Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Jessica Corbett is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow her on Twitter: @corbett_jessica.
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News Tuesday, October 03, 2017 Hundreds of Thousands in Streets as General Strike Engulfs Catalonia After Violent Crackdown People took to the streets in Barcelona and across the Catalan region to condemn a militant crackdown by Spain's police forces during last weekend's referendum for independence. Read more |
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News Tuesday, October 03, 2017 Subsidizing Earth's Demise: US Taxpayers Forced to Prop Up Dirty Energy Industry New reports reveal that without billions of dollars in subsidies, American gas, oil, and coal companies would crash and burn. Read more |
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News Monday, October 02, 2017 Pro-Choice Groups Raise Alarm Ahead of House Vote to Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks "Republicans in Congress failed to take healthcare from millions—so they're trying to ban abortion and take away bodily autonomy." Read more |
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News Monday, October 02, 2017 Demands Grow for Probe Into Police Violence During Catalan Independence Vote U.N. human rights chief calls for investigations into Spanish police force that left 893 people injured. Read more |
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News Sunday, October 01, 2017 Trump Administration Pushes Positive PR Campaign as Puerto Rico's Crisis Continues As the president praises aid efforts, residents of the island's rural areas report "we haven't seen a government official or anything, no FEMA, no military, no local government." Read more |
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News Sunday, October 01, 2017 More Than 700 Injured as Spanish Police Try to Prevent Catalan Independence Vote Catalan officials say Spanish police have injured more than 760 people who tried to vote during Catalonia's independence referendum on Sunday. Read more |
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News Saturday, September 30, 2017 Coalition Marches on Washington to Demand Justice for People of Color A coalition of thousands flooded Washington, D.C.'s streets on Saturday with one goal : "to create a just and equitable future for communities of color and others harmed by white supremacy, so that we may all thrive together." The coalition declares on its website that the March for Racial Justice... Read more |
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News Saturday, September 30, 2017 Trump Rebuked for Lashing Out at San Juan Mayor Who Criticized Govt Aid Efforts "Doesn't matter if you're desperate and dying—if Trump feels criticized, he will lash out," noted one critic after the president tweeted about Puerto Rico. Read more |
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News Saturday, September 30, 2017 Ahead of Independence Referendum, Catalan Citizens Occupy Polling Stations As Madrid cracks down on Catalonia's attempt to break free from the Spanish government, organizers have taken over schools in hopes of voting on Sunday. Read more |
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News Friday, September 29, 2017 As Wall Street Vultures Circle, Demands for Immediate Puerto Rico Debt Relief "Washington must abandon its austerity agenda and support the removal of all manmade obstacles to Puerto Rico's recovery and reconstruction." Read more |