Common Dreams
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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.
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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