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Solar Swells as Coal Collapses: Analysis Shows Rapid Shift to Renewables Underway

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Apr 1, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Solar Swells as Coal Collapses: Analysis Shows Rapid Shift to Renewables Underway

 “Cleaner and lower-cost wind and solar, coupled with battery storage, will drive fossil fuels out of the market.” The nation’s transition from dirty to renewable energy is “nearing exponential growth”—a shift set to usher in “transformative” impacts within a handful of years. So declares the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in its “U.S. […]

Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Mar 30, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind

“As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global pandemic, economic downturn, racial injustice, and the climate crisis, we must transition to a brighter future for everyone.” Climate action groups and ocean defenders issued strong praise Monday after the Biden administration announced its intention to boost the nation’s offshore wind capacity with a number of steps including […]

As Biden Unveils Order to Boost Voting Access, Dems Urged to Beat Back GOP Voter Suppression

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Mar 8, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

As Biden Unveils Order to Boost Voting Access, Dems Urged to Beat Back GOP Voter Suppression

“Government, at all levels, should tear down barriers to the ballot, not build them as we are seeing in far too many places,” said Wade Henderson of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Voting rights advocates issued fresh calls Sunday to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and For the People […]

Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland’s Senate Confirmation

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Feb 3, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland’s Senate Confirmation

“If Sen. Graham refuses to work in good faith to quickly confirm President Biden’s highly qualified nominees, then it’s time for him to step aside and let more serious legislators get to work.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was accused Tuesday of exercising “the last vestiges of power” by obstructing—again—Senate confirmation of Merrick Garland. President Joe […]

As Economic Suffering Grips Regular Americans, Wall Street Behemoths Ready Feast of Stock Buybacks

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Jan 23, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

As Economic Suffering Grips Regular Americans, Wall Street Behemoths Ready Feast of Stock Buybacks

“We’re going to be aggressively buying back, and consistently,” said Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman. For millions of regular Americans, the end of 2020 was marked by economic distress, with millions suffering pandemic-triggered job losses—and thus the loss of their employer-tied health insurance—still waiting on robust economic relief from federal lawmakers, and facing a weak social safety net. For the nation’s biggest banks, […]

A historical 1776 Report Issued by Trump Denounced as ‘Racist Garbage’ and ‘Most On-Brand Thing Possible’

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Jan 19, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

A historical 1776 Report Issued by Trump Denounced as ‘Racist Garbage’ and ‘Most On-Brand Thing Possible’

“Releasing the 1776 Commission report on MLK Day is the Trump administration reaffirming its commitment to racism above all else.” The Trump administration was accused Monday of “reaffirming its commitment to racism above all else” with the release the so-called “1776 Report” that whitewashes slavery and asserts universities are pushing anti-Americanism by exploring the nation’s roots of […]

Lawmakers Warn ‘Totally Appropriate’ Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Jan 12, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Lawmakers Warn ‘Totally Appropriate’ Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again

“These remarks make it clear that he has no problem endangering others or inciting insurrection.” President Donald Trump on Monday rejected personal responsibility for his comments widely seen as inciting the violent January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The speech he made to the extremist crowd “has been analyzed,” Trump told reporters at Joint […]

Big Tech Further Mutes President, Far Right Megaphone as Demands for Trump Removal Swell

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Jan 10, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Big Tech Further Mutes President, Far Right Megaphone as Demands for Trump Removal Swell

Google yanked Parler from its app store Friday in light of “continued posting… that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S.” Amid ongoing calls for President Donald Trump to face accountability for his role in encouraging Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, Google announced Friday that it pulled from its app store Parler—a social media platform described as “where the […]

Ire for Trump After 130 Secret Service Agents Reportedly Infected or Under Covid-19 Quarantine

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Nov 13, 2020   Featured, Health, National, National/World, Politics  

Ire for Trump After 130 Secret Service Agents Reportedly Infected or Under Covid-19 Quarantine

“Unbelievable,” Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez said in response. “GOP doesn’t even care for the lives of the people protecting theirs.” As the U.S. continues to hit daily records in coronavirus cases—and with at least 40 people within the president’s inner circle having been infected—the Washington Post reported Friday that more than 130 Secret Service officers are now in quarantine because they either tested […]

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