TOP NEWS: 'Game-Changer and Reason for Hope': House Passes Inflation Reduction Act

August 12, 2022 Top News 'Game-Changer and Reason for Hope': House Passes Inflation Reduction Act "We've got more to do," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on the House floor. "But today, let's celebrate this massive investment for the people." by Jake Johnson 'Big Win' for Public Lands and Climate as US Judge Reinstates Coal Lease Ban "It's past time that this misguided action by the Trump administration is overturned," said one environmental campaigner. by Brett Wilkins WTO Threats Against US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Prompt Calls for 'Climate Peace Clause' "It's time to end this circular firing squad where countries threaten and, if successful, weaken or repeal one another's climate measures through trade and investment agreements." by Jake Johnson More Top News • Anti-War Veterans Group Asks Biden to 'Read Our Nuclear Posture Review Before Releasing Yours' • Arctic Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than Earth as a Whole, Study Finds • In Raid of Trump Home, FBI Was Seeking Classified Nuclear Weapons Documents • 'This Is Insane': Search Warrant Indicates FBI Investigating Trump for Espionage Act Violation • 'Five-Alarm Crisis': US Has Shortage of 300K Teachers, School Staff • Watchdogs Say FTC Must Foster Internet 'Free from Unwanted Surveillance' • 94% of Pre-Packaged and Homemade US Baby Foods Contain Toxic Heavy Metals: Study VIEW ALL NEWS Opinion Added IRS Funding in the IRA Would Help Ensure High-Income Earners Pay Their Fair Taxes The added resources would also enable the IRS to concentrate its enforcement efforts on a major source of the tax gap: the highest-income 1 percent of filers, who account for fully 28 percent of the tax gap. by Samantha Jacoby MAGA 'Patriots' Are Answering the Call to the Right's Hatred of Liberal Democracy How many more will heed this call in the days and weeks to come, as far-right Congressional leaders, activists, and media influencers intensify their rhetoric of "patriotic" resistance to "tyranny?" by Jeffrey C. Isaac It's Okay to Enjoy the Moment of Joy and Hope This Climate Bill Offers Yes, the bill has some real flaws and there’s lots more that will be needed in the years to come; but for today, let’s savor this long-awaited and hard-fought progress, and give thanks for the tremendous effort of so many millions of people that it’s taken to secure it. by Rachel Cleetus 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