https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics en-us Copyright 2026 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:13:57 -0500 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:13:57 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.opednews.com/articles/Cuomo-Resigns-Over-Sexual-by-Common-Dreams-Cuomo_Harassment_Resignation_Sexual-Abuse-210810-851.html Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:40:48 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Cuomo-Resigns-Over-Sexual-by-Common-Dreams-Cuomo_Harassment_Resignation_Sexual-Abuse-210810-851.html Common Dreams New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that he will resign from office in 14 days as he faces an accelerating impeachment push -- over allegations that he sexually harassed multiple women, including current and former government employees. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Rights-Groups-Urge-Ben--J-by-Common-Dreams-Apartheid_Israel_Israeli-Settlements_Rights-Denied-210723-380.html Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:24:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Rights-Groups-Urge-Ben--J-by-Common-Dreams-Apartheid_Israel_Israeli-Settlements_Rights-Denied-210723-380.html Common Dreams While welcoming the decision by Ben and Jerry's to stop selling their ice cream in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in Palestine, a coalition of progressive groups on Wednesday implored Unilever, the frozen dessert-maker's parent company, to end all business with Israel. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Merciless-War-Criminal-a-by-Common-Dreams-Criminal-Cover-Up_Donald-Rumsfeld_Rumsfelds-Plague-Aspartame-Poisoning-And-Cancer_Secretary-Of-Defense-210701-922.html Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:58:08 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Merciless-War-Criminal-a-by-Common-Dreams-Criminal-Cover-Up_Donald-Rumsfeld_Rumsfelds-Plague-Aspartame-Poisoning-And-Cancer_Secretary-Of-Defense-210701-922.html Common Dreams Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. congressman, aide to several Republican presidents, and two-time defense secretary whose ruinous legacy was defined by his lies in service of an unending war that's killed at least hundreds of thousands of people, died Tuesday at age 88. https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Is-the-Climate-Emerg-by-Common-Dreams-Canada_Climate-Change_Climate-Crisis_Climate-Heating-210630-368.html Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:17:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Is-the-Climate-Emerg-by-Common-Dreams-Canada_Climate-Change_Climate-Crisis_Climate-Heating-210630-368.html Common Dreams Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be tied to the dangerous heatwave currently scorching Canada and pushing temperatures to record levels. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Texas-GOP-Finalizes-Ruthl-by-Common-Dreams-Congressional-Crime_Democracy_Fraud_Republican-210530-515.html Sun, 30 May 2021 22:01:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Texas-GOP-Finalizes-Ruthl-by-Common-Dreams-Congressional-Crime_Democracy_Fraud_Republican-210530-515.html Common Dreams Texas state senators passed a voter supression bill that was condemned by rights advocates and plitical figures across the United States and sparked calls for Congress to urgently combatRepublican attacks on democracy. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Warren-Lead-Call-by-Common-Dreams-Biden-Endorsement_Democrats_Diagnosis_Majority-210425-496.html Sun, 25 Apr 2021 21:01:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Warren-Lead-Call-by-Common-Dreams-Biden-Endorsement_Democrats_Diagnosis_Majority-210425-496.html Common Dreams "Lowering the Medicare eligibility age is not only the right thing to do from a public policy perspective," stated a letter to Biden on Sunday, "it is also what the overwhelming majority of Americans support." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Bill-Will-Hike-Tax-by-Common-Dreams-Billionnaires_Ceo-Pay_Corporations_Inequality-210317-193.html Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:37:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Bill-Will-Hike-Tax-by-Common-Dreams-Billionnaires_Ceo-Pay_Corporations_Inequality-210317-193.html Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would hike taxes on large corporations that pay their CEOs over 50 times more than the median worker, an effort to combat the decades-long trend of skyrocketing inequality in the United States. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Millionaire-Senators-Vote-by-Common-Dreams-Legislation_Millionaires_Minimum-Wage_Politics-210306-355.html Sat, 06 Mar 2021 18:12:59 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Millionaire-Senators-Vote-by-Common-Dreams-Legislation_Millionaires_Minimum-Wage_Politics-210306-355.html Common Dreams Eight members of the Democratic caucus joined all 50 Republicans in the Senate to kill an amendment reattaching a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate's coronavirus relief package. Nearly every one of the lawmakers who voted against the raise for low-paid workers nationwide is a millionaire. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Role-of-Climate-Crisis-Ca-by-Common-Dreams-Arctic-Sea-Ice_Climate-Crisis_Scientists_Suffering-210218-689.html Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:27:41 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Role-of-Climate-Crisis-Ca-by-Common-Dreams-Arctic-Sea-Ice_Climate-Crisis_Scientists_Suffering-210218-689.html Common Dreams Some scientists are arguing -- the bitterly cold weather currently contributing to suffering and death in Texas and other states accustomed to mild winters is connected to the rapid warming of the Arctic. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Threat-to-Journalism-Remai-by-Common-Dreams-Assange_Journalism_Publishing_Threat-210104-140.html Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:33:33 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Threat-to-Journalism-Remai-by-Common-Dreams-Assange_Journalism_Publishing_Threat-210104-140.html Common Dreams From live.staticflickr.com: Why did a British judge reject the Trump administration's attempt to extradite Julian Assange, despite accepting "virtually all of the allegations" the U.S. government leveled against the WikiLeaks founder? https://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Campaign-Prepares-Mass-by-Common-Dreams-Campaign-To-Defend-America_Campaigns-Races-Candidates_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Dangerous-200612-74.html Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:42:48 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Campaign-Prepares-Mass-by-Common-Dreams-Campaign-To-Defend-America_Campaigns-Races-Candidates_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Dangerous-200612-74.html Common Dreams Since taking office in 2017, Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of remaining in office beyond his constitutionally allotted term during rallies and on Twitter. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Corruption--Inspector-Ge-by-Common-Dreams-Corruption_Fired_Inspector-General_Investigation-200519-757.html Mon, 18 May 2020 20:12:57 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Corruption--Inspector-Ge-by-Common-Dreams-Corruption_Fired_Inspector-General_Investigation-200519-757.html Common Dreams The State Department inspector general was reportedly investigating whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo required a staffer to carry out personal chores when President Donald Trump fired him Friday night, a move that sparked widespread outcry and a probe by congressional Democrats. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Assange-s-Extradition-Inc-by-Common-Dreams-Assange_Covid-19_Extradition_Health-200412-524.html Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:00:21 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Assange-s-Extradition-Inc-by-Common-Dreams-Assange_Covid-19_Extradition_Health-200412-524.html Common Dreams Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the world screeched to a halt, the prosecution of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange continues. At the case management court hearing on Tuesday, April 7, Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that Julian Assange's extradition hearing would resume in May as previously planned. