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New Investigation Reveals How Fossil Fuel Giants Are Amplifying Militarized Police Forces
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 4:20 pm | Common Dreams
"This report sheds a harsh and needed light on the ways police violence and systemic racism intersect with the climate crisis." by Andrea Germanos The same industries fueling the climate crisis and disproportionately polluting Black and ... More >>
Pressured By Climate Activist Groups, Deutsche Bank Ditches Drilling In The Arctic
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 4:15 pm | Common Dreams
The bank joins a list of two dozen others that will not back Arctic drilling projects. by Krissy Waite Climate activists are celebrating Deutsche Bank's new energy policy banning financial support of drilling in the Arctic, a move which comes after years ... More >>
Trump Threat To Unleash Secret Police In US Cities Slammed As Scheme To 'Steal November Election'
Monday, 27 July 2020, 4:21 pm | Common Dreams
"The exercise also has the advantage for Trump of entrenching a new form of secret police and of turning federal agents into instruments of his authoritarianism." by Jessica Corbett Amid mounting criticism over the deployment of unidentified federal ... More >>
Canada's Support For Trump Administration's Venezuela Policy
Friday, 24 July 2020, 4:25 pm | Common Dreams
Ottawa has not criticized the devastating US sanctions. Quite the opposite. It has egged the bully on. by Bianca Mugyenyi This is what empowering a bully looks like. The Canadian government is supporting Donald Trump’s efforts to starve Venezuelans. ... More >>
'Cruelty Of The Occupation Knows No Bounds': Israel Demolishes Covid-19 Clinic In West Bank
Friday, 24 July 2020, 4:21 pm | Common Dreams
"There is no humanity in destroying grassroots attempts to support an already deprived health system suffocated by occupation." by Julia Conley Palestinians living near the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the occupied West Bank are ... More >>
Day After Voting Down 10% Pentagon Cut, 37 Senate Dems Join GOP To Approve $740 Billion War Budget
Friday, 24 July 2020, 4:14 pm | Common Dreams
"I don't want to hear anyone tell me that we can't afford to expand enhanced unemployment benefits when we spend more on endless wars than the next ten countries combined," said Rep. Ro Khanna. by Julia Conley Protesters march against U.S. ... More >>
115+ Groups Unveil 'Transformational' Actions For Next President To Kick Off Climate Justice Agenda
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:44 pm | Common Dreams
"We demand the next president commits to end fossil fuels, hold polluters accountable, and stand up for climate justice and human rights." by Jessica Corbett The national think tank Demos and 115 progressive organizations on Wednesday unveiled the Frontlines ... More >>
King Joe And The Round Table: Biden's America In A Multipolar World
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:39 pm | Common Dreams
Unfortunately, Biden's past loyalty to military-industrial interests does not bode well for the kind of leadership we need, and which we have not seen from any U.S. president of this generation. We must demand better. by Medea Benjamin , Nicolas ... More >>
When COVID-19 Science Comes Home To Roost
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:36 pm | Common Dreams
We are in this moment precisely because this administration—and too many of its predecessors—have stood in the way of science. by Derrick Z. Jackson Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Governor Brian Kemp (right) (Photo: Screenshot). In my childhood, ... More >>
Because US Can't Be Counted On To Uphold Basic Rights, Canadian Court Strikes Down Asylum Agreement
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:32 pm | Common Dreams
"The Federal Court confirmed what we have been saying for years: sending refugees back to the United States is not safe." by Andrea Germanos In a decision hailed as a win for refugee rights, a federal judge in Canada ruled Tuesday that the "Safe ... More >>
As Planet Edges Closer To Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Identify Methane Gas Leak In Antarctica
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:28 pm | Common Dreams
"It is not good news." by Julia Conley Scientists revealed Tuesday that they detected the first leak of methane gas from the sea floor beneath Antarctica. (Photo: mariusz kluzniak /flickr/cc) Scientists have for the first time identified ... More >>
Time To Stop Bankrolling War And The Wealthy
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:49 pm | Common Dreams
The poetry of a movement to change this country. by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis May we choose another way. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/cc/flickr) The word jubilee comes from the Hebrew " yovel ," meaning a "trumpet blast of liberty." It ... More >>
'This Isn't Frugal. This Is Stupid': EU's $2.1Tn Deal Falls Short On Demand For Just, Green Recovery
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:44 pm | Common Dreams
"They have cut funding for health, research, and climate, and failed to guarantee that public money won't go to polluting industries." by Jessica Corbett Climate campaigners on Tuesday chastised European Union governments for failing to deliver More >>
As Poor, Working Class In US Face Financial Cliff, Bezos Grew Record-Setting $13 Bn Richer On Monday
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:34 pm | Common Dreams
"In ONE DAY Jeff Bezos made well over 4,000 times what the average American earns in their ENTIRE LIFETIME." by Julia Conley Days before the expiration of federal unemployment benefits is expected to bring about a wave of evictions, ... More >>
Global: Health Workers Silenced, Exposed And Attacked
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:28 pm | Common Dreams
WASHINGTON - Governments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers who they have failed to protect from COVID-19, Amnesty International said today, as it released a new report documenting the experiences of health workers ... More >>
Mistrust Compels Anti-Authoritarian Epidemiology In The Time Of COVID-19
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:26 pm | Common Dreams
Now more than ever, we must welcome anti-authoritarian epidemiology. by Chris Hartmann Epidemiology, or the study of the causes and the distribution of health effects like diseases in a population, plays an integral role in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. ... More >>
Covid-19 Reveals Global Need To Improve Education Systems
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:22 pm | Common Dreams
Governments should focus resources, attention on inclusive education. by Elin Martínez School closures have created some of the most trying ordeals for families in this pandemic. (Photo: carl_hfser/flickr) Over the past several days, governments ... More >>
Even Facebook’s Own Audit Proves Its Business Model Is Toxic
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 4:42 pm | Common Dreams
WASHINGTON - The following is a statement from David Segal and Sarah Miller, co-chairs of Freedom From Facebook & Google in response to Facebook’s audit on Civil Rights, Hate Speech and Voter Suppression: Facebook’s own audit shows what everyone ... More >>
Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Comments On The Biden-Sanders Climate Task Force Final Recommendations
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 4:39 pm | Common Dreams
WASHINGTON - In response to the release of the Sanders-Biden Unity Task Force final recommendations, Climate Task Force Member and Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash issued the following statement: “In the last two years, young people have ... More >>
July 8, 2020 World Leaders Meet To Tackle COVID Debt And Development Crises
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 4:35 pm | Common Dreams
WASHINGTON - The G20 and Paris Forum convened a global virtual High-Level Ministerial conference for 39 countries focused on the economic, debt and development impacts of the coronavirus. "The meeting offered recommendations to the G20 as it tries ... More >>
