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May 17, 2022 Top News Earth's Atmospheric CO2 Hasn't Been This High In Millions of Years "Either we drive the fossil fuel industry into extinction—or the human race." by Kenny Stancil With 5 States Holding Primaries Today, Here's a Rundown of Progressives on the Ballot Several races feature left-leaning candidates who could help shift the balance of power in the House and Senate. by Kenny Stancil 'Dark Money Is Dark Money': Sanders Calls on DNC to Ban Super PAC Cash in Primaries "A super PAC is a super PAC, whether it is funded by Republican billionaires or Democratic billionaires," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. by Jake Johnson More Top News • Kremlin Says Russia Now Considers US, European Allies 'Hostile States' • Study Finds Many Existing Oil and Gas Sites Must Be Shut Down to Avert Climate Disaster • 'Cancel It, Don't Means Test It!' Omar Says of Student Debt • 'A Shameful Distinction': US Ranked World's Biggest Perpetrator of Financial Secrecy • Decarbonizing US Energy System Would Save 50,000 Lives and $600 Billion a Year: Study • AIPAC's Super PAC Spends Millions to Defeat Summer Lee, Other Progressives • Progressives Vow to Fight as DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Protests at Florida Homes 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 From SCOTUS to Shireen: Same Extremism, Same Threat We're facing one thing: a struggle over power, and it's not over yet. by Laura Flanders This Is Not the Culmination of the Right-Wing Legal Movement—It's the Dawn of It. The unelected hard-right faction now in power on the Court is poised to allow the most restrictive laws possible to be applied to women's bodies while ruling hands-off of regulating corporations whose products are harming our planet. by Lisa Graves For Biden's Summit of the Americas, Obama's Handshake With Raúl Castro Shows the Way The U.S. president should invite all the nations of the region to the summit and shake the hands of every head of state to foster better dialogue and a brighter future for the hemisphere. by Medea Benjamin 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