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  •  | US Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine testify before the House Appropriations Committees Defense Subcommittee on June 10 2025 in Washington DC Photo Chip SomodevillaGetty Images | MR Online

    Hegseth lays out a case for troop deployments in ‘any jurisdiction in the country’

    Originally published: Common Dreams on June 10, 2025 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “The standoff on the streets of Los Angeles,” warned critics, “shows how truly eager Trump and his administration are to turn America’s vast warmaking powers inward on the president’s domestic foes.”

  •  | Robert W McChesney 1952 2025 left with his longtime friend and co author John Nichols Photo Courtesy of Free Press | MR Online

    In defense of media and democracy: The inspiring work and life of my friend Robert W. McChesney

    Originally published: Common Dreams on March 28, 2025 by John Nichols (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Mar 31, 2025)

    Just like Tom Paine, and until the very end, Bob saw hope in the people who were rising up and demanding a future defined by their humanity, as opposed to corporate power.

  •  | Robert McChesney a towering figure in the world of media scholarship passed away on March 25 2025 at the age of 72 Photo Robert McChesney | MR Online

    Progressive Movement mourns loss of beloved media scholar Robert McChesney

    Originally published: Common Dreams on March 27, 2025 by Brett Wilkins (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Mar 30, 2025)

    “The world of media scholarship, journalists far and wide, and anyone who cares about a free press, a functioning democracy, and a better world has suffered a tremendous loss,” said Common Dreams’ managing editor.

  •  | US Sen Bernie Sanders I Vt attends a Senate hearing on January 29 2025 in Washington DC Photo Win McNameeGetty Images | MR Online

    ‘Extremely dangerous time’: Sanders warns of oligarchs’ war on working class

    Originally published: Common Dreams on February 11, 2025 by Jessica Corbett (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Feb 13, 2025)

    “Does anyone really think that the oligarchs give a damn about ordinary Americans?” the senator asked. “Trust me, they don’t.”

  •  | Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade in Washington DC on January 20 2025 Photo Angela WeissAFP via Getty Images | MR Online

    Lemkin Institute issues ‘red flag alert for genocide’ after Musk’s Nazi salutes

    Originally published: Common Dreams on January 21, 2025 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Trans people, refugees, and migrants are not the threats,” the group said. “The billionaires with close ties to our new president who flash the Nazi salute and seek to replace the old elites with a new caste—that is the real threat to America.”

  •  | Residents collect garbage and debris to burn in the town of Acoua after Cyclone Chido wreaked havoc on the French island territory of Mayotte on December 25 2024 Photo Patrick MeinhardtAFP via Getty Images | MR Online

    26 climate-fueled extreme weather events killed at least 3,700 people in 2024: Report

    Originally published: Common Dreams on December 27, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “This exceptional year of extreme weather shows how dangerous life has already become… and highlights the urgency of moving away from planet-heating fossil fuels as quickly as possible.”

  •  | Tesla CEO Elon Musk C co chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency DOGE carries his son X on his shoulders before a meeting with members of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington DC on December 5 2024 Photo by Roberto SchmidtAFP via Getty Images | MR Online

    Trump and Musk’s billionaire plot to destroy Social Security

    Originally published: Common Dreams on December 10, 2024 by Robert Reich (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Dec 12, 2024)

    The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation’s richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.

  •  | Reps Jared Golden  D Maine right and Don Davis D NC are seen in Washington DC on Tuesday April 30 2024 Photo Tom WilliamsCQ Roll Call Inc via Getty Images | MR Online

    15 Democrats join House GOP to pass ‘MAGA assault’ on nonprofits

    Originally published: Common Dreams on November 21, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “This bill is a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy,” said one rights advocate.

  •  | Rep Adam Schiff D Calif arrives for a House hearing on September 20 2023 Photo Tom WilliamsCQ Roll Call Inc via Getty Images | MR Online

    No thanks to these 52 Dems, House defeats Bill enabling Trump assault on nonprofits

    Originally published: Common Dreams on November 13, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Every single Democrat who voted for this is not taking the threat of Trump remotely seriously and should be disqualified from any leadership positions moving forward,” said Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman.

  •  | Julian Assange gave a speech to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Council of Europe on October 1 2024 in Strasbourg France Photo WikiLeaks | MR Online

    In first speech since release, Assange says imprisonment set ‘dangerous precedent’

    Originally published: Common Dreams on October 1, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “I am not free today because the system worked,” said Assange. “I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism.”

