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February 08, 2022 Top News 'They Are Firing the Entire Committee!' Memphis Workers Say Starbucks Targeting Union Organizers "The arc of Starbucks' union-busting is long, but it bends toward losing," said Starbucks Workers United. by Brett Wilkins 'Class Warfare' in Action: Amazon Dodged $5.2 Billion in Taxes in 2021 "Amazon's 6% tax rate is a result that lawmakers have enabled and could prevent if they summon the political will to do so," said one expert. by Jake Johnson Faith Leaders Denounce Zuckerberg's Instagram-for-Children Scheme "Social media platforms that target immature brains, practice unethical data mining, and are inspired by profit motives," says the coalition, "are not a tool for the greater good of children." by Andrea Germanos 'Obscene': BP Profits Hit 8-Year High Amid Climate Emergency "Oil company bosses are being allowed to make obscene profits from climate breakdown and the gas price crisis on the back of widespread devastation for people around the world," said one campaigner. by Julia Conley MORE NEWS Opinion Will US Turn Away From Fascism and Abandon This GOP Death Cult Before It's Too Late? The current Republican Party is unsustainable: the public is both exhausted & increasingly sickened by Republicans who appear to be devoid of any principles whatsoever. by Thom Hartmann On What Just Happened to Medicare for All in California—and the Organizing We Need to Win Why hasn't the overwhelming popularity of Medicare for All—85% of Democrats, 66% of independents and 52% (!) of GOP support it—translated into legislative majorities? by Michael Lighty MORE OPINION Common Dreams PO Box 443 Portland, ME 04112 United States