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'We Cannot Go Backwards': Sanders, Omar Lead Push for Free School Meals Bill

"Every child deserves a quality education free of hunger," Sen. Bernie Sanders said. "A universal approach to school meals works." 

Brett Wilkins, staff writer · May 7, 2021

In this pre-pandemic photo, children eat lunch in the cafeteria at East Brainerd Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 2, 2019. (Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images)

People watch a television news program reporting on the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, at a railway station in Seoul on January 21, 2021

'Return to Normalcy'

Hao-Li Tai · Jan 23, 2021

Today, there are more than 18,400 lawsuits pending against Bayer/Monsanto, by people who believe exposure to Roundup caused their cancer.(Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)

When Will We Start Applying the Precautionary Principle to the Chemicals that Are Killing Our Kids?

Katherine Paul · Aug 2, 2019

When Will the Contented Classes Rise Up in Rebellion?

Ralph Nader · May 10, 2019

Trump Condemned for 'Abhorrent' 2,000-Mile Separation of Mother and Her 7-Year-Old Child

Julia Conley, staff writer · Mar 5, 2018

Tethered to Corporate Capitalism, Neither Party Willing to Eradicate Poverty

If we have learned anything in recent years, it is that the interests of the wealthy almost always win out.

Jake Johnson, staff writer · Sep 26, 2016

Leftists Against Clintonism: It's Not Just About the Lies, It's About the Record

Jake Johnson, staff writer · Aug 11, 2016

The Democratic Convention Film on Hillary Clinton Lied to America

Robert Scheer · Aug 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Party Nomination

Watch or read Clinton's full acceptance speech

Common Dreams staff · Jul 29, 2016

Bill Clinton Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Defend Gang Leaders, Crack Dealers

Kevin Gosztola · Apr 8, 2016

Why Brother Bernie Is Better for Black People Than Sister Hillary

'This election is not a mere campaign; it is a crusade to resurrect democracy—King-style—in our time.'

Cornel West · Feb 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton Turns Stand-Up Comic: "I’m a Progressive Who Gets Things Done"

Jeff Cohen · Feb 4, 2016

Hungry Children in Rich America

Marian Wright Edelman · Jan 31, 2016

How Much Do We Hate Our Children?

Jeff Bryant · Jan 15, 2016

The Education Inequality Struggle

Marian Wright Edelman · Dec 13, 2015