Top News: Right-Wing Supreme Court 'Out of Control' and Must Be Stopped

 

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Corporate Greed': Biden, Sanders Tell Big Pharma to Stop 'Ripping Off' Americans Past administrations "have been intimidated and deterred from challenging Big Pharma's monopoly power," an expert said. "Today, however, President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders call Big Pharma's bullying bluff." By Edward Carver Risk of Trump Win 'Too Great': First House Democrat Calls on Biden to Step Aside "President Biden saved our democracy by delivering us from Trump in 2021," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett. "He must not deliver us to Trump in 2024." By Julia Conley 'Screaming the Quiet Part': Trump Advisers Say He's Ready to Embrace King-Like Powers The U.S. Supreme Court's immunity decision has reportedly emboldened the presumptive GOP nominee to pursue his far-right agenda and authoritarian aims "without fear of punishment or restraint." By Jake Johnson 'Historic' Category 5 Hurricane Beryl Offers Terrifying View of Future "Beryl isn't 'unbelievable,'" one expert said. "it's what happens when you heat up the planet with fossil fuel pollution for decades." By Jessica Corbett Bernie Sanders: Right-Wing Supreme Court 'Out of Control' and Must Be Stopped "At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, billionaire control of our political system, and major threats to the foundations of American democracy, it is clear to me that we need real Supreme Court reform." By Jake Johnson 'Absurd and Nakedly Partisan': Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden LNG Pause "Trump judges are hellbent on torching environmental safeguards, the climate, and our democracy," said an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. 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 Rudy Giuliani Permanently Disbarred in New York State 'Monumental': Advocates Applaud Federal Rule to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat Israeli Bombings Kill More Palestinians as 250,000 Ordered to Evacuate Khan Younis Planned Parenthood Warns House GOP Appropriations Bills Attack Global Health VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion Just in Time for Independence Day, Supreme Court Grants President Powers of a King The court has issued an instruction manual for future lawbreaking presidents: Make sure you conspire only with other government employees. You’ll never be held to account. By Michael Waldman Confronting NATO’s War Summit in Washington Our fellow citizens and political leaders need to hear from us all about the dangers posed by this unaccountable, nuclear-armed war machine. By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies A Vicious Right-Wing Supreme Court Helps the Neoliberal Empire Strike Back "With fear for our democracy," said Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "I dissent." By Chuck Idelson 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