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Not-Done-Yet--Bernie-San-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Coronavirus-200322-107.html Sun, 22 Mar 2020 11:04:42 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Not-Done-Yet--Bernie-San-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Coronavirus-200322-107.html Common Dreams "The Bernie Sanders campaign puts its fundraising prowess to another purpose." "Bernie Sanders supporters have contributed more than $2 million in 2 days to charities helping people whose lives have been impacted by the coronavirus," tweeted political strategist Tim Tagaris. "Not done yet." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-Privately-Considered-by-Common-Dreams-2020-Elections_Obama_Obama-Criticizing-Bernie-As-Too-Far-Left_Obama-Post-Presidency-191128-483.html Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:21:05 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-Privately-Considered-by-Common-Dreams-2020-Elections_Obama_Obama-Criticizing-Bernie-As-Too-Far-Left_Obama-Post-Presidency-191128-483.html Common Dreams Former President Barack Obama reportedly told advisers behind closed doors earlier this year that he would actively oppose Sen. Bernie Sanders if the progressive senator from Vermont opened up a big lead in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warning-Julian-Assange-Co-by-Common-Dreams-Doctors_Extradition_Julian-Assange_Torture-191125-27.html Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:52:37 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warning-Julian-Assange-Co-by-Common-Dreams-Doctors_Extradition_Julian-Assange_Torture-191125-27.html Common Dreams More than 60 doctors from around the world Monday called on officials in the United Kingdom to act immediately to ensure WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange receives proper medical attention. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Asking-Supreme-Court-to-Sh-by-Common-Dreams-Accountability_Investigations_Supreme-Court-SCOTUS_Trump-Against-Democracy-191115-438.html Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:56:21 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Asking-Supreme-Court-to-Sh-by-Common-Dreams-Accountability_Investigations_Supreme-Court-SCOTUS_Trump-Against-Democracy-191115-438.html Common Dreams President Trump late Thursday asked the right-wing Supreme Court to block the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena for his tax returns, arguing that he is "absolutely immune from all stages of state criminal process while in office." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Betsy-DeVos-Held-in-Contem-by-Common-Dreams-Betsy-Devos_Court-Order_Education_Payments-191025-166.html Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:34:27 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Betsy-DeVos-Held-in-Contem-by-Common-Dreams-Betsy-Devos_Court-Order_Education_Payments-191025-166.html Common Dreams A federal judge on Thursday held President Donald Trump's billionaire Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for failing to comply with an order to stop collecting loan payments from former students of Corinthian Colleges, a defunct for-profit college company that defrauded tens of thousands of borrowers. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Merging-Loyalty-to-the-Oi-by-Common-Dreams-California-Carcinogen-Identification-Committee_California-Fiscal-Crisis_Fossil-Fuel_Fracking-191006-728.html Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:32:55 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Merging-Loyalty-to-the-Oi-by-Common-Dreams-California-Carcinogen-Identification-Committee_California-Fiscal-Crisis_Fossil-Fuel_Fracking-191006-728.html Common Dreams The Trump administration on Friday moved to open more than 725,000 acres of California's central coast to potential oil and gas drilling, a decision environmentalists condemned as a disastrous handout to big polluters at a time when urgent action is needed to slash greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Amazon-Is-Burning-Beca-by-Common-Dreams-Agriculture_Amazon_Amazon-Fire_Amazon-River-And-Rain-Forest-The-Lungs-Of-The-Worl-190826-308.html Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:03:05 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Amazon-Is-Burning-Beca-by-Common-Dreams-Agriculture_Amazon_Amazon-Fire_Amazon-River-And-Rain-Forest-The-Lungs-Of-The-Worl-190826-308.html Common Dreams While the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest may constitute an "international crisis," they are hardly an accident. So, for those wondering how they could help save the rainforest, known as "the planet's lungs" for producing about 20% of the world's oxygen, the answer may be simple. Eat less meat. https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-Handing-Rich-1-5-Tr-by-Common-Dreams-Medicare_Rich-Tax-Cuts_Social-Security-Cuts_Trump-Is-A-Thug-190823-480.html Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:12:37 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-Handing-Rich-1-5-Tr-by-Common-Dreams-Medicare_Rich-Tax-Cuts_Social-Security-Cuts_Trump-Is-A-Thug-190823-480.html Common Dreams After exploding the federal budget deficit with over a trillion dollars in tax cuts for the rich and massive corporations, President Donald Trump is reportedly considering using his possible second term in the White House to slash Medicare and Social Security -- the final part of a two-step plan progressives have been warning about since before the GOP tax bill passed Congress in 2017. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warnings-of-Dire-Humanita-by-Common-Dreams-Humanitarian-Crisis_Immigrants_Punishment_Trump-Ego-190812-164.html Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:49:53 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warnings-of-Dire-Humanita-by-Common-Dreams-Humanitarian-Crisis_Immigrants_Punishment_Trump-Ego-190812-164.html Common Dreams The Trump administration on Monday finalized a rule that could deny permanent residency -- or "green cards" -- to immigrants who have received public benefits such as food stamps and housing assistance, a move rights groups condemned as an attack on low-income families that could have "a dire humanitarian impact." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Joan-Baez-Goes-Viral-With-by-Common-Dreams-Baez-Joan-190802-262.html Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:41:07 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Joan-Baez-Goes-Viral-With-by-Common-Dreams-Baez-Joan-190802-262.html Common Dreams "Here's a little song/about a man gone wrong/while building up his evil empire" - Joan Baez. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Demands-for-Labor-Secretar-by-Common-Dreams-Alex-Acosta_Child-Abuse_Child-Molestation_Child-Sex-Trade-190708-23.html Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:36:07 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Demands-for-Labor-Secretar-by-Common-Dreams-Alex-Acosta_Child-Abuse_Child-Molestation_Child-Sex-Trade-190708-23.html Common Dreams The arrest of financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on federal child sex trafficking charges elicited fresh demands for the resignation of Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who helped Epstein secure a "sweetheart plea deal" for previous allegations while serving as Miami's top federal prosecutor over a decade ago. https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-m-Not-Willing-to-Do-Tha-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Crisis_Corporate-Accountability_Corporate-Profits_Trump-Against-Climate-Change-190630-992.html Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:24:31 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-m-Not-Willing-to-Do-Tha-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Crisis_Corporate-Accountability_Corporate-Profits_Trump-Against-Climate-Change-190630-992.html Common Dreams Atmospheric carbon dioxide is at a record high, Europe is in the midst of a hellish heat wave, and extreme weather is ravaging large swaths of the globe, but President Donald Trump dismissed the need for climate action during the G20 summit in Japan on Saturday and falsely claimed that air and water in the U.S. are the "cleanest" they have ever been. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Not-Founded-On-Anything--by-Common-Dreams-Farewell_Lies_Sarah-Huckabee-Sanders-Liar_Trump-190616-769.html Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:10:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Not-Founded-On-Anything--by-Common-Dreams-Farewell_Lies_Sarah-Huckabee-Sanders-Liar_Trump-190616-769.html Common Dreams Sanders embraced a scorched earth strategy wherein a quite shameless effort to defend Trump -- she would gladly sacrifice core elements of democratic society, such as a free press. Sanders was doing precisely the job that she was asked, and loved, to do: lie, attack, deflect and question the very nature of reality, and undermine anyone or anything that threatened the power of the privileged. