Donald Trump

'Hothouse Earth' Co-Author Says 'People Will Look Back on 2018 as the Year When Climate Reality Hit'

Saying Trump EPA Made 'Mockery of the Statute,' Court Orders End to Illegal Delay of Chemical Disaster Rule

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Families who live under the shadows of chemical facilities deserve safer practices to prevent future disasters."

'If You're Poor or Disabled, the GOP Wants You to Die': Outrage as Trump Pushes More Cruel Medicaid Restrictions

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Threatening poor people's lives—which is what getting rid of their healthcare...

Watch What Bill McKibben Calls 'One of the Best and Most Straightforward Videos about Climate Change I've Ever Seen From a Political Leader'

Common Dreams staff

With the last five years the hottest since records began, Senator Bernie...

If You Wanted to Kill Crucial Climate Research, 'You Might Do It Like This'

Trump Rant About Canceled Military Parade Panned as Product From 'Diseased Mind of a Shrieking Dimwit'

As Corporate Media Has 'Moved On,' Just a Reminder That 565 Children Are Still Separated From Families Due to Trump's Monstrous Policies

Trump White House Reportedly 'Rattled' Amid Belief That Omarosa Has 200 Recordings of the Inner Circle

Senate Dems Threaten Suit to Get Kavanaugh Records as Poll Shows Trump Nominee Least Popular in Decades

'Believe Me, My Tapes Are Much Better Than Theirs': Omarosa Continues to Troll President With Release of New Recording

Confirming True Intentions Behind Attack on National Monuments, Trump Plan Kicks Open the Gate for 'Mining, Logging, and Drilling'

'Journalists Are Not the Enemy': 300+ Newspapers Unite to Defend the Free Press from Trump's Unprecedented Attack

'I've Got a Bad Feeling About This': Making Analysts Nervous, Trump Reportedly Relaxing Cyber-Warfare Rules

Shed Not a Tear for War Criminal John Brennan, Say Legal Experts, But Also Recognize Danger of Trump Abusing Power to Punish Critics

'Belly Flop': With Only One Percent of Leases Sold, Even Fossil Fuel Industry Understands Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Is Ridiculous

Senate Dems Demand 'Immediate Action' to Reunite Immigrant Families Torn Apart by Trump

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Both Cruel and Stupid, Again/Still

In another crime against women and science, this week marks the anniversary of what advocates call "a clear killer": Trump not just reinstating, but expanding, a Global Gag Rule that denies U.S. funds to international health non-profits who offer - or even talk about - abortion, which in turn curtails access to contraceptives and other services. Activists marked the sorry event with a lightshow on Trump's D.C. Hotel declaring, "It doesn't take a genius to know family planning works."