Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Jessica Corbett is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow her on Twitter: @corbett_jessica.
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News Wednesday, September 30, 2020 From the Front Lines of California's Fires, Yolo County Joins 1,750+ Communities in Declaring Climate Emergency As California endures unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change, county leaders in an agricultural community west of Sacramento continued a global trend of local governments issuing climate emergency declarations on Tuesday by approving a resolution that calls for an inclusive, justice-... Read more |
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News Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Biden Campaign: "Do You Pay More or Less in Federal Income Taxes Than Our 'Billionaire' President? Use This Calculator to Find Out." Hours before the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Democratic nominee Joe Biden released his 2019 tax returns and his campaign launched a tool to help voters quickly determine whether they pay more in federal income taxes than President Donald Trump—whose financial troubles and tax avoidance... Read more |
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News Tuesday, September 29, 2020 New Report Details Why Postal Service—Which Must Be Protected—Shouldn't Be Run Like a Business On the heels of new polling that shows the large majority of Americans don't believe the United States Postal Service should be run like a business, a paper published Tuesday not only challenges "long-standing misconceptions" and "unrealistic expectations" regarding the USPS but also proposes "a clear alternative to neoliberal wishes for 'sustainable business models' or outright privatization." Read more |
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News Monday, September 28, 2020 'Very Bad News': Scientists Behind New Study Warn Warming Oceans 'Contributing to Climate Breakdown' In a rare calm moment during a historically active Atlantic hurricane season, an international team of climate scientists on Monday published a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change showing that human-caused global heating is making the world's oceans more "stable"—which, as co-author... Read more |
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News Monday, September 28, 2020 Progressives Warn Barrett's Right-Wing Ideology and Past Rulings Signal She Could Intentionally 'Make the Country a More Unjust Place' Since President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed reports that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, warnings have mounted from progressive critics who argue that Barrett's right-wing ideology and judicial rulings should... Read more |
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News Friday, September 25, 2020 'Knives Out on SCOTUS': Patriotic Millionaires Open Letter Pushes Senate Dems to Fight 'Nakedly Illegitimate' Nomination Attempt Ahead of reporting Friday that President Donald Trump has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Patriotic Millionaires launched a "Knives Out on SCOTUS" campaign pressuring Senate Democrats to fight back against "morally-bankrupt Republican hypocrites" in... Read more |
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News Friday, September 25, 2020 40 Groups Demand Congress Probe 'Gross Misuse' of $1 Billion in Covid-19 Funding by Pentagon A coalition of 40 ideologically diverse organizations on Thursday demanded that federal lawmakers investigate allegations from earlier this week that the Pentagon misused much of $1 billion in congressionally appropriated Covid-19 relief funding for what one critic called "a colossal backdoor... Read more |
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News Friday, September 25, 2020 Masked, Socially Distanced, and Mad as Hell: Global Youth Take to the Streets for Over 3,200 #ClimateStrike Events Young advocates for ambitious climate action poured into the streets across the globe Friday—wearing masks and abiding by other local Covid-19 safety policies—for over 3,200 #ClimateStrike events that aim to pressure people in power to treat the planetary crisis like the emergency it is. Read more |
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News Thursday, September 24, 2020 Squad and Rep. Speier Unveil Resolution Urging Action to Mitigate Violence Against Female Politicians Five congresswomen—including the four progressive freshmen known collectively as the Squad—came together Thursday to introduce a House resolution urging the federal government to "adopt policies that promote women's political participation and mitigate violence against women in politics, in person... Read more |
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News Thursday, September 24, 2020 'Anti-Poverty Programs: They Work!' Experts Declare After Fed Survey Reveals Benefits of Covid-19 Relief After Americans received a $1,200 stimulus check earlier this year as part of a broader Covid-19 relief package, the number who said they could afford to cover a $400 emergency expense with cash rose from last year, despite an ongoing economic disaster resulting from the U.S. government's failed response to the pandemic Read more |