TOP NEWS: Sanders Opposes $886 Billion in Military Spending

 

July 24, 2023 Top News 'An Abomination': Today Marks 14 Years Since the Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase "$7.25/hour, in 2023, is a poverty wage," said the AFL-CIO. Jake Johnson Malians Describe Atrocities Committed by US-Backed Army Troops, Wagner Mercenaries "Here we have the AFRICOM/Wagner overlap," said journalist Nick Turse, referring to U.S. troops and Russian hired guns in the African nation. Brett Wilkins 110+ Dems Push Biden Admin to Enact New Worker Protections Amid 'Dire Threat' of Extreme Heat "President Biden and OSHA have the opportunity to protect workers and to save lives," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Greg Abbott will be on the wrong side of history." Kenny Stancil Fish Near Fukushima Contained Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan's Limit The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water from melted nuclear reactors flows—some of the same water that is to be treated and released from the power plant starting next month. Julia Conley Sanders Says He Opposes $886 Billion in Military Spending Amid Healthcare and Climate Crises "As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities. Cutting military spending is a good first step." Jake Johnson Israeli Parliament Approves Part of Judicial Overhaul as Protests Rage Israel's top labor union threatened a general strike and demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Knesset as Netanyahu's coalition voted unanimously in favor of the measure. Jake Johnson More Top News 'Remove All of Them': House GOP Adds Dozens More Poison Pills to Spending Bill Alabama Voters Prep for Another Map Fight After Republicans Flout SCOTUS Ruling 'The Climate Change Bomb Has Gone Off,' Says Jay Inslee Amid Extreme Heat As 'Summer of Hell' Drags On, Climate Clock Drops Below Six Years 'Run, Gloria, Run!' Tennessee Three Democrat Urged to Challenge Sen. Blackburn in 2024 VIEW ALL NEWS MAKE A GIFT TO COMMON DREAMS. Independent news is more important than ever. DONATE TODAY Opinion ALEC Is Launching a New Attack on Unions The proposed new policy ALEC’s economic development task force is expected to endorse essentially blacklists any employer that voluntarily recognizes a union from receiving state economic development incentives. Don Wiener Call on US Leaders to Declare a Climate Emergency As the nation bakes, it is imperative that President Joe Biden take this action to mobilize powers, resources, and tools not currently available to him that could challenge Republican obstruction. Thom Hartmann How the International Community Can Be in Solidarity With the New Palestine Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with Palestine entails. This talk inspired the article below. Ramzy Baroud 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