Weekend Edition: Leftists Poised to Win Most Seats in France

 

Sunday, July 7, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Incredible': Leftists Poised to Win Most Seats in France as Voters Reject Fascists Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the leftist La France Insoumise party, called the election results an "immense relief for a majority of people in our country." By Common Dreams Staff Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed 'Hannibal Directive' on October 7 IDF soldiers were reportedly ordered to "turn the area around the border fence into a killing zone." By Jake Johnson Sanders on Biden: 'He's Gotta Do Better' "The American people want an agenda for the next four years that speaks to the needs of the working class of this country," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "And frankly, I don't think the president has brought that agenda forward." By Common Dreams Staff 'Clear and Present Danger': US Faces Record Heat as Climate Crisis Intensifies "As a result of the burning of fossil fuels, heatwaves are becoming more common, and intense heatwaves are more frequent," said one researcher. "We can break the cycle, we can make oil companies stop burning fossil fuels." By Jake Johnson Israel Bombs Another UN School as Gaza Assault Enters 10th Month "Another day, another bombing of kids at a U.N. refugee school, another set of children mangled beyond recognition, livestreamed for all the world to see." By Jake Johnson With Attention on Presidential Contest, GOP Goes on Austerity Rampage One leading Democrat warned Republicans' spending proposals would "demolish public education" and "let corporate price gouging run rampant." 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 As New Campaign Implores Him to 'Pass the Torch,' Biden Rejects Calls to Drop Out As Other Governors Boost Biden, Maura Healey Says 'Listen to the American People' 'Bullsh*t': Trump Slammed for Trying to Distance Himself From Project 2025 Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Abortion Rights, Strikes Down Restrictions VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion To Protect Landmark Victories for Disability Rights, Fund Community Care A lack of investment in home- and community-based services and the low wages that result threaten to turn back the clock due to a severe national shortage of direct support professionals. By Barbara Merrill,Doug Simmonsen The Dems’ Border Security Push Repeats the Mistakes of the Clinton-Era Crime Bill Just like in the ‘90s, Democrats are selling out their multiracial coalition and trading perceived short-term gains for the long-term suffering of the very communities that mobilized to put them in power. By Kica Matos Higher Education Is the Right’s Latest Target in Its War on Public Goods More than 150 bills seeking to undermine academic freedom and intervene in university governance were introduced in state legislatures across the country during 2021-2023. By Colleen Scerpella 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