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‘Your Republican Party Everybody’: GOP Senators Accused of Violating Oaths by Meeting With Trump Lawyers During Trial

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Feb 11, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

‘Your Republican Party Everybody’: GOP Senators Accused of Violating Oaths by Meeting With Trump Lawyers During Trial

Given the “extraordinarily good job” by Democratic impeachment managers the past few days, said Sen. Dick Durbin, “I’d imagine they’re pretty desperate to come up with a good defense strategy.” Provoking criticism that ranged from “jury tampering” and “another violation of their oath” to “such bullshit,” multiple Republican senators met with Donald Trump’s attorneys late […]

Enough ‘Blah Blah Blah’ From Global Elites, Greta Thunberg Declares at Digital Davos

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 26, 2021   Featured, National/World, World  

Enough ‘Blah Blah Blah’ From Global Elites, Greta Thunberg Declares at Digital Davos

“I’m only here to once again remind you of the emergency we are in. The crisis that you and your predecessors have created and inflicted upon us.”  In yet another fiery speech to attendees of an elite annual summit, climate activist Greta Thunberg made clear on Monday that young people aren’t backing down from demands that […]

Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley’s Role in Capitol Insurrection

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 22, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley’s Role in Capitol Insurrection

Amid mounting calls for Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri to resign or be expelled from the chamber, a group of Democrats filed an ethics complaint on Thursday requesting an investigation into the two senators’ roles in inciting a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tina […]

Under Pressure From Workers, Biden Fires ‘Extreme, Anti-Union’ Labor Board Lawyer

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 21, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Under Pressure From Workers, Biden Fires ‘Extreme, Anti-Union’ Labor Board Lawyer

“Today is a good day,” declared the SEIU, which had called on the president to immediately oust NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb. Along with signing a slate of executive orders after taking office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden requested the resignation of and ultimately fired Peter Robb, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board blasted […]

Trump Farewell Gets Cold Shoulder

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 20, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Trump Farewell Gets Cold Shoulder

Members of Congress, major news networks, journalists, and other critics of President Donald Trump responded coldly to his farewell message on Tuesday as the nation prepared for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “Today is the last full day of the worst and most dangerous president in American history,” tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shortly after Trump’s nearly 20-minute video message was […]

‘Methane Misinformation’: Report Details Broken Climate Pledges of Oil and Gas Giants

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Dec 9, 2020   Featured, National, National/World  

‘Methane Misinformation’: Report Details Broken Climate Pledges of Oil and Gas Giants

“No amount of spin changes the fact that the oil and gas extraction is wreaking havoc on our communities and our climate.” A report published Tuesday by the nonprofit Earthworks details the difference between what major fossil fuel companies say and do in terms of voluntary and government-mandated efforts to reduce the potent greenhouse gas methane, concluding that “the […]

Recently Pardoned Flynn Shares Call for Trump to Declare Martial Law and Make Military Oversee New Election

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Dec 3, 2020   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Recently Pardoned Flynn Shares Call for Trump to Declare Martial Law and Make Military Oversee New Election

“Wow! Sounds a bit like a coup,” responded one critic. A week after Michael Flynn secured a full pardon from President Donald Trump, the ex-national security adviser is under fire for sharing a call for his former boss to “immediately declare a limited form of martial law, and temporarily suspend the Constitution and civilian control of these federal elections, […]

‘Incredibly Important Step’ Toward Restorative Justice as Tribes, Dem Governors, and Klamath Dam Owner Announce Salmon Restoration Plan

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Nov 19, 2020   Featured, National, National/World  

‘Incredibly Important Step’ Toward Restorative Justice as Tribes, Dem Governors, and Klamath Dam Owner Announce Salmon Restoration Plan

“At its heart, dam removal is about healing and restoration for the river, for the salmon, and for our people,” said the Yurok Tribe chair. After years of tireless organizing and negotiations, local tribal leaders in the Klamath Basin, the Democratic governors of California and Oregon, and relevant corporate partners on Tuesday announced an agreement […]

‘A Major Victory’: Federal Court Smacks Down FDA Approval of ‘Frankenfish’

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Nov 6, 2020   At Sea, Featured, State  

‘A Major Victory’: Federal Court Smacks Down FDA Approval of ‘Frankenfish’

  “The absolute last thing our planet needs right now is another human-created crisis like escaped genetically engineered fish running amok.” Food safety campaigners on Thursday welcomed a federal court’s finding that the Food and Drug Administration violated U.S. law in its approval of genetically engineered salmon. “This decision underscores what scientists have been telling […]

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