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Left-Leaning C — Mixed Factuality

On Extra Extra, Common Dreams is grouped with left-leaning outlets, a placement drawn from the consensus of independent media-bias raters (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias/Fact Check) rather than our own opinion. Its reliability rating of C reflects a mixed record — it reports real events but has been flagged for selective framing or occasional unsupported claims. That rating is a guide for weighing what you read here, not a verdict on any single article.

We are currently tracking 12 recent articles from Common Dreams, published over the past 6 days. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include Nation, Work, Trump, Landmark, and Academy.

The best way to use this profile is comparatively. Read Common Dreams's coverage of a story alongside how outlets on other parts of the spectrum handle the same event — the facts usually overlap, but the emphasis, language, and what gets left out often do not. Other left-leaning sources we track include CNN, NBC News, CBS News, and ABC News.

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Recent Articles (12)

And Brush Therein: The Losingest Loser At Work or Play

In "almost Shakespearean grotesquery," our cringe Buffoon-In-Chief thrust himself into the World Cup final only to be unceremoniously booed, snubbed and cropped out of team photos. Then he again assai

Sierra Club Condemns Congressional Effort to Attack California’s Waivers Protecting Clean Air

Today, House Republican Representative Harriet Hageman introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to revoke California's Clean Air Act waiver allowing the state to enforce stronge

Hundreds of Vigils Planned for Lorenzo, Johan, and All Lives Taken by ICE

On Saturday, July 25, over 135 communities (and counting) across the United States will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero

Trump’s Economic Chaos Continues to Batter Working Families’ Budgets

This week, the Federal Reserve released its July 2026 Beige Book, offering a snapshot of economic conditions across all 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The report shows that the economic fallout from th

Public Citizen Once Again Calls Upon the CFTC to Enforce Insider Trading Laws on the Prediction Markets

Today, multiple news outlets reported that President Trump’s teleprompter operator has been placing profitable bets on Kalshi regarding the content of Trump’s forthcoming speeches. Public Citizen has

New Landmark National Academies Report Affirms the Science Behind Holding Polluters Accountable for the Climate Crisis

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) today published an authoritative report, Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts, that validates the sci

Landmark Science Report Confirms Big Oil’s Fingerprints on Extreme Weather, as Industry Races for Legal Shield

The National Academies of Sciences released a report today that puts the full weight of the country's most respected scientific institution behind extreme weather attribution science, affirming that t

New National Academy of Sciences Climate Attribution Report Underscores How Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a report today synthesizing decades of climate attribution research that underscores how heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels makes differe

Jay Clayton Denies Objective Reality at Trainwreck Hearing

On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton repeatedly refused to say whether Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. At today's confirmation hearing, Clayton also defend

Trump FCC Attempts Illegal 'Repeal' of Congress’ National Broadcast Ownership Cap

On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced his scheme to repeal a limit that Congress set on the national reach of broadcast-television conglomerates. Lifting the

Congress Must Pass Resolution to Stop AI Care Denials in Medicare

The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works: “Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on a Democratic-led Congressional Review Act resolution to stop the Trump ad

ICE Is Still Killing People. Susan Is Still Concerned.

In their second fatal shooting of the wrong person in just days - and as his three-year-old daughter watched - ICE thugs murdered a young Colombian husband and father legally working in Biddeford, ME

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