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February 09, 2022 Top News To Avert 'Full-Blown War,' Coalition Urges Biden to Rejoin Iran Deal "Biden must seize this opportunity, veer off the path to military confrontation with Iran, ease crushing sanctions, and restore the most significant agreement between the U.S. and Iran in decades." by Kenny Stancil House Passes Bill to Repeal 'Debilitating' USPS Prefunding Mandate "You deserve a working Post Office," said Rep. Bill Pascrell. "The Senate should get off its rear and pass this now." by Jake Johnson Scientists Fear Soaring Methane Levels Show Climate Feedback Loop Has Arrived Rapidly rising levels of atmospheric methane are "very bad news for humanity and the planet," warned one observer. by Jake Johnson 13 Million People Facing Climate-Driven Starvation in Horn of Africa: WFP "Many of them are children," said one United Nations official, "who are at even greater risk due to one of the worst climate-induced emergencies of the past 40 years." by Brett Wilkins MORE NEWS Opinion US-NATO Militarism Is the Cause, Not the Solution The United States backing Ukraine raises tension with Russia and is another move to feed into the military-industrial complex. by Khury Petersen-Smith How About We Don't Ever Put Surveillance Robot Dogs on the US Border These machines—some of which can be fixed with weaponry—are less cute-video or selfie fodder and more of a civil liberties-invading hellhound. by Matthew Guariglia MORE OPINION Common Dreams PO Box 443 Portland, ME 04112 United States

Top News: Why the Very Worst People Really Don't Want Us to Look Up

 

December 27, 2021

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The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for Covid-19 Vaccines? "Why is there more money for the military-industrial complex… at the same time the U.S. is refusing to spend the $25 billion needed to make enough additional vaccines to vaccinate the world?" by Brett Wilkins Climate Denial Satire "Don't Look Up" Now Top Film on Netflix Worldwide "Absolutely love to see a climate movie hitting this huge a global audience on the world's largest platform," said journalist David Sirota, who co-created the story for the film. by Jake Johnson As Omicron Surges, Sanders Says Congress Must Ensure Mass Distribution of N95 Masks "As we face the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, we should remember that not all face masks are created equal." by Jake Johnson World's Top 2021 Climate Disasters Cost Nearly $200 Billion: Study "Climate change will bankrupt us, and along the way, we will lose so much more than money," said one activist in response to the new figures. by Jon Queally

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Why the Very Worst People Really Don't Want Us to Look Up There's never been a more important time to look up, wake up, and get active. by Thom Hartmann The Poor People's Campaign: 'Our Deadline is Victory' The Poor People's Campaign and progressive members of Congress vow to continue the fight for the Build Back Better Act. by Sarah Anderson

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