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View in browser March 11, 2022 Top News 'Moment of Crisis': Texas Supreme Court Ends Hope for Overturning Abortion Ban "With this ruling, the sliver of this case that we were left with is gone," said the head of the Center for Reproductive Rights. by Jessica Corbett Inspired by Oligarch Plane Tracker, Greenpeace Follows Russian Oil Tankers Funding Putin's War "The huge number of tankers criss-crossing our seas loaded with Russian oil and gas is a tangible sign of our dependence on fossil fuels and proof that it is the biggest contribution to Putin's war chest." by Brett Wilkins Nobel Laureates, World Leaders Mark Two Years of Covid With Simple Call: End the Patents "Rich country leaders are protecting pharmaceutical monopolies on Covid-19 vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics over the health and lives of billions of people," said the former U.N. chief. by Jake Johnson More Top News • Two Years Into Pandemic, Human Rights Watch Warns of Lessons Not Learned • 9/11 Families to Biden: No Detente With Saudis Without Accountability for 2001 Attacks • 11 Years After Fukushima, Campaigners Double Down on Push for 'Peaceful, Nuclear-Free World' • UN Warns Russia's Attack on Ukraine Could Spike Global Food Prices by 22% • Progressives Worldwide Applaud New Hope for Chile as President Gabriel Boric Sworn In • 700 US Billionaires Got $1.7 Trillion Richer During Two Years of Pandemic • 80 Experts Agree: 'Reckless' No-Fly Zone 'Would Mean Going to War With Russia' VIEW ALL NEWS Quality journalism. Progressive values. Our new media model is simple: we rely on our readers and thousands of small donations to keep us moving forward. No ads; no paywalls: our content is free, and our readers sustain us. DONATE TODAY Opinion The GOP Is Actually Running on Raising Taxes on the Poor and Destroying Medicare and Social Security For the majority of Americans who are so poor they barely have to pay income taxes, Scott's plan is just the latest in a 40-year barrage of assaults and insults coming from the GOP. by Thom Hartmann Reckless Complacency by Wealthy Nations Means the Covid-19 Pandemic Is Far From Over Like many of the world's crises, we would be in a better place in this pandemic had we listened to the countries most affected by vaccine inequity. by Winnie Byanyima Fossil Fuels Cause Global Crises, Not Fix Them To enhance domestic, European, and global security, it's time to aggressively promote energy efficiency and conservation while quickly deploying renewable energy and moving off fossil fuels. by Wenonah Hauter VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194