Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Jessica Corbett is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow her on Twitter: @corbett_jessica.
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News Friday, May 25, 2018 As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of "intentionally" violating Europe's strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still " coercing users into... Read more |
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News Friday, May 25, 2018 Elites Still 'Out of Touch': Progressive Outrage After DNC Chief Tom Perez Endorses Cuomo Ahead of NY Primary Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez, who said just two months ago that the national party shouldn't be " anointing candidates " in primary races, was widely rebuked by progressives for his decision this week to endorse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose reelection bid is being... Read more |
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News Friday, May 25, 2018 Irish Women Turn Out in Droves to Repeal Constitutional Ban on Abortion Ireland expected the higher-than-usual voter turnout to continue into the evening on Friday as Irish citizens headed to ballot boxes in droves and women living abroad returned to their home country to weigh in on a measure that would repeal the Eight Amendement of the Irish Constitution, which bans... Read more |
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News Thursday, May 24, 2018 "Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice": Mass Action Planned to Promote Clean Energy Economy The Peoples Climate Movement (PCM) has announced its next mass mobilization: Advocates across the globe plan to take to the streets on September 8 to challenge the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda and encourage citizens and politicians alike to "rise for climate, jobs, and justice." Read more |
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News Thursday, May 24, 2018 131 House Dems Help GOP Pass Massive Pentagon Budget That Includes Billions for Expanded Nuclear Arsenal While the world responds with alarm over President Donald Trump's spontaneous decision to cancel diplomatic talks with North Korea scheduled for next month—which aimed to ease rising nuclear tensions—131 Democrats in the U.S. House joined with the overwhelming majority of Republicans to pass a $717 billion Pentagon spending bill that includes massive expansion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Read more |
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News Thursday, May 24, 2018 "People's Climate Case": Families Sue EU Demanding More Ambitious Action to Combat Climate Crisis In what's being called the People's Climate Case , families from eight different countries have come together to sue European Union (EU) institutions for failing to adequately address the global climate crisis that's threatening their livelihoods. BREAKING: families impacted by climate change take... Read more |
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News Wednesday, May 23, 2018 As Documents Reveal 'Pervasive Abuse' of Immigrant Children Under Obama, Fears It's Even Worse Under Trump A new report out Wednesday that's based on government documents details the "pervasive abuse and neglect of immigrant children" in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during the Obama administration—and experts are warning such behavior could be much worse under the Trump... Read more |
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News Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Billionaire NFL Owners Rebuked for Announcing Fines for Teams If Players #TakeAKnee National Football League (NFL) team owners were widely rebuked Wednesday for a new policy to penalize professional football teams whose players exercise their right to protest after athletes across the league locked arms , raised fists , or knelt during the national anthem the past two seasons to... Read more |
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News Wednesday, May 23, 2018 'Historic Victory for Entire Progressive Movement' as Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia Primary Former Georgia state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams—who has been seen as a progressive challenger to her opponent, former state Rep. Stacey Evans—won a nationally watched Democratic primary race on Tuesday, securing an opportunity to become the nation's first black female governor. BREAKING: @... Read more |
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News Tuesday, May 22, 2018 'Once Again, Hurting Children': GAO Approves Trump's Plan to Take $7 Billion Back From Kids' Health Program The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump's " despicable " proposal to slash more than $7 billion from the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which helps impoverished families provide healthcare to their kids. The approval came by way of a GAO... Read more |