TOP NEWS: 'Certifiably Crazy': Jan. 6 Panel Highlights How Team Trump Pushed Pence to Overturn Election

 

June 16, 2022 Top News 'Certifiably Crazy': Jan. 6 Panel Highlights How Team Trump Pushed Pence to Overturn Election Had Pence obeyed Trump, said a retired federal judge, "America would immediately have been plunged into what would have been tantamount to a revolution within a paralyzing constitutional crisis." by Brett Wilkins 'Absolutely Terrifying': Criminal Defense Attorneys Warn About Impacts of Roe Reversal The head of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers said exposing people to new criminal penalties for abortions "opens up the floodgates to overcriminalization and mass incarceration." by Jessica Corbett 'Species Extinction Is a Choice': Groups Urge Strong Global Pact to Save Life on Earth "Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do so," says a letter ahead of an international summit next week. "Life on Earth depends on it." by Jon Queally More Top News • Israeli Cops Won't Be Punished for Attack on Shireen Abu Akleh's Funeral • Warren Leads Charge to Ban Sale of People's Health and Location Data • In 'Crisis Moment' for Abortion Rights, Biden Weighs Declaring Public Health Emergency • As Jan 6. Committee Eyes Ginni Thomas' Role, Fresh Calls for Justice Thomas to Resign • House Dems Urge Biden to Work With Cuba to Vaccinate the World • To Ease Pain at the Pump, Biden Urged to Declare Emergency Halt of US Oil Exports • 'Tip of the Iceberg': Groups Tell EPA Much More Needed on Toxic Forever Chemicals 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 Fed Is Making a Big, Big Mistake If the Fed continues down this path—as it has signaled it will—the economy will be plunged into a recession by Robert Reich A Mask-Less World: How the Corporate-Capitalist War on Humanity Is Wreaking Havoc Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalized in a world that is far from "normal." by Belén Fernández Embracing the Complexity of Peace Funding peace, creating peace—this is deeply complex, and too many Americans, certainly too many of those in leadership positions, don't have time for complexity. by Robert C. Koehler 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