Top News: Physicians Slam Industry Push to 'Fix'—Not End—Medicare Privatization Scheme

 

"We must never succumb to despair or lose hope for a brighter future. We must continue the fight for a more just and decent world." We couldn't agree more. Can you help support our Winter Campaign today? Common Dreams wouldn't exist without readers like you. Yes, I will support this work February 16, 2022 Top News To Protect 'Web of Life,' California Proposal Would Ban Bee-Killing Neonics "Our pollinators are threatened. We know the cause, and it's time to take action." by Andrea Germanos House Progressives Urge Biden to Release Afghan Funds 'Before It's Too Late' "Frozen assets belonging to the Afghan people should be released and used to restore the country's economy," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. by Andrea Germanos Physicians Slam Industry Push to 'Fix'—Not End—Medicare Privatization Scheme "The industry thinks they can save it with minor tweaks and cosmetic fixes. But we won't back down until Direct Contracting is shut down, for good," one doctor said of the Trump-era program. by Jake Johnson Students at Top Universities Push 'Legal Imperative' of Fossil Fuel Divestment "Their investments in the fossil fuel industry—an industry whose actions place the health and future of students and the entire planet at risk—amount to nothing less than complicity in the climate crisis." by Jessica Corbett MORE NEWS Opinion Let's Be Clear: Only the Right Has Become More Extreme Over the Last 50 Years Like in the early 1970s, the left is still against the war machine, still pushing for civil and voting rights, and still fighting the power of big corporations. But the right has moved far, far rightward. by Robert Reich Declaring We're Done With the Pandemic Is a Sign of Privilege It is much easier for families to consider normalcy when they had much more of an ability throughout the pandemic to keep life as normal as possible. by Ramnath Subbaraman, Michelle Holmes, Lakshmi Ganapathi MORE OPINION Our 2022 Winter Campaign Is Underway Our fiercely independent, people-powered model of journalism relies on you, our readers. Please support Common Dreams today. PLEASE DONATE TODAY Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States