  •  | Israel must end as Genocidal Violence | MR Online

    UN expert says impunity for Israel must end as ‘Genocidal Violence’ spreads to West Bank

    Originally published: Common Dreams on September 3, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Apartheid Israel is targeting Gaza and the West Bank simultaneously, as part of an overall process of elimination, replacement, and territorial expansion,” said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

  •  | Scientists engage in civil disobedience on the steps of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid Spain on April 6 2022 Photo Scientist Rebellion | MR Online

    77% of top climate scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming-and they’re horrified

    Originally published: Common Dreams on May 8, 2024 by Olivia Rosane (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted May 11, 2024)

    “I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South,” one expert said.

  •  | An operation of fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil near Chicago USA Richard Hurd Flickr CC BY 20 | MR Online

    Congress urged to tax Big Oil for price fixing and ‘issue every American a refund

    Originally published: Common Dreams on May 7, 2024 by Jessica Corbett (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted May 09, 2024)

    The Groundwork Collaborative’s leader also said that “the Department of Justice should criminally prosecute Scott Sheffield,” the former Pioneer CEO whom the FTC blocked from joining ExxonMobil’s board.

  •  | Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa Ronald Lamola answers the questions of press members related to the public hearings of South Africas genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice ICJ in The Hague Netherlands on January 11 2024 Photo Dursun AydemirAnadolu via Getty Images | MR Online

    In Gaza, the West is enabling the most transparent genocide in human history

    Originally published: Common Dreams on January 17, 2024 by Richard Falk (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Jan 20, 2024)

    This is extraordinary because the states supporting Israel, above all the United States, have claimed the high moral and legal ground and lectured the states of the Global South about the importance of the rule of law.

  •  | US Air Force F 16C Fighting Falcon fighter jets arrive at an undisclosed location within the US Central Command area of responsibility Oct 24 2023 Photo CENTCOM fileSenior Airman Amy Rangel | MR Online

    What does ‘rules-based International Order’ mean when U.S. can bomb Yemen at will?

    Originally published: Common Dreams on January 12, 2024 by Norman Solomon (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Jan 13, 2024)

    What U.S. foreign policy shamelessly amounts to is this: “We make the rules so we get to break the rules.”

  •  | Analysis Shows Richest 10 Now Own Nearly 70 of All Household Wealth in US Photo blacklistednewscom | MR Online

    In 41 U.S. States, richest 1% pay lower tax rates than everyone else

    Originally published: Common Dreams on January 9, 2024 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Almost nobody says we should have the richest pay the least. And yet when we look around the country, the vast majority of states have tax systems that do just that.”

  •  | People look at a damaged road in Blantyre Malawi on March 14 2023 Photo Joseph MizereXinhua via Getty Images | MR Online

    2023’s costliest weather disasters reveal ‘double inequality’ of climate crisis

    Originally published: Common Dreams on December 27, 2023 by Olivia Rosane (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Dec 28, 2023)

    “There is a global postcode lottery that is stacked against the poor,” Christian Aid’s chief executive said on the publication of the charity’s annual list of the year’s costliest climate-driven disasters.

  •  | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seen during an October 3 2022 press conference in Bogota Colombia Photo Guillermo LegariaGetty Images | MR Online

    ‘Moral insanity’: Biden admin bypasses Congress to rush tank shells to Israel

    Originally published: Common Dreams on December 9, 2023 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress,” said one critic.

  •  | Activists protest against fossil fuels on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai United Arab Emirates on December 5 2023 Photo by Karim SahibAFP via Getty Images | MR Online

    Relying on carbon capture and storage could Unleash ‘carbon bomb’

    Originally published: Common Dreams on December 5, 2023 by Jessica Corbett (more by Common Dreams)  | (Posted Dec 07, 2023)

    “We need to cut through the smoke and mirrors of ‘abated’ fossil and keep our eyes fixed on the goal of 1.5°C,” said a co-author of a new analysis.

  •  | Green Groups Undeterred Despite US Judge Allowing Willow Oil Project to Proceed Photo Celal GunesAnadolu Agency via Getty Images | MR Online

    Climate groups plan to appeal as Judge upholds Biden approval of Willow Drilling Project

    Originally published: Common Dreams on November 10, 2023 (more by Common Dreams)  |

    “Beyond the illegality of Willow’s approval, Interior’s decision to greenlight the project in the first place moved us in the opposite direction of our national climate goals in the face of the worsening climate crisis.”

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