By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – “Fanatical Zionists are pushing U.S. state legislatures to pass sweeping new restrictions on free speech.” Human rights and free speech advocates responded with alarm Thursday to a Guardian report revealing that pro-Israel and right-wing lobbyists are encouraging Republican state lawmakers to pass legislation that could […]
‘Students Have Led and We Must Follow’: Thousands of Scientists From 40 Nations Join Global Climate Strike
By Julia Conley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org ) More than 2,000 scientists on Thursday pledged to take part in the Global Climate Strike and week of action beginning Friday, joining the labor movement, Amazon workers, and teachers in refusing to allow children to carry the burden of securing the planet’s future by demanding climate action. […]
A Total Disgrace’: Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won’t Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
“The EPA is endangering the lives of children to protect pesticide industry profits.”
As Trump Supports Israel’s West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’
By Julia Conley | (Commondreams.org) – “That is not the path to peace, that is the road to an endless conflict.” A top Trump administration official signaled Saturday that the U.S. would welcome Israel’s reported plan to break international law by annexing parts of the West Bank, angering advocates for Palestinian rights. U.S. Ambassador to […]
US Army Tweeted ‘How has Serving Impacted You?’ It didn’t Go Well.
Tweet Inadvertently Triggers Responses Revealing ‘Real, Painful, and Horrifying Human Costs of War’
Assange’s Arrest means that any Journalist can be extradited to US for Publishing the Truth
“Before we turn our backs on Assange,” Sullivan wrote, “we ought to think deeply about what’s at stake.”
“Sun is Setting on Dirty Energy:” Green New Deal Resolution’s New Era of Climate Action
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – “When we look back on today, this will be the moment we will be able to say that the political tide has turned on the rising seas.” “Today is a good day for the country, for the climate movement, and for all humanity.” After years of […]
“Untrump the World”: Hundreds of Thousands March in Berlin against Far Right
“We are indivisible”
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