Top News: 'Time to Stiffen Our Spines,' Warren Tells Democrats

Monday, June 17, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Time to Stiffen Our Spines,' Says Elizabeth Warren of 2025 Tax Fight With GOP "The American people are telling us that they are ready for a tax code that promotes their values, and Democrats must be ready to deliver." By Brett Wilkins Child Advocates Back Surgeon General's Call for Tobacco-Like Warnings on Social Media Like cigarettes, online platforms denounced as products "whose business model depends on addicting kids." By Edward Carver IRS Expects $50 Billion Return by Closing Loophole Exploited by the Super Rich "Thanks to President Biden and Democrats in Congress, a well-funded IRS is closing a loophole to make the rich pay their taxes," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. By Jake Johnson Thousands March in Brussels Against Far-Right Gains in EU Elections "It's important to show that we're in solidarity with everyone, whatever their nationality, whatever they earn, whatever they do," said a member of the Anti-Fascist Coordination of Belgium. By Jessica Corbett Scientists Say Senate Bill Will Endanger People 'Living Downwind' of Nuclear Plants "This is not about making the reactor licensing process more efficient, but about weakening safety and security oversight across the board, a long-standing industry goal," says one nuclear safety expert. By Brett Wilkins Campaigners Decry 'Dangerous Escalation' as NATO Chief Floats Nuclear Deployment The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said both NATO and Russia must "reverse course" and end their nuclear brinkmanship. By Jake Johnson JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News 'Momentous Day for Nature': EU Adopts First-of-Its-Kind Habitat Restoration Law 'Total Unchecked Impunity': Netanyahu Plots Illegal Settlement Expansion in West Bank From Western Fire to Eastern Heat, Fossil-Fueled Extremes Menace US Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion A River's Rights: Indigenous Kukama Women Lead the Way with Landmark Legal Victory Defending the rights of nature represents a big step forward in the fight against climate change. By Juana Vera Delgado The Major Obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is the United States of America The U.S. government seems determined to share Israel’s self-inflicted isolation from voices calling for peace from all over the world, including large majorities of countries in the UN General Assembly and Security Council. By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies Biden's Middle East Policy Is Horrific. Trump's Would Be Even Worse When it comes to the Middle East, the choice in November 2024 is clear enough. We may wish we had a different choice, but we do not. By Bob Dreyfuss VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194