|
![]() |
![]() |
Common Dreams![]() |
Elon Musk and Donald Trump may want to foster the belief that there are large numbers of dead people getting Social Security benefit so that they...
Team MAGA wants a “second American Revolution” that roots out all vestiges of progressivism, liberalism, and secularism and that “will remain...
Generate so many lawsuits to in effect flood the Supreme Court docket so that many cases brought against Trump will be forced to stay in the lower...
The U.S. government is using tattoos, sometimes nothing more than a name, a date, or even a tribute to a favorite athlete, as justification to...
Whatever injustices, cruelties, and evils you seek to end, Gandhi’s life and message are worth studying and emulating.
They want a dictatorship built on hopelessness and fear, but we can take courage from the green shoots of rebellion now appearing across America...
By censoring and defunding climate science, Trump and his cronies are trying to erase the link between extreme weather impacts and fossil fuel...
Because of the structure of American society and politics, the Democratic Party is the only institution positioned to challenge, defeat, and...
A lawsuit against Greenpeace in North Dakota threatens the existence of all nonprofits.
Whatever the treatment of the “worst of the worst” at or near that infamous prison, now a recyclable holder for whoever is the enemy of the day, it...
The majority of those who died were immigrants to Sweden, and the debt is simple: telling their stories in a way that counters common stereotypes...
For generations, the ultra-rich have been pushing to overthrow the Progressive Era’s and the New Deal’s utilitarian reforms. They have now found...
We are a nation of laws, and we cannot be ruled by executive fiat.
The tepid pushback from the courts, the Democratic Party, and most of the media make it clear that the heart of resistance only beats beyond the...
Amidst the dark chaos, we got a "masterclass in effective resistance" this week when former NFL punter Chris Kluwe rose in a California city...
Trump winning twice is not an accident. It’s the result of the abject failure of a left political strategy that ignores financial reform and...
The release of Leonard Peltier after nearly half a century in prison offers a chance for a reflection on the nature of justice and how we treat...
The Pentagon’s deep over-reliance on private corporations not only wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, but also feeds conflicts and contributes to...
Trump’s attempt to incite a coup in 2021 and his subsequent victory in the 2024 presidential election speak volumes of the democratic decline in...
The richest man alive wants to cut off your benefits and then have Congress use the savings to give himself a gigantic tax cut.
As Elon Musk destroys the federal labor force, a simple question emerges: Who voted for this?
Nearly 100 former U.S. special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the...
The Billionaires Income Tax proposal that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced last year would require billionaires to pay tax annually on the growth...
Gutting the Endangerment Finding would completely undermine EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and put a stop to all of EPA’s...
A belated Happy (sic) Not My President's Day, from a populace bruised and reeling yet still defiant in the face of a right-wing junta by...