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Admin-Condemned-for-by-Common-Dreams-Education_Migrant-Children_Rights_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-190606-787.html Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:06:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Admin-Condemned-for-by-Common-Dreams-Education_Migrant-Children_Rights_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-190606-787.html Common Dreams Human rights advocates responded with outrage Wednesday to the Trump administration's decision to start canceling education, recreation, and legal services for unaccompanied migrant children in federal shelters across the country, purportedly because of high detention rates and low funds. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Trump-Impeachment-Has-Ri-by-Common-Dreams-Impeachment_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Attacks-Democrats_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-190427-487.html Sat, 27 Apr 2019 12:33:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Trump-Impeachment-Has-Ri-by-Common-Dreams-Impeachment_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Attacks-Democrats_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-190427-487.html Common Dreams There are risks for impeachment. Political risks. It is obvious that no House-led impeachment proceeding, however well-orchestrated and compelling, can possibly result in a Senate conviction of Trump; the consistent conduct of Senate Republicans for over two years makes this clear. There is a risk that an impeachment could be framed as both "overreach" and "failure," and thus could strengthen Trump's hand in 2020. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Amphibian-Apocalypse-Caus-by-Common-Dreams-Amphibians_Apocalypse-Apocalyptic-End-Of-The-World_Pets-190328-402.html Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:25:39 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Amphibian-Apocalypse-Caus-by-Common-Dreams-Amphibians_Apocalypse-Apocalyptic-End-Of-The-World_Pets-190328-402.html Common Dreams "If it were a human pathogen, it'd be in a zombie film." https://www.opednews.com/articles/With-Unconscionable-Rollb-by-Common-Dreams-Coal-Ash_Coal-Industry_Coal-burning-Power-Plants_Health-181228-337.html Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:14:46 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/With-Unconscionable-Rollb-by-Common-Dreams-Coal-Ash_Coal-Industry_Coal-burning-Power-Plants_Health-181228-337.html Common Dreams Ignoring public health benefits, a Trump EPA analysis that could set a dangerous precedent for future regulations claims mercury emissions limits for dirty energy power plants aren't "appropriate and necessary," disputing the agency's conclusions under former President Barack Obama. https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-30-Years-Studying-Cl-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Change_Climate-Crisis_Future_Scientists-181214-15.html Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:38:38 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-30-Years-Studying-Cl-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Change_Climate-Crisis_Future_Scientists-181214-15.html Common Dreams There is dismay at the suicidally slow pace at which world leaders are working to confront the crisis that -- if immediate and bold action is not taken -- threatens to render the planet uninhabitable for future generations. https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Front-of-Your-Nose---by-Common-Dreams-Awareness_Orwellian_Trump-Against-Climate-Change_Trump-And-Saudi-Arabia-181128-872.html Wed, 28 Nov 2018 07:58:53 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Front-of-Your-Nose---by-Common-Dreams-Awareness_Orwellian_Trump-Against-Climate-Change_Trump-And-Saudi-Arabia-181128-872.html Common Dreams Trump has never been sincere about anything in his life other than his own ambition. His "skepticism" about climate change is actually an awareness of the fossil fuel interests that fund him and the Republican Party, as well as his (probably unfounded) belief that the unemployed coal miners who voted for him can be rewarded with jobs in the mines if the climate issue can be made to go away. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Accusing-Trump-of-Trying-t-by-Common-Dreams-Accountability_Constitution-In-Crisis_Democratic_Matthew-Whitaker-181119-156.html Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:27:48 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Accusing-Trump-of-Trying-t-by-Common-Dreams-Accountability_Constitution-In-Crisis_Democratic_Matthew-Whitaker-181119-156.html Common Dreams Denouncing President Trump's appointment of acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker -- a fervent critic of the Russia probe -- as a blatant effort to "subvert the Constitution to protect himself and evade accountability," three Democratic senators on Monday filed suit against the White House and demanded that Whitaker be barred from temporarily serving as the nation's top law enforcement official. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Smoking-Gun--White-House-by-Common-Dreams-Census_Kris-Kobach-181013-646.html Sat, 13 Oct 2018 13:02:18 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Smoking-Gun--White-House-by-Common-Dreams-Census_Kris-Kobach-181013-646.html Common Dreams "Big big deal," said journalist Josh Marshall, in reaction to the news. "So the white nationalists--Bannon and Kobach--are the guys behind the plan to rig the census to disenfranchise blue state voters." https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Is-Pathetic--Progre-by-Common-Dreams-Chuck-Schumer_Judgeships_Senate-Democrats_Spineless-Democrats-181013-752.html Sat, 13 Oct 2018 12:48:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Is-Pathetic--Progre-by-Common-Dreams-Chuck-Schumer_Judgeships_Senate-Democrats_Spineless-Democrats-181013-752.html Common Dreams Critics angrily denounced Senate Democrats for helping the Republican majority "shape our country in Donald Trump's brutal image for decades to come" https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-Backing-Kavanaugh-F-by-Common-Dreams-Collins-Susan_Funding_Kavanaugh-Lies_Kavanaugh-Nomination-181006-322.html Sat, 06 Oct 2018 09:56:41 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/After-Backing-Kavanaugh-F-by-Common-Dreams-Collins-Susan_Funding_Kavanaugh-Lies_Kavanaugh-Nomination-181006-322.html Common Dreams A crowd-sourced fund to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in 2020 crashed Friday afternoon after traffic spiked and donations surged as she was delivering a speech on the Senate floor explaining why she would join nearly all of her GOP colleagues in voting "yes" on controversial Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The fund had already surpassed its $2,000,000 goal. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nationwide-Walkout-Planned-by-Common-Dreams-Judge-Brett-Kavanaugh-180923-239.html Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:11:49 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nationwide-Walkout-Planned-by-Common-Dreams-Judge-Brett-Kavanaugh-180923-239.html Common Dreams Thousands of people across the country have pledged to walk out of their workplaces and schools on Monday at 1:00pm EST https://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Scorecard-Shows-Only-1-by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Healthcare_House-Of-Representatives_Nurses-180807-831.html Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:38:37 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Scorecard-Shows-Only-1-by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Healthcare_House-Of-Representatives_Nurses-180807-831.html Common Dreams With the momentum and energy within the Democratic Party clearly tilting towards those willing to embrace a bolder, progressive set of policies and priorities, a new congressional scorecard released Tuesday reveals that only 12 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have put their support behind five specific bills. