Nika Knight, staff writer
Nika Knight is a Common Dreams staff writer.
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News Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Women From 40 Countries Demand Trump Avert Nuclear War With North Korea Leaders in the U.S. and North Korea are not backing down when it comes to escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula, and on Wednesday a unified plea from 40 women leaders around the world demanded that President Donald Trump immediately seek a peace treaty between South Korea and nuclear-armed... Read more |
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News Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Obama Under Fire for $400K Speech to Wall Street 'Fat Cats' Former President Barack Obama is garnering criticism for netting a whopping $400,000 for his first major speech since leaving office—a speech to Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, scheduled to take place in September. Progressives were deeply disappointed by Obama's approach to Wall Street during... Read more |
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News Tuesday, April 25, 2017 It's Now Been Three Long Years Since Flint Had Clean Water As of Tuesday, the city of Flint, Michigan has been without clean water for over three long years. "The people of Flint have been through hell over the last three years and it's absolutely disgusting that there has been little change in their daily lives." —Lonnie Scott, Progress Michigan April 24... Read more |
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News Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Ivanka Trump Is Booed, Hissed in Germany for Defending Donald Trump Ivanka Trump received a chilly reception in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday after she claimed President Donald Trump was an advocate for women and families during a roundtable discussion on women's rights, held as part of the G20 summit. Ivanka Trump described Donald Trump as "a tremendous champion of... Read more |
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News Sunday, April 23, 2017 Far-Right Le Pen and Center-Right Macron Frontrunners in French Election France will see the far-right, xenophobic Front National candidate Marine Le Pen face off against Emmanuel Macron, an investment banker who hasn't held public office, in a runoff vote on May 7, as the first round of an unusual presidential election concluded with Sunday's vote. Students immediately... Read more |
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News Sunday, April 23, 2017 Nearing 100 Days In, Trump is Least Popular President in Modern History President Donald Trump continues to face dismal approval ratings, with two new polls out Sunday showing that Trump is the least popular president in modern history. A NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll recorded a 40 percent approval rating, and a Washington Post-ABC News poll saw 42 percent approval... Read more |
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News Saturday, April 22, 2017 In Photos: Scientists Worldwide Fight Back Against Anti-Science Trump Agenda Tens of thousands are celebrating Earth Day by marching Saturday against President Donald Trump's ongoing attacks on science, in an unprecedented global uprising of scientists against the anti-science Trump administration. With demonstrations on six continents , there was even a (small) march on... Read more |
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News Saturday, April 22, 2017 March for Science Sweeps Cities Around the World Scientists in cities around the globe are celebrating Earth Day by taking to the streets to defend their work from the heightened political attacks of the anti-science Trump administration. Saturday's marches in over 600 cities around the world—including a massive march in Washington, D.C. —mark an... Read more |
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News Friday, April 21, 2017 Exxon Waiver to Drill in Russia Rejected by Treasury Department Exxon has not been granted a waiver to bypass U.S. sanctions and partner with a Russian oil company to drill in the Baltic Sea. In a one-page statement Friday, the Treasury Department announced that the decision was made in consultation with President Donald Trump. "We will remain vigilant to make... Read more |
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News Friday, April 21, 2017 Le Pen Accused of Exploiting Paris Shooting Days Before Election Right-wing French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was accused Friday of exploiting the fatal shooting of a Paris police officer that occurred Thursday, as the anti-immigrant candidate seeks to bolster turnout before Sunday's presidential election. Le Pen immediately invoked fears of "a war... Read more |