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'Flat-Out Sabotage' Already Underway As Mnuchin Tries To Put $455 Billion In Covid Funds Out Of Biden Team's Reach
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 4:10 pm | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"Burning it down on the way out the door. There is no reasonable justification for this." by Jake Johnson, staff writer Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is under fire for attempting to undermine the incoming Biden administration's response ... More >>
'Every Vote Must Be Counted': Democracy Defenders Face Off Against Trump Lies About Election Results
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 4:03 pm | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"Politicians do not get to decide whose votes will count and whose votes won't count. We choose our politicians, they do not choose us." by Jake Johnson, staff writer A member of the "Democrats Abroad" organization holds a placard ... More >>
Indigenous Leaders Outraged As Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills 50,000 Gallons Of Crude Oil
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 4:09 pm | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
'This Is Why We Continue to Fight': Indigenous Leaders Outraged as Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills 50,000 Gallons of Crude Oil "We cannot continue to have our land desecrated by oil spills." by Jake Johnson, staff writer An estimated 50,000 ... More >>
Trump Executive Order Against Social Media Giants Denounced As Unlawful Ploy
Friday, 29 May 2020, 4:07 pm | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"Undoubtedly the first step down an increasingly dark path of Trump using the power of his office to intimidate media companies, journalists, activists, and anyone else who criticizes him into silence." by Jake Johnson, staff writer In this ... More >>
Anand Giridharadas On Sanders' Victory In Nevada: 'A Wake Up Moment For The American Establishment'
Monday, 24 February 2020, 11:17 am | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
In an appearance on MSNBC Sunday morning just hours after Sen. Bernie Sanders' decisive victory in the Nevada Democratic presidential caucus, author and political commentator Anand Giridharadas said the senator's win could represent the dawn of "a new ... More >>
Senate Passes War Powers Resolution To Stop Trump From Launching 'Illegal' Attack On Iran
Friday, 14 February 2020, 10:06 am | Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
The Senate on Thursday passed a War Powers Resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from launching military action against Iran without congressional approval. "The nation should not be at war without a vote of Congress," said Sen. ... More >>