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Betsy-DeVos-Unveils-Propos-by-Common-Dreams-Betsy-Devos_Education_Fraud_Predatory-Capitalism-180726-133.html Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:36:36 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Betsy-DeVos-Unveils-Propos-by-Common-Dreams-Betsy-Devos_Education_Fraud_Predatory-Capitalism-180726-133.html Common Dreams In a development critics deemed a sign of the administration once again serving corporate interests, Trump's Education Department, headed by billionaire Betsy Devos, on Wednesday rolled out a proposal that would make it harder for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to be given debt relief. https://www.opednews.com/articles/WH-Stenographer-Who-Resign-by-Common-Dreams-Donald-Trump-Lies_Stenographer-Quits-Trump_Truth_Truth-Held-Hostage-180721-983.html Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:07:20 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/WH-Stenographer-Who-Resign-by-Common-Dreams-Donald-Trump-Lies_Stenographer-Quits-Trump_Truth_Truth-Held-Hostage-180721-983.html Common Dreams A former White House stenographer on Wednesday offered new details into why she resigned from the post, saying she felt President Donald Trump was "not even trying to tell the truth" to the American public. https://www.opednews.com/articles/While-Child-Detention-Cris-by-Common-Dreams-Child-Abuse_Deportation_Detention-Centers-For-Immigrant-Children_Family-Separation-180720-322.html Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:35:48 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/While-Child-Detention-Cris-by-Common-Dreams-Child-Abuse_Deportation_Detention-Centers-For-Immigrant-Children_Family-Separation-180720-322.html Common Dreams Just 364 families out of about 2,500 have been reunited under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, with children as young as five still in detention centers across the country while their parents are incarcerated for the misdemeanor of illegal entry. https://www.opednews.com/articles/ACLU-Says-Less-Than-Half-o-by-Common-Dreams-ACLU_Children_Court-Order_Families-180709-652.html Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:14:10 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/ACLU-Says-Less-Than-Half-o-by-Common-Dreams-ACLU_Children_Court-Order_Families-180709-652.html Common Dreams Last Friday, the Trump administration complained that the deadline imposed by a federal judge was too "extreme" and could not be met. The judge didn't buy this argument, and the ACLU denounced the Trump administration's efforts to push back the deadline as a shameful attempt to "further prolong the suffering of these families." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-We-re-Protesting-Trump-by-Common-Dreams-Inflatable-Trump-Baby_London-Mayor_Protest_Trump-Ego-180705-72.html Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:24:59 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-We-re-Protesting-Trump-by-Common-Dreams-Inflatable-Trump-Baby_London-Mayor_Protest_Trump-Ego-180705-72.html Common Dreams It's on everyone who knows the difference between right and wrong to resist this grotesque excuse for a president when he comes here. He needs to be run out of town, figuratively at least. But how? This is a man who lacks the capacity for moral shame. Liberal outrage just makes him smirk harder. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Mean-Boy-Nation-by-Common-Dreams-Health_Housing_Inequality_Nationalism-180624-548.html Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:15:45 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Mean-Boy-Nation-by-Common-Dreams-Health_Housing_Inequality_Nationalism-180624-548.html Common Dreams Trump and his crowd are dedicated to curdling the milk of human kindness. They fill their pockets while destroying America in a misbegotten attempt to take it back to a time of ethnic purity that never really was while establishing a new Gilded Age where only a handful can prosper at the expense of everyone else. We are becoming a mean boy nation. Only we can fix it. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Would-God-Really-Snatch-a-by-Common-Dreams-Children_Detainees_God_Immigration-180618-4.html Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:31:31 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Would-God-Really-Snatch-a-by-Common-Dreams-Children_Detainees_God_Immigration-180618-4.html Common Dreams This is evil -- a just-following-orders, look-the-other-way, not-my-fault species of moral putrefaction brought to you by the most ostentatiously Christian political party in one of the most noisily Christian nations on Earth. The hypocrisy of it reeks to, well...high heaven. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Reflections-on-Gina-Haspel-by-Common-Dreams-Federal-Agency-CIA_Gina-Haspel_Senate_Torture-180527-506.html Sun, 27 May 2018 12:37:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Reflections-on-Gina-Haspel-by-Common-Dreams-Federal-Agency-CIA_Gina-Haspel_Senate_Torture-180527-506.html Common Dreams It is appalling that the Senate would approve for CIA Director someone who was directly involved in carrying out torture. Haspel should have been disqualified from the beginning, no matter what she told the Senators during and after her confirmation hearing. Torture is a war crime. The Senate is now on record for approving a war criminal to run an agency with a long record of engaging in unlawful acts. https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Trump-North-Korea-Talks-by-Common-Dreams-Donald-Trump-And-Kim-Jong-Un_John-Bolton-Warmonger_Meeting_Negotiation-180521-957.html Mon, 21 May 2018 17:58:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Trump-North-Korea-Talks-by-Common-Dreams-Donald-Trump-And-Kim-Jong-Un_John-Bolton-Warmonger_Meeting_Negotiation-180521-957.html Common Dreams North Korea has condemned Bolton and his "Libya model" remarks last week as a "sinister" regime change threat in a statement last week. Bolton has a long history of calling for both regime change and a U.S. first strike on North Korea, warmongering that led Pyongyang to call him a "bloodsucker" when he was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Dismantling-Democracy-One-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Change-Deniers_Democracy-Decay_Immigration_Language-180518-338.html Fri, 18 May 2018 11:28:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Dismantling-Democracy-One-by-Common-Dreams-Climate-Change-Deniers_Democracy-Decay_Immigration_Language-180518-338.html Common Dreams The very idea that the government can control what words we use and don't at a university-related event seems to violate everything we as a country hold dear about the independence of educational institutions from government control, not to mention the sanctity of free speech and the importance of public debate. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Deal-That-Puerto-Rico-by-Common-Dreams-Crisis_Genocide_Poverty_Puerto-Rico-Devastation-180512-369.html Sat, 12 May 2018 12:52:40 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Deal-That-Puerto-Rico-by-Common-Dreams-Crisis_Genocide_Poverty_Puerto-Rico-Devastation-180512-369.html Common Dreams Relief efforts have been reluctant, underfunded, and painfully slow-moving. Puerto Rico remains devastated, but few in Congress or the White House seem to consider its reconstruction a priority. They presumably understand that Puerto Rico is part of the United States and that its residents are American citizens, but nonetheless they treat the island like a foreign country that Washington has no obligation to help. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Watch-Sanders-Responds-to-by-Common-Dreams-Iran_Iran-Nuclear-Deal_Iran-Versus-Israel_Iran-War-180508-881.html Tue, 08 May 2018 19:26:12 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Watch-Sanders-Responds-to-by-Common-Dreams-Iran_Iran-Nuclear-Deal_Iran-Versus-Israel_Iran-War-180508-881.html Common Dreams Sanders said Trump's decision is the opposite of the kind of leadership that is needed in the world. "Real American leadership, and real American power, is not shown by our ability to blow things up," argued Sanders, "but by our ability to bring parties together, to forge international consensus around shared problems, and then to mobilize that consensus to address those problems. That is what this agreement did." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Denouncing-US-Imperialism-by-Common-Dreams-Iran_Iran-Nuclear-Talks_Nuclear-Fabrication_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-180504-125.html Thu, 03 May 2018 20:09:41 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Denouncing-US-Imperialism-by-Common-Dreams-Iran_Iran-Nuclear-Talks_Nuclear-Fabrication_Trump-Bully-In-Chief-180504-125.html Common Dreams As President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to plow ahead with "cartoonish allegations" in an effort to undermine the Iran nuclear deal -- which most Americans support, despite the disinformation campaign against it -- Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in a video on Thursday that the U.S. has "consistently violated" terms of the accord and the agreement will not be renegotiated. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sen-Bernie-Sanders-Shulk-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Koch-Brothers_Medicaid_Medicare-180402-463.html Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:14:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sen-Bernie-Sanders-Shulk-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Koch-Brothers_Medicaid_Medicare-180402-463.html Common Dreams U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that President Donald Trump's ouster of Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin is rooted in a Koch brothers-led effort to hand federal agencies over to private corporations. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Easter-Morning-Twe-by-Common-Dreams-Daca_Groups-Cultures_Trump-Deporting-Aliens_Trump-Mexico-Wall-180401-469.html Sun, 01 Apr 2018 18:39:06 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Easter-Morning-Twe-by-Common-Dreams-Daca_Groups-Cultures_Trump-Deporting-Aliens_Trump-Mexico-Wall-180401-469.html Common Dreams Human rights groups on Sunday said that President Donald Trump affirmed his "anti-immigrant agenda" when he tweeted that there would be no legislative deal to help a group of immigrants known as Dreamers, said that a border wall is urgently needed, and implied that Mexico and Democrats are allowing "caravans" of undocumented people to arrive in the United States. https://www.opednews.com/articles/LGBTQ-Rights-Groups-Denoun-by-Common-Dreams-Lgbtq_Military_Pentagon_Rights-Denied-180324-55.html Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:02:18 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/LGBTQ-Rights-Groups-Denoun-by-Common-Dreams-Lgbtq_Military_Pentagon_Rights-Denied-180324-55.html Common Dreams The Trump administration's late Friday announcement that it would move ahead with a ban on transgender service members in the military -- which has previously been rejected as unconstitutional in court rulings -- was met with anger and condemnation by LGBTQ rights groups on Saturday. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Watch-Tonight-Sanders-Wa-by-Common-Dreams-Inequality_National-Endowment-For-Democracy_National-Priorities_Oligarchy-180319-806.html Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:31:17 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Watch-Tonight-Sanders-Wa-by-Common-Dreams-Inequality_National-Endowment-For-Democracy_National-Priorities_Oligarchy-180319-806.html Common Dreams On Monday night, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EDT, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is hosting a nationally televised town hall tonight focused on U.S. inequality and the threat posed by an increasing powerful oligarchy that has corrupted the nation's economy and politics. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warren-Leads-Probe-into-Ha-by-Common-Dreams-Ethics_Financial_Investigation_Jared-Kushner-180309-826.html Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:31:00 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warren-Leads-Probe-into-Ha-by-Common-Dreams-Ethics_Financial_Investigation_Jared-Kushner-180309-826.html Common Dreams As President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner faces mounting scrutiny about conflicts of interest regarding his family real estate business and his role in government, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is spearheading a congressional inquiry into half a billion dollars in loans that Kushner's company received after he met with finance executives at the White House. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warren-Calls-Out-Fellow-De-by-Common-Dreams-Bank-Lobbyists_Democrats_Lobbyists-J-Street_Politicians-180304-695.html Sat, 03 Mar 2018 21:24:47 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Warren-Calls-Out-Fellow-De-by-Common-Dreams-Bank-Lobbyists_Democrats_Lobbyists-J-Street_Politicians-180304-695.html Common Dreams Dubbed the "Bailout Caucus" by the advocacy group Rootstrikers, the Democrats backing the deregulation bill -- introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) last November -- have deep ties to the financial industry. Nine of the 12 Democrats supporting the deregulatory measure count the financial industry as either their biggest or second-biggest donor. https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Latest-Absurdity-in-Tru-by-Common-Dreams-American-Facism_Omarosa-Manigualt_Reality_Trump-Broken-Promises-180209-823.html Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:57:46 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Latest-Absurdity-in-Tru-by-Common-Dreams-American-Facism_Omarosa-Manigualt_Reality_Trump-Broken-Promises-180209-823.html Common Dreams Appearing on the reality show "Celebrity Big Brother," Omarosa detailed in a somber whisper how truly "haunted" she was by Trump's tweets and explained that no one around the president seemed willing to hold him back."It's gonna not be ok. It's not," Omarosa said. "It's so bad." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Elizabeth-Warren-Rallies-a-by-Common-Dreams-2018-Midterm-Election_Elizabeth-Warren_Massachusetts_Progressives-180204-313.html Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:43:22 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Elizabeth-Warren-Rallies-a-by-Common-Dreams-2018-Midterm-Election_Elizabeth-Warren_Massachusetts_Progressives-180204-313.html Common Dreams In Malden, Warren's goal was clear: ramp up the army for 2018. With some success, 2018 will ramp up that same army for 2020, when progressives will have a chance to retake the government, and usher in an economy reminiscent of the New Deal and social democracies. That's the plan, anyway. https://www.opednews.com/articles/DACA-Supporters-Denounce-G-by-Common-Dreams-Daca_Government_Republican_Shutdown-180120-679.html Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:50:32 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/DACA-Supporters-Denounce-G-by-Common-Dreams-Daca_Government_Republican_Shutdown-180120-679.html Common Dreams As of Saturday morning, more than 1,000 White House and congressional staffers had been placed on furlough, and non-essential agencies including those that process small business loans and passport services were expected to be closed starting Monday, barring a deal. https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Global-Standing-Plummet-by-Common-Dreams-Global-Opinion_Rights-Denied_Trump-Cruelty_Trump-Ego-180119-86.html Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:04:37 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Global-Standing-Plummet-by-Common-Dreams-Global-Opinion_Rights-Denied_Trump-Cruelty_Trump-Ego-180119-86.html Common Dreams The "authoritarian populist agenda" promoted by President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in several European Union countries, and those leaders' promotion of xenophobia and racism, has left a vacuum that leaders including Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China have taken advantage of, asserting their own anti-rights agendas. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Feinstein-Releases-Complet-by-Common-Dreams-Document-Release_Feinstein-Dianne_Investigation_Trump-Dossier-180110-2.html Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:27:05 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Feinstein-Releases-Complet-by-Common-Dreams-Document-Release_Feinstein-Dianne_Investigation_Trump-Dossier-180110-2.html Common Dreams Feinstein said, "The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves. The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice. The only way to set the record straight is to make the transcript public." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Here-Are-the-19-Senate-Dem-by-Common-Dreams-Democrats_Internet_Net-Neutrality_Senate-Confirmations-180107-774.html Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:22:24 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Here-Are-the-19-Senate-Dem-by-Common-Dreams-Democrats_Internet_Net-Neutrality_Senate-Confirmations-180107-774.html Common Dreams Now that the FCC has finally made public all 539 pages (pdf) of chairman Ajit Pai's order to repeal net neutrality, defenders of the open internet are warning that the time has come for members of Congress to make a choice -- either side with the American public and take action to stop Pai's attack on net neutrality, or be voted out of office. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disaster-in-Chief--San-J-by-Common-Dreams-Electricity_Hurricane-Maria_San-Juan-Mayor-Carmen-Yulin-Cruz_Trump-Cruelty-171229-651.html Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:57:31 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disaster-in-Chief--San-J-by-Common-Dreams-Electricity_Hurricane-Maria_San-Juan-Mayor-Carmen-Yulin-Cruz_Trump-Cruelty-171229-651.html Common Dreams Residents of Puerto Rico are still struggling and thousands remain without electricity. Although nearly 70 percent of the island's electrical grid is generating power after being destroyed by the storm, the Associated Press reported this week that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority "has no way of knowing how widely electricity is being distributed because the system that measures that isn't working." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Rips-Desperate-R-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Inequality_Republican_Taxes-171228-941.html Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:17:33 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Rips-Desperate-R-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Inequality_Republican_Taxes-171228-941.html Common Dreams Sanders wrote, "At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, 83 percent of the tax benefits in that bill go to the top one percent at the end of 10 years and 60 percent of the benefits go to the top one-tenth of one percent. On the other hand, by the end of the decade, 92 million middle-class Americans will actually be paying more in taxes, including 8 million in the first year alone." https://www.opednews.com/articles/GOP-Tax-Plan-Would-Give-15-by-Common-Dreams-American-Hypocrisy_Corporations-GOP-Political--_Taxes-171219-950.html Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:49:45 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/GOP-Tax-Plan-Would-Give-15-by-Common-Dreams-American-Hypocrisy_Corporations-GOP-Political--_Taxes-171219-950.html Common Dreams By running up a $1.4 trillion deficit, the Republicans are paving the way for massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid," Bernie Sanders concluded. "This is a tax bill written for wealthy Republican campaign contributors, not for the average American. It must be defeated." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Under-Trump-Brags-Mike-Po-by-Common-Dreams-CIA_Cia-Director-Mike-Pompeo_Surveillance_Trump-Cruelty-171022-578.html Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:37:01 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Under-Trump-Brags-Mike-Po-by-Common-Dreams-CIA_Cia-Director-Mike-Pompeo_Surveillance_Trump-Cruelty-171022-578.html Common Dreams According to Mike Pompeo, the agency he leads -- which has supported coups across the globe, engaged in targeted killings, and led a detention and torture program -- has not been nasty enough. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Climate-Catastrophe-We-by-Common-Dreams-Catastrophe_Climate-Change_Death_Disasters-170917-308.html Sun, 17 Sep 2017 17:24:29 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Climate-Catastrophe-We-by-Common-Dreams-Catastrophe_Climate-Change_Death_Disasters-170917-308.html Common Dreams The threat we're facing comes, not from enemies at war with us, but from the results of an economic system designed to exploit the earth and the most vulnerable humans living on it at an ever-increasing pace. As long as we measure ourselves and others by how much we consume, we're complicit in fueling the global system that's rapaciously devouring the earth. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nobel-Prize-Winners-Name-T-by-Common-Dreams-Nobel-Lareates_Trump-Against-Climate-Change_Trump-Ego_World-Issues-170901-341.html Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:06:57 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nobel-Prize-Winners-Name-T-by-Common-Dreams-Nobel-Lareates_Trump-Against-Climate-Change_Trump-Ego_World-Issues-170901-341.html Common Dreams It's not the first time some of the world's top scientists and doctors have publicly expressed disapproval of the president. Earlier this year, 62 Nobel Laureates signed a petition denouncing Trump's executive order directing U.S. agencies to ban travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Will-Trump-Pardon-Notoriou-by-Common-Dreams-ACLU_Arpaio_Pardons_Phoenix-Arizona-170822-458.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:03:47 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Will-Trump-Pardon-Notoriou-by-Common-Dreams-ACLU_Arpaio_Pardons_Phoenix-Arizona-170822-458.html Common Dreams Trump told Fox News last week that he is "seriously considering a pardon" for 85-year-old Arpaio, who was convicted last month by a federal judge of criminal contempt for violating a 2011 court order requiring him to stop racially profiling Latinos with traffic stops and detentions. According to the ACLU, if Trump pardons Arpaio it would be "an official presidential endorsement of racism." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bannon-s-Ouster-Welcomed--by-Common-Dreams-Resignation_Steve-Bannon_Trump-Cabinet_White-Supremacy-170819-304.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 16:04:44 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bannon-s-Ouster-Welcomed--by-Common-Dreams-Resignation_Steve-Bannon_Trump-Cabinet_White-Supremacy-170819-304.html Common Dreams It is unclear whether Bannon resigned or if Trump, who has of late been under pressure to remove the "nationalist wing" of his administration, ultimately decided to fire him. White House officials, for their part, don't seem worried that his departure will cause any internal turmoil. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders--We-re-Figuring-O-by-Common-Dreams-Healthcare_Legislation_Medicare_Single-payer-170730-582.html Sun, 30 Jul 2017 17:23:42 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders--We-re-Figuring-O-by-Common-Dreams-Healthcare_Legislation_Medicare_Single-payer-170730-582.html Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union Sunday that he will "absolutely" introduce legislation on single-payer healthcare now that the Senate GOP's bill to repeal ObamaCare has failed. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Environmentalists-Urge-Dem-by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Democrats_Fracking_Legislation-170722-849.html Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:09:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Environmentalists-Urge-Dem-by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Democrats_Fracking_Legislation-170722-849.html Common Dreams As Senate Democrats stay silent on an energy bill that environmental groups call "a pro-fracking giveaway to oil and gas interests that would commit America to decades more of dangerous fossil fuel dependence," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is receiving applause for speaking out against it. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Denounces-T-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Healthcare_Trumpcare_Voting-170716-687.html Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:35:35 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Denounces-T-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Healthcare_Trumpcare_Voting-170716-687.html Common Dreams Bernie Sanders spoke in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday where he issued a rallying cry for "a vibrant American democracy," and took aim at the Republicans' healthcare bill, which he called "the most anti-working class legislation" in modern history. https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Republicans-Hide-From-V-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Legislation_McConnell_Republican-170709-382.html Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:12:38 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Republicans-Hide-From-V-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Legislation_McConnell_Republican-170709-382.html Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) spoke in two deeply red states -- Kentucky and West Virginia -- on Sunday in an effort to emphasize the devastating consequences the Republicans' plan would have on the poor, the elderly, those with pre-existing conditions, and those struggling with opioid addiction. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Refusing-to-Abet-Suppressi-by-Common-Dreams-Election_Trump-Illegality_Voter-Disenfranchisement_Voter-Suppression-170701-793.html Sat, 01 Jul 2017 10:51:31 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Refusing-to-Abet-Suppressi-by-Common-Dreams-Election_Trump-Illegality_Voter-Disenfranchisement_Voter-Suppression-170701-793.html Common Dreams A request the commission sent Wednesday to the 50 states and District of Columbia requesting voter names, birthdays, the last four digits of their Social Security numbers, felony convictions, military status, and their voting history dating back to 2006 was met with swift rebuke. https://www.opednews.com/articles/UN-Americans-Right-to-Pr-by-Common-Dreams-First-Amendment_First-Amendment-Assembly_Protest-Civil-Disobedience-170402-323.html Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:59:59 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/UN-Americans-Right-to-Pr-by-Common-Dreams-First-Amendment_First-Amendment-Assembly_Protest-Civil-Disobedience-170402-323.html Common Dreams At least 19 U.S. states have introduced bills that attacks the right to protest since Donald Trump's election as president https://www.opednews.com/articles/Whoa-Whoa-Whoa--Sander-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democrats_Healthcare_Medicare-170326-49.html Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:51:52 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Whoa-Whoa-Whoa--Sander-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democrats_Healthcare_Medicare-170326-49.html Common Dreams The collapse of the AHCA has now opened the door for Democrats to go on the offensive when it comes to solving the real shortcomings of the nation's healthcare system and a growing number of progressive organizations and labor unions are now actively calling for, and organizing around, a demand for Medicare for All. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Sends-Hate-Group-to-by-Common-Dreams-Discrimination_International_Lgbtq_Rights-170319-416.html Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:58:59 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Sends-Hate-Group-to-by-Common-Dreams-Discrimination_International_Lgbtq_Rights-170319-416.html Common Dreams Earlier this week, the State Department announced that representatives from infamous anti-LGBTQ hate group the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM) and from the far-right Heritage Foundation will represent the U.S. at a United Nations conference on women's rights later this month. https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Attorney-in-New-York-Fi-by-Common-Dreams-Attorneys-Lawyers_Fired_Resignations_Trump-Presidency-170312-423.html Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:06:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Attorney-in-New-York-Fi-by-Common-Dreams-Attorneys-Lawyers_Fired_Resignations_Trump-Presidency-170312-423.html Common Dreams The surprise development comes as right-wingers agitate for President Donald Trump to "purge" the government of Obama-era appointees. "By asking for the immediate resignation of every remaining U.S. Attorney before their replacements have been confirmed or even nominated, the President is interrupting ongoing cases and investigations and hindering the administration of justice," Chuch Schumer said. https://www.opednews.com/articles/GOP-Plan-Targets-Poor-Sic-by-Common-Dreams-Healthcare_Obamacare_Republican-170308-195.html Tue, 07 Mar 2017 23:50:40 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/GOP-Plan-Targets-Poor-Sic-by-Common-Dreams-Healthcare_Obamacare_Republican-170308-195.html Common Dreams The Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) "will do active harm to millions of people, particularly low-income people and seniors;" includes tax breaks for wealthy insurance CEOs; and is generally "a nastier, more consumer-unfriendly proposal than even close followers could have expected." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Scott-Pruitt-Vows-Rapid--by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Energy_Environment_Oil-170226-214.html Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:28:46 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Scott-Pruitt-Vows-Rapid--by-Common-Dreams-Climate_Energy_Environment_Oil-170226-214.html Common Dreams Pruitt -- who's been described as "a lackey for the big energy companies" and whose "confirmation shows once again that Republicans will deny climate change and protect the interests of Big Oil at all costs" -- sued the agency he now leads more than a dozen times during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney general. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Will-Never-Be-Broken--by-Common-Dreams-Pipeline_Resistance_Standing-Rock-Water-Defenders_Water-Conflict-170221-824.html Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:29:49 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Will-Never-Be-Broken--by-Common-Dreams-Pipeline_Resistance_Standing-Rock-Water-Defenders_Water-Conflict-170221-824.html Common Dreams Throughout the months-long resistance effort, pipeline opponents have protested through legal channels as well as peaceful civil disobedience. In return, they have faced dog attacks, water cannons in subzero temperatures, and tear gas, in addition to arrest and trumped up charges. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Snowden--Finally-Irrefut-by-Common-Dreams-Intel_Putin_Snowden-170212-717.html Sun, 12 Feb 2017 15:56:16 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Snowden--Finally-Irrefut-by-Common-Dreams-Intel_Putin_Snowden-170212-717.html Common Dreams U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a "gift" to President Donald Trump -- who has called the NSA leaker a "spy" and a "traitor" who deserves to be executed. Snowden's ACLU lawyer, Ben Wizner, says they are unaware of any plans that would send him back to the United States. "Team Snowden has received no such signals and has no new reason for concern," he said. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Experts-Top-Aide-Plain-a-by-Common-Dreams-Daughter_Ethics_Law_Nordstrom-170210-513.html Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:06:46 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Experts-Top-Aide-Plain-a-by-Common-Dreams-Daughter_Ethics_Law_Nordstrom-170210-513.html Common Dreams White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, it seems, "crossed a very bright line" when she openly encouraged people to "go buy Ivanka's stuff" after President Donald Trump slammed Nordstrom department store for dropping his daughter's fashion line. It appears several other retailers, including T.J. Maxx, are also preparing to drop the Ivanka's fashion line prompting many to wonder what more the White House will do in return. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Alongside-Sanders-New-Yor-by-Common-Dreams-Cuomo_Education_Students_Tuition-170104-107.html Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:20:48 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Alongside-Sanders-New-Yor-by-Common-Dreams-Cuomo_Education_Students_Tuition-170104-107.html Common Dreams New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a plan to offer free tuition at state and city colleges for middle- and low-income New Yorkers. Under the Excelsior Scholarship, described as the first of its kind in the nation, students whose families make $125,000 or less per year would be eligible to attend all public universities in New York for free. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Democrats-Aim-to-Slam-Brak-by-Common-Dreams-Cloture_Confirmation_Democrats_Trump-Cabinet-170102-141.html Mon, 02 Jan 2017 15:40:29 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Democrats-Aim-to-Slam-Brak-by-Common-Dreams-Cloture_Confirmation_Democrats_Trump-Cabinet-170102-141.html Common Dreams "President-elect Trump is attempting to fill his rigged cabinet with nominees that would break key campaign promises and have made billions off the industries they'd be tasked with regulating," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Sunday reported by the Washington Post. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Takes-Credit-for-New-by-Common-Dreams-Carrier_Jobs_Sprint_Trump-Idiot-in-chief-161231-993.html Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:02:15 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Takes-Credit-for-New-by-Common-Dreams-Carrier_Jobs_Sprint_Trump-Idiot-in-chief-161231-993.html Common Dreams President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time taking credit for the thousands of new and returning American jobs announced by Sprint on Wednesday -- opportunities which, as many are pointing out, the real estate mogul had very little to do with. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-the-Media-Iced-Out-Ber-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Donald-Trump_Media-Bias_Media-Complicity-161204-10.html Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:59:48 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-the-Media-Iced-Out-Ber-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Donald-Trump_Media-Bias_Media-Complicity-161204-10.html Common Dreams Rarely do you hear a news personality on television admitting that they failed miserably in covering the Sanders campaign. The U.S. media effectively iced out a major-party candidate who consistently held the largest rallies, even without a media megaphone. Bernie Sanders has spent his life fighting for progressive causes. As the world braces for the Trump presidency, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down. https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Rule-41-Quietly-Passes-by-Common-Dreams-Computer-Hacking_Computers_Government_Rights-161201-233.html Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:21:06 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-Rule-41-Quietly-Passes-by-Common-Dreams-Computer-Hacking_Computers_Government_Rights-161201-233.html Common Dreams President Barack Obama spent much of his time in office expanding and building upon controversial policies that saw civil liberties eroded on many fronts -- and now all that unchallenged power will be in President-elect Donald Trump's hands. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Chelsea-Manning-Supporters-by-Common-Dreams-Chelsea-Manning_Clemency_Obama_Whistleblower-161120-658.html Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:10:26 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Chelsea-Manning-Supporters-by-Common-Dreams-Chelsea-Manning_Clemency_Obama_Whistleblower-161120-658.html Common Dreams With mere weeks left under an Obama presidency, advocates have launched what they describe as a last ditch effort to save national security whistleblower Chelsea Manning before Donald Trump and his team of pro-torture, anti-LGBTQ war hawks ascend to power. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Peaceful-Stand-at-Standi-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota_Nonviolence_Standing-Rock-Defenders_Water-161107-677.html Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:58:09 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Peaceful-Stand-at-Standi-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota_Nonviolence_Standing-Rock-Defenders_Water-161107-677.html Common Dreams The Standing Rock people urge us not just to reject the pipeline, honor their land, and protect our water, but to reclaim our common nonviolence and shared oneness with the earth. They are showing us the way forward, and it's time for more and more of us to follow their lead. Everyone can get involved to help build this movement, support their nonviolence, and reach that good outcome and transformation. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Damn-Right--Sanders-Call-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Hillary-Clinton_Obama-161102-16.html Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:19:12 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Damn-Right--Sanders-Call-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Hillary-Clinton_Obama-161102-16.html Common Dreams Sanders has made his opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) known for months, he reiterated his opposition during a campaign rally on behalf of Hillary Clinton at Plymouth State University on Tuesday. "Stop the Dakota pipeline!" someone yelled from the crowd during the speech, to which Sanders quickly responded: "Damn right." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Stakes-Are-Getting-Higher-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Getting-Arrested_Pipeline_Protest-161023-361.html Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:33:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Stakes-Are-Getting-Higher-by-Common-Dreams-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Getting-Arrested_Pipeline_Protest-161023-361.html Common Dreams Protests against DAPL have been ongoing for months, as the Standing Rock Sioux, along with other tribes and environmental activists, say the $3.8 billion, 1,100-mile pipeline threatens their access to clean water and violates Native American treaty rights. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Israeli-Military-Blocks-Fe-by-Common-Dreams-Gaza-Flotilla-Crisis_Israel_Israeli-Fascism_Resistance-161006-79.html Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:27:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Israeli-Military-Blocks-Fe-by-Common-Dreams-Gaza-Flotilla-Crisis_Israel_Israeli-Fascism_Resistance-161006-79.html Common Dreams The Israeli navy on Wednesday stopped a boat carrying international female activists, preventing them from breaking the blockade of Gaza. Among the 13 people on board the Women's Boat to Gaza, a mission of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition, were Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire of Ireland, retired U.S. army colonel Ann Wright, New Zealand politician Marama Davidson, and Malaysian doctor Fauziah Hasan. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Dakota-Access-Construction-by-Common-Dreams-Corporate-Profits_Corporation-Mercenaries_Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Pipeline-160914-667.html Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:01:30 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Dakota-Access-Construction-by-Common-Dreams-Corporate-Profits_Corporation-Mercenaries_Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Pipeline-160914-667.html Common Dreams The heated, ongoing battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline continued Tuesday as the billionaire CEO of the pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners issued a memo to employees and outside media promising to "reiterate our commitment" to the pipeline's construction. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Prominent-Scholars-Decry-T-by-Common-Dreams-Congress_Corporations_Democracy-In-Action_Isds-160908-837.html Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:54:28 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Prominent-Scholars-Decry-T-by-Common-Dreams-Congress_Corporations_Democracy-In-Action_Isds-160908-837.html Common Dreams More than 200 legal and economic scholars -- including President Barack Obama's Harvard Law School mentor Laurence Tribe -- have penned a letter to Congress warning that the pro-corporate Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) regime enshrined in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) "threatens the rule of law and undermines our nation's democratic institutions." https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-Revolution-Kick-Off-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democratic_Election_Politics-160824-283.html Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:10:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-Revolution-Kick-Off-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democratic_Election_Politics-160824-283.html Common Dreams With the goal of carrying the progressive vision far past Election Day, Bernie Sanders and his supporters Wednesday evening are formally launching the next phase of the political revolution. Our Revolution is officially kicking off at 9pm EDT, when Sanders will address the tens of thousands expected to gather at the more than 2,600 launch events and house parties being held across the country. https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Transfers-15-Guantanamo-by-Common-Dreams-Amnesty_Detainees_Guantanamo-Prison-160816-230.html Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:19:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-Transfers-15-Guantanamo-by-Common-Dreams-Amnesty_Detainees_Guantanamo-Prison-160816-230.html Common Dreams The Pentagon on Monday announced that 15 men would be transferred from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates, in the largest single detainee shuffle under President Barack Obama's administration. Amnesty International hoped the move indicated that the Obama administration would step up its efforts to close the controversial site. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disappointed-in-Obama-S-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democratic-Legislation_Democratic-Party_Obama-And-Tpp-160813-922.html Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:39:40 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disappointed-in-Obama-S-by-Common-Dreams-Bernie-Sanders_Democratic-Legislation_Democratic-Party_Obama-And-Tpp-160813-922.html Common Dreams Sanders said in his statement that he was "disappointed by the president's decision to continue pushing forward on the disastrous Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement that will cost American jobs, harm the environment, increase the cost of prescription drugs, and threaten our ability to protect public health.