessica Corbett ·


Skating Rink Boots Black Teen Misidentified by Facial Recognition System

"When we say this is a civil rights issue it goes beyond false arrests, it's about who gets to access public spaces in a world of machine-driven segregation."

Jessica Corbett ·


700+ Global Groups Urge Ireland to Introduce UN Resolution for Fracking Ban

"No amount of regulation can adequately address all the problems that flow from fracked drilling operations and our continued reliance on fossil fuels."

Jessica Corbett ·


'Biggest Story in the World Right Now': Humanity Has Flipped Amazon From Carbon Sink to Source

The findings, said one expert, "show that the uncertain future is happening now."

Jessica Corbett ·


Rights Coalition Demands US Retailers Reject Use of Facial Recognition

"Your face should not be scanned, stored, or sold just because you walk into or work at a store."

Jessica Corbett ·


Campaign Disclosures Show Senate Dems in ExxonMobil Exposé Got Almost $333,000

A separate review of the fossil fuel company's "2020 Worldwide Giving Report" shows that centrist think tanks are also "raking in Exxon cash."

Jessica Corbett ·


Texas Sued Over Law Enabling Harassment by Anti-Choice 'Vigilantes'

"If this oppressive law takes effect, it will decimate abortion access in Texas—and that's exactly what it is designed to do."

Jessica Corbett